7 Popular Bollywood Dance Films And Their Box Office Performance
Every year we see a lot of films in different genres raking in the moolah at the box-office. Bollywood is the highest film producing industry in the world and almost every genre sees the release of a handsome amount of films in a year. A majority of Bollywood actors can be seen in a couple of films every year while a few can be seen in almost half a dozen films. The actors try to ace all the genres as it increases their credibility as a performer and they get more offers in the future.
Music, songs, and dance have been an integral part of Bollywood movies since the industry started making movies and a big reason for the popularity of Bollywood in India and the world is due to these song and dance numbers. Actors are also remembered for starring in a particular song/dance video. The industry has made a number of dance films with popular stars and these films have seen both types of results, biggest of the hits and huge flops. Here are 7 popular Bollywood Dance films and their box-office performance:
ABCD: The film starring Prabhudeva and directed by Remo D'Souza became a surprise hit at the time of its release and earned over 39 Crores.
Dil To Pagal Hai: The Yash Chopra directed blockbuster had Shah Rukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles and it was the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide in 1997. It earned 34.97 Crores in India and its adjusted for inflation gross would be 283 Crores.
ABCD 2: The sequel to ABCD was again directed by Remo D'Souza and boasted of the additional star power of Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan. The film became a hit and earned 103.5 Crores in India.
Disco Dancer: The film starring Mithun Chakraborty was released in 1982 and earned 6.4 Crores in India and 94 Crores in the overseas markets. The blockbuster film's adjusted for inflation gross would be 1261 Crores worldwide.
Munna Michael: Everyone had high hopes for this Tiger Shroff and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer dance film but it turned out to be an underwhelming flop. The film earned 33 Crores in India.
Taal: The Subhash Ghai directed film was a big hit and the performances of its actors were appreciated. The film earned 21.49 Crores at the time of its release and its adjusted for inflation gross would be 138 Crores.
Chance Pe Dance: The film starring Shahid Kapoor and Genelia D'Souza was a huge flop and collected 9.3 Crores in India.