Director Of The Decade: Find Out Which Bollywood Filmmaker Minted The Most Money At The Box Office

The past decade can be said to have been the most profitable for the Bollywood industry, with records constantly been broken with blockbuster releases like 3 Idiots, Ek Tha Tiger and the latest Sanju. No more is entering the 100-crore club a novelty, the race to the top now has whole new parameters with 300 crore clubs being formed. However, there are some directors who are head and neck above their counterparts when it comes to belting out hits. Here are the highest grossing directors who have become the envy of the tinsel town during the last decade.

Rohit Shetty

Shetty rose to fame with ‘Golmaal: Fun Unlimited’ in 2006. After that, the man was unstoppable with hits like Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3, and Singham. His film Chennai Express broke records with being the highest opening day gross, highest opening weekend, fastest film to reach 100 crore club and many more. The formula for success of a Rohit Shetty flick seems pretty evident, with him roping in the biggest stars of the country like Shahrukh Khan and Ajay Devgn in a masala action movie. In the past decade, Shetty has become the highest grossing director with 1091 crores earned over the course of 9 movies.

 Rajkumar Hirani

This man surely has the Adonis touch, as every movie he directs has turned out to a blockbuster in the last decade. With only 3 movies under his kitty, he has reached over 839 crores.  Each of his movie has broken records, with the latest Sanju being highest single day collection of all time with 46.7 lacs.

 Kabir Khan

Khan has directed 5 movies in the last decade, with his partnership with Sallu Bhai proving to be immensely profitable. Their first collaboration, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ was a superhit, not only gaining both popular and critical acclaim but also became the third highest grossing Indian film globally. The director is third on our list of highest grossing directors of the decade with over 712 crores.

 Sanjay Leela Bhansali

One of the most eminent directors of the Indian film industry, Bhansali has grossed over 608 crores in the last decade, producing two epic historical dramas, ‘Padmaavat’ and ‘Bajirao Mastaani’. Bhansali hasn’t shied away from controversies, boldly putting forth the artistic vision he believes in, and the result is obvious for all to see.

 Nitesh Tiwari

The last on our list is Tiwari who has grossed 419 crores.  With his collaboration with Amir Khan in ‘Dangal’, Tiwari stuck the gold mine, the film grossing 381 crores, winning accolades from the film fraternity, critiques and the audience alike.

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