10 Bollywood Movies That Became Highest Grossers In The Decade Of 70’s

You can get out of the 70’s but you can’t get the 70’s out of you! The colorful, vivid, vibrant and eventful picture that Bollywood drew in the most commercial era was something else. The decade that has not only given us some of the biggest blockbusters but also delivered entertainment in abundance is a favorite of millions around the world.

However, while we keep talking about how 70’s dominated box office with its commercial appeal, we never really discuss the numbers. Therefore, we dug out some numbers from the past to present the highest grossing hit every year in the 70’s. Here we go:

1970

Highest Grossing Movie – Johny Mera Naam

Cast – Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Pran

Director – Vijay Anand

Collections – 8 Crores

1971

Highest Grossing Movie – Haathi Mere Sathi

Cast – Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja

Director – M.A. Thirumugam

Collections – 16.25 Crores

1972

Highest Grossing Movie – Seeta Aur Geeta

Cast – Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra

Director – Ramesh Sippy

Collections – 19.53 Crores

1973

Highest Grossing Movie – Bobby

Cast – Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia

Director – Raj Kapoor

Collections – 27.24 Crores

1974

Highest Grossing Movie – Roti Kapda Aur Makaan

Cast – Manoj Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman

Director – Manoj Kumar

Collections – 10.5 Crores

1975

Highest Grossing Movie – Sholay

Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Amjad Khan

Director – Ramesh Sippy

Collections – 30 Crores

1976

Highest Grossing Movie – Barood

Cast – Rishi Kapoor, Shoma Anand

Director – Pramod Chakravarty

Collections – 19.32 Crores

1977

Highest Grossing Movie – Amar Akbar Anthony

Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Shabana Azmi

Director – Manmohan Desai

Collections – 15.5 Crores

1978

Highest Grossing Movie – Muqaddar Ka Sikander

Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Rakhi

Director – Prakash Mehra

Collections – 26.89 Crores

1979

Highest Grossing Movie – Suhaag

Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Amjad Khan, Rakhi

Director – Manmohan Desai

Collections – 10 Crore

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