The year 2025 was very exciting for Indian cinema. Every month big and small films were released in theaters and many times several films came face to face on the same day. Some films won the hearts of the audience and proved to be superhits, while some defied expectations.

But this year, the biggest discussion at the box office was about Ranveer Singh’s film ‘Dhurandhar’ and James Cameron’s Hollywood film ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’. Fans and critics are very excited about the head-to-head competition between the films.

Big clashes at the box office this year

1. Dhurandhar and Avatar: Fire and Ash
Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ is an action-thriller film. Apart from Ranveer, it also stars Akshay Khanna in the lead role. The film, released on December 5, has so far earned Rs 668.80 crore at the Indian box office and audiences are continuously coming to watch it in theatres. Whereas ‘Avatar 3’, which was released worldwide on December 19, has collected Rs 109.65 crore so far.

2. War 2 and Coolie
Even on the occasion of Independence Day, two big films ‘War 2’ and ‘Coolie’ came face to face. Action and global location were seen in Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’. At the same time, Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ was an entertaining masala film, in which the star cast did amazing acting. Box office figures show that ‘Coolie’ earned Rs 337.5 crore in India, while the box office collection of ‘War 2’ stood at Rs 236.55 crore. Coolie clearly won this clash.

3. Mischief of the owner and the eyes
Also in July, Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Maalik’ and Vikrant Massey-Shanaya Kapoor’s ‘Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan’ were released together. In ‘Maalik’, Rajkumar played a courageous and just-loving character, which was appreciated by the audience. The film earned Rs 28.65 crore. At the same time, ‘Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan’ failed to woo the audience and could earn only Rs 1.71 crore.

4. Kingdom & Dhadak 2
There was a huge clash between Vijay Deverakonda starrer ‘Kingdom’, released on July 31, and Siddhant Chaturvedi-Trupti Dimri’s ‘Dhadak 2’, released on August 1. ‘Kingdom’ had a lot of action and powerful music, which attracted the audience a lot. The film earned Rs 51.65 crore. At the same time, ‘Dhadak 2’ did a business of Rs 22.45 crore.

5. Kantara: Chapter 1 and Tulsi Kumari of Sunny Sanskari
The biggest clash of the year was seen in October, when Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ and Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ were released together on October 2. ‘Kantara’ had strong characters and story related to Indian culture and history. The film made a grand total of Rs 622.04 crore in India. In comparison, ‘Sunny Sanskari’s Tulsi Kumari’ collected only Rs 61.85 crore.

Many great films came in the year 2025. Films like Saiyara, Chhaava earned record breaks at the box office. Now Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar is also earning handsomely at the box office. However, despite Dhurandhar-Chaava earning Rs 600-500 crores, there is one film which has left everyone behind. The name of this film is Mahavatar Narasimha. The film is the highest profit earning film of 2025.

Most profitable movies of 2025
The film Mahavatar Narasimha was made with a budget of Rs 15 crore. This is an animation film. This film had a lifetime collection of Rs 247.96 crore. The profit of the film was 232.96 crores. The film gave a return on investment of 1553.06 percent.

The film Saiyara is at number two. Saiyara was made with a budget of Rs 45 crore. The film earned Rs 337.69 crore. Its profit was Rs 292.69 crore. The film gave a return on investment of 650.42 percent.

Chhava is at number three. Chhava was made with a budget of Rs 130 crore. The film earned Rs 615.39 crore and gave a profit of Rs 485.39 crore. The return on investment of the film is 373 percent. The film Kantara Chapter: 1 is at number four. The film was made with a budget of Rs 60 crores. This film earned Rs 224.53 crore. The film made a profit of Rs 164.53 crore. The film gave a return on investment of 274.21 percent.

At number five is the film Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat. This film was made with a budget of 25 crores. The film earned Rs 85.8 crores. The film gave a profit of Rs 60.8 crores. The film gave a return on investment of 242.2 percent.

Ranveer Singh’s Dhardhar is still out of top 5

Talking about Dhurandhar, the film was made for Rs 225 crores. The film is currently in theaters and is earning continuously. The film has earned Rs 619.3 crore so far. Currently the profit of the film has been Rs 394.3 crores. The film has currently given a return on investment of 175.24 percent.

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu married Raj Nidimoru on 1 December 2025. Their marriage took place in a very private ceremony. After the marriage, the actress announced it by sharing wedding pictures. Now actor Gulshan Daiveya, who has worked with him, has talked about his marriage and work experience.

How was the experience of working with Samantha?

Gulshan reacted to working with Samantha. He described it as a memorable experience. The actor said, ‘Working with Samantha was a good experience. I enjoyed a lot. It was wonderful working with him. Raj sir was also there. Nandini Reddy our director was also present. it was a great.’

Gulshan further said, ‘Samantha and I have great chemistry. I knew as soon as we met for the first time that we should work in a film together. I had told this to Raj sir also. I am very happy that he met me again after almost a year. He told me that we have this film. We want you to do it. This is a good film. Then laughing, Gulshan said, ‘I hope that I also get a chance to work with Sai Pallavi. I have been manifesting this for 5-6 years. But nothing is happening.

What did Gulshan say about Samantha’s marriage?

Regarding Samantha’s marriage, he said, ‘Samantha and Raj’s marriage was very private. None of us knew and I shouldn’t interfere in this. I also came to know only when I read the news of their marriage. I never asked him. Both of these are amazing. I have a lot of respect for Raj sir. I am working with Raj sir on three different projects. He is very good. He has given me a lot of freedom and opportunities.

This year, power packed performances of many stars were seen at the box office, while on the other hand, many actresses stole the hearts of the audience with their simplicity and innocence. Not only Bollywood, South’s beauty Rukmini Vasant has also won the hearts of the audience with her performance. Let us know who among these three new actresses became star performers.

These actresses made everyone crazy at the box office

1. Sara Arjun
This 20 year old young actress made her first step in Bollywood with Aditya Dhar’s spy action film ‘Dhurandhar’. The film was released on 5th December and since then its earnings are showing no signs of stopping. Accordingly, according to the report of Bollywood Hungama, Sara Arjun has got the first position in the list of this year’s star power actress. Let us tell you, according to SACNILC report, till now ‘Dhurandhar’ has earned more than Rs 565 crore.

2. Anit Padda
Mohit Suri’s musical romantic film ‘Sayara’ brightened the fortunes of Anit Padda. Although the actress has been active in the industry for a long time, she made her debut as a lead actress with this film. The film received a lot of love from all over the world and even her pairing with Ahaan Pandey was also praised.

Now according to Bollywood Hungama report, the actress has made her place at second place in the list of star power performers. Talking about the box office collection of ‘Sayara’, according to Bollywood Hungama, the film earned Rs 337.780 crore.

3. Rukmini Vasant
Rukmini Vasant’s name is at the last number in this list. The actress won the hearts of the audience in the role of Princess Kanakvati in ‘Kantara Chapter 1’. Now the report of Bollywood Hungama has given Haseena the third position in the star performer actress list. According to the report of Bollywood Hungama, ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ earned Rs 224.390 crore in Hindi at the box office.

When ‘Dhurandhar’ released in theaters on December 5, it was presented as a big budget spy thriller. But what happened next went far beyond expectations. In just a few weeks, Aditya Dhar’s film became one of the most successful films in Hindi cinema in recent years and quietly broke many box office records. This film is also making waves worldwide every day. Let us know how much this film has earned worldwide in 17 days of its release.

How much did ‘Dhurandhar’ earn worldwide in 17 days?,
‘Dhurandhar’ is maintaining its dominance at the box office and there are no signs of its pace slowing down. Talking about the worldwide collection, this film directed by Aditya Dhar has now crossed the figure of Rs 800 crore worldwide. In fact, the worldwide collection of Dhurandhar has reached Rs 845 crore in 17 days. With this, it is just a few crores away from surpassing the lifetime collection of Kantara: The Legend – Chapter 1, making it on its way to becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of this year. Kantara 2 had earned Rs 852.27 crore at the global box office.

This Ranveer Singh starrer film earned a grand total of Rs 34.25 crore on its third Saturday in India and also earned Rs 38.5 crore on Sunday, taking the total earning in India to Rs 555.75 crore. In direct competition at the Indian box office, this film has also defeated the famous Hollywood film Avatar: Fire and Ash.

,‘Dhurandhar’ blew away the clouds
The film ‘Dhurandhar’ directed by Aditya Dhar has achieved another big achievement. In fact, it has left behind the lifetime worldwide collection of Vicky Kaushal’s period drama film ‘Chhaava’, which also starred Akshay Khanna and Rashmika Mandanna. ‘Chhaava’, released on Valentine’s Day, had a worldwide collection of Rs 807.91 crore.

,‘Dhurandhar’ on the way to become 1000 crores
On Sunday, ‘Dhurandhar’ recorded an excellent occupancy of 61.89% in 5,332 shows, which is proof of its tremendous popularity among the audience. Trade analysts estimate that if Dhurandhar’s pace continues like this, it will cross the Rs 900 crore mark this week and will reach Rs 1000 crore anytime before the new year.

With this, this will become the actor’s first Rs 1,000 crore film in Ranveer Singh’s 15-year career. Even his critically acclaimed blockbusters ‘Bajirao Mastani’ had collected around Rs 357 crore and ‘Padmavat’ had collected Rs 585 crore.

Ranveer Singh’s film ‘Dhurandhar’ is making huge money at the box office. The film is breaking records one after the other every day. Along with the Indian box office, ‘Dhurandhar’ is also creating history at the worldwide box office. The film has already defeated Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar 2’ and is now close to breaking the records of 4 films one after the other.

‘Dhurandhar’ was released in theaters on 5 December. It has now been 17 days since the film hit the big screen. According to the report of SACNILC, ‘Dhurandhar’ has collected Rs 790.95 crore at the worldwide box office in 16 days. Now the film is close to entering the Rs 800 crore club. In such a situation, ‘Dhurandhar’ can break the records of 4 more blockbuster films.

‘Dhurandhar’ will beat four films!
‘Dhurandhar’ can beat the worldwide collections of four blockbuster films in the coming days. One of these films is also of Aamir Khan. First of all ‘Dhurandhar’ will defeat the lifetime collection of PK. This film, released in 2014, had earned Rs 792 crore worldwide. After this the camp will come on the target of ‘Dhurandhar’. Vicky Kaushal starrer this film did a worldwide business of Rs 807.91 crore.

Will ‘Dhurandhar’ break ‘Kantara-Chapter 1’ and ‘Stree 2’?
After shattering Chhava’s record, ‘Dhurandhar’ can defeat ‘Kantara-Chapter 1’. Rishabh Shetty’s film released this year had collected Rs 852.3 crore at the box office. After this, Ranveer Singh’s film will come close to defeating the horror-comedy film ‘Stree 2’ released in 2024. This Shraddha Kapoor starrer film had collected Rs 857.15 crore at the worldwide box office.

Star cast of ‘Dhurandhar’
The film ‘Dhurandhar’, made under the direction of Aditya Dhar, is a spy-thriller. Ranveer Singh is in the lead role in the film. Apart from this, Akshay Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt and R Madhavan have also been seen in important roles.

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Rishabh Shetty’s mythological action film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ was released in theaters on 2 October. The digital release of the film was done on Prime Video and the film was also liked by the audience on OTT. Now according to reports, this film of Rishabh Shetty has created a new record, leaving everyone behind in terms of viewership. Know every detail here.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’ surpasses these films
Rishabh Shetty’s blockbuster film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ was released on Prime Video after a long wait. Earlier it was released only in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, due to which the Hindi audience was a bit disappointed.

But later the Hindi dubbed version of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ was also released on Prime Video. From November 27, the Hindi dubbed version of the film is streaming in India and more than 200 countries around the world.

After this, ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ made its mark in every language and left the films not only on Prime Video but on all OTT platforms behind in terms of viewership. This film maintained its position on the top for 6 consecutive weeks. The top 10 OTT movies and their views are as follows –

1. Kantara Chapter 1 – 18.9 million (Prime Video)
2. Jewel Thief – 18.2 million (Netflix)
3. Kesari Chapter 2 – 18.1 million (Jio Hotstar)
4. Coolie – 17.4 million (Prime Video)
5. Housefull 5 – 13.6 million (Prime Video)
6. Tourist Family – 13.1 million (Jio Hotstar)
7. Loca Chapter 1 – 10.5 million (Jio Hotstar)
8. Dhoom Dham – 12.4 million (Netflix)
9. Raid 2 – 12.3 million (Netflix)
10. Saiyra – 10 Million (Netflix)

Let us tell you, Koimoi has shared this data citing Ormax Media. It was told that ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ trended on Prime Video for 6 consecutive weeks and was viewed the most. The film was watched by 18.9 million viewers overall, with 2 million views in its sixth week.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’ box office collection
The story of ‘Kantara Chapter 1’, based on the backdrop of Kadamba Dynasty, was greatly appreciated by the audience. Apart from Rishabh Shetty and Rukmini Vasant, Gulshan Devaiah and Jayaram also played important roles in it. According to the report of Saknilk, the film earned Rs 622.04 crore at the box office.

For many years, South films have been overshadowing Bollywood. In fact, ‘Bahubali’, released 10 years ago, did such a miracle that this pan India film not only became a worldwide blockbuster but it also wrote a new chapter in the fate of the South Industry. Since then, South Cinema is proving itself to be superior to Bollywood in every aspect, be it new and heart-touching stories or action sequences, South Cinema has now overtaken Bollywood in every aspect.

The year 2025 is also not untouched. This year too, South films won and earned handsomely at the box office. Whereas Bollywood lagged behind in terms of earnings this year. The films of many big superstars including Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan could not do wonders at the box office this year. Rishabh Shetty’s serial action thriller ‘Kantara Chapter 1’ not only broke all the earning records but also got the title of the biggest film of the year.

South films will shine in the year 2025
Many films of South Cinema were successful at the box office this year. Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kaatanra Chapter 1’ holds the record of highest grosser of the year. Let us tell you that this film was made with a budget of Rs 130 crore and it made a huge collection of Rs 662 crore in India and its worldwide earning was Rs 840 crore. Rajinikanth starrer ‘Coolie’ had collected Rs 516 crore worldwide. Kalyani Priyadarshan’s film ‘Lokah Chapter 1’, made with a budget of just Rs 40 crore, also did wonders. It surprised everyone by doing a worldwide business of Rs 302 crores. Mohanlal’s ‘L2 Empuraan’ was also a big hit of the year. The budget of this Malayalam language film was Rs 150 crore and it did a worldwide business of Rs 268 crore.

These South films earned the most in the year 2025

• Kantara Chapter 1- 840 crores worldwide
• Coolie- 561 crores worldwide
• Lokah Chapter 1- 302 crores worldwide
• L2 Empuraan – 268 crores worldwide

Movies of big Bollywood stars lagged behind
In the year 2025, films of big Bollywood superstars proved to be cold at the box office. Let us tell you that Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’ was released in the beginning of this year. There were a lot of expectations from this film of YRF’s spy universe but this film could not recover its budget. Made at a cost of Rs 400 crore, this film was able to do a worldwide business of Rs 360 crore. Whereas superstar Salman Khan’s film ‘Sikander’ was released on Eid but it could not perform well. Made at a cost of Rs 200 crore, this film had collected Rs 184.71 crore worldwide. At the same time, Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer film ‘Housefull 5’ was also not special. Made at a cost of Rs 225 crore, this film had earned Rs 190 crore worldwide. Recently, Maddock’s horror universe film ‘Thama’ also did not perform well. Its budget is said to be Rs 140 crore and it earned only Rs 132 crore worldwide.

Two films saved the shame of Bollywood
However, Bollywood’s honor was saved by two films. One is Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Chhaava’ and the other is newcomer Ahan Pandey and Aneet Padda’s ‘Sayara’. Let us tell you that ‘Chhawa’, made at a cost of Rs 150 crore, had earned Rs 808 crore worldwide. It is at second place among the highest grossing films of the year. Whereas new stars Ahaan Pandey and Aneet Padda’s ‘Sayara’ is at third place in the list. Made at a cost of Rs 50 crore, this film surprised everyone by doing a worldwide business of Rs 334 crore.