Highest grossing Bengali movies

In the Indian movie-sphere, where Bollywood and Tollywood are leading from the front, Bengali cinema is gradually gaining the pace with these two in a rigorous Box Office battle. Bengali films have started to surprise everyone at the Box Office by setting up hefty figures. The new generation of filmmakers is not just giving commercial success but also receiving a shower of praise from the critics. Here is a list of ten Bengali films that made it large at the Box Office.

Popular actor Dev starrer ‘Amazon Obhijan’ has emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film ever as it dethroned his earlier Box Office hit ‘Chander Pahar’. This sequel to ‘Chander Pahar’ now stands top of the mountain by smashing records in the Bengali film industry. According to several industry sources, the adventure flick has managed to mint over Rs 48 crore all around the world. ‘Amazon Obhijan’ was initially released in a few selected cinemas but positive word of mouth persuaded makers to release the film nationwide in six languages.

It’s a 2013 Indian adventure drama flick inspired by the famous Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay novel of the same name. This Kamaleshwar Mukherjee directorial was the most successful film in Bengali cinema before ‘Amazon Obhijan’ as it collected more than Rs 20 crore at the Box Office. Also, the film is regarded as Tollywood hero Dev’s most notable performance. ‘Chander Pahar’ follows young Shankar’s journey to the famous 'Mountain Of The Moon', searching for gold and diamond mines, facing challenges as vivid and dangerous as lurking deadly snakes, blood-thirsty lions, an active volcano and a supernatural seemingly imaginative horror 'The Bunyip' who is believed to be the guardian angel of the diamond mines.

This is a 2017 India-Bangladesh joint venture, a sequel to the 2013 Box Office hit 'Boss'. Directed by Baba Yadav, the Jeet starrer action flick opened at a relatively slow pace but then managed to strike heavy figures at the Box Office and enjoyed a double-digit figure of approximately Rs 10.50 crore. The story revolves around Surya, who stood by his people to make their dreams come true, becomes their biggest enemy. People want him arrested as they suspect the man had run away with Rs 35,000 Crores. The film, filled with excitement, thrill, emotions and plenty of action, became a huge hit in Bengali cinema.

The 2011 romantic comedy movie is a remake of Telugu hit ‘Devadasu’. The film starring one of Bengal industry’s famous pair Dev and Koel Mallick in the lead earned a decent Rs 9.95 crore at the box office. ‘Paglu’ gifted spectacular visuals, especially the song sequences shot at exotic locations in Switzerland and New York. The fast-paced fight sequences seemed an armrest clinching spectacle with the nunchaku part becoming the USP of this flick.

The 2002 film emerged as one of the highest grossing films of that year. The film directed by award-winning filmmaker Haranath Chakraborty received a good response for the emotional songs and compact content and was a turning point in Tollywood actor Jeet’s career, with his character giving him a massive fan following. He eventually became the highest paid actor in Bengal industry at that time. The film had a Box Office collection of Rs.9.80 crore.

The 2009 film directed by Ravi Kinnagi, featuring Dev and Subhashree Ganguly as lead actors, was basically a remake of 2007 superhit Bollywood movie 'Namastey London'. The film managed a decent response from the fans and critics despite getting embroiled in a lawsuit controversy, eventually earned Rs.9.50 crore at the Box Office. However, the makers of ‘Paran Jai Jaliya Re’ had to give a penalty of Rs 150 million after losing the legal battle.

This 2017 action-thriller helmed by Joydeep Mukherjee had Bangladeshi actor Shakib Khan. It’s an Indo-Bangladesh venture bankrolled by Abdul Aziz and Himanshu Dhanuka under Jazz Multimedia and Eskay Movies banner. The story of this film revolves around a young intelligence agent from Bangladesh (Shakib Khan) tasked with a covert operation in West Bengal, India. The film also has Subhasree Ganguly opposite Khan and it enjoyed a decent success at the box office with a gross collection of Rs 9.10 crore.

The success story of Bengali box-office collections will no doubt be incomplete if we don’t mention the 2013 hit ‘Rangbaaz’. One of director Raja Chanda’s finest works, ‘Rangbaaz’ became a smashing box-office hit at that time. Featuring Dev, Koel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta in key roles, the film was shot mostly in Thailand. The result was obvious, a fascinating cinematography. The dangerous stunts and thrilling action sequences attracted the crowds week after week as it collected approximately 9 crores at the box-office, worldwide.

‘Game’ starred Jeet as Abhimanyu in the lead role. He is an army officer and a secret DIA agent, who comes back to Kolkata on vacation. His romantic escapades accompany a larger task to destroy sleeper cells that plan to bomb 12 localities in Kolkata. The story revolves around how Abhimanyu confronts the terror network. The Baba Yadav directorial enjoyed a massive success at the Box Office and earned a decent Rs 8.95 crore.

This masterpiece from director Raj Chakraborty, featuring Dev and Rukmini Maitra, follows the story of a champion boxer named Shibaji. He was once a hero and an inspiration for everyone but fate drags him down and everyone eventually forgets him. The film is all about how he rises up from ashes once again. This sports drama showed as a filmmaker, Raj Chakraborty has finally come of age. The visual brilliance ‘Chaamp’ offers is proof of that. The 2017 Bengali hit had a Box Office collection of Rs 8.90 crore.