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2011
India Box Office — Top 15 Films by India Nett

Bodyguard ₹144 Cr was the biggest of the year. Ready ₹120 Cr made Salman and Ajay Devgn the undisputed mass entertainers of the era. ZNMD became an iconic travel film. Ra.One was SRK's ambitious sci-fi attempt.

#1 Film
Bodyguard
₹144.78 Cr India Nett
Total Releases
159
Hindi films tracked by BOI
Avg Ticket Price
₹95
Blended India ATP estimate
Tax Regime
Entertainment Tax Era
State ET 0–110%. Nett ≠ GST-era nett.
#2 Film
Ready
₹120.72 Cr
#3 Film
Ra.One
₹113.95 Cr
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Year In Review
2011 — Key Stats
Blockbusters
2 films
Bodyguard, Ready
Super Hits + Hits
9 films
Ra.One, Don 2, Singham +more
Flops + Disasters (tracked)
2 films
Desi Boyz, Thank You
Best ROI
The Dirty Picture
₹79.79 Cr nett on ₹30 Cr budget · 2.7× return
Box Office India
Top 15 Films — 2011 India Nett
# Film · Cast Director India Nett Verdict Budget OTT
1
Bodyguard
Hindi · Action/Romance · 2011-08
Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Hazel Keech
 Siddique ₹144.78 Cr Blockbuster ₹90 Cr Amazon Prime
2
Ready
Hindi · Action/Comedy · 2011-06
Salman Khan, Asin, Paresh Rawal
 Anees Bazmee ₹120.72 Cr Blockbuster ₹55 Cr Amazon Prime
3
Ra.One
Hindi · Action/Sci-Fi · 2011-10
Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal
 Anubhav Sinha ₹113.95 Cr Hit ₹150 Cr Amazon Prime
4
Don 2
Hindi · Action/Crime · 2011-12
Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani
 Farhan Akhtar ₹106.44 Cr Hit ₹90 Cr Zee5
5
Singham
Hindi · Action/Drama · 2011-07
Ajay Devgn, Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj
 Rohit Shetty ₹98.38 Cr Super Hit ₹45 Cr Amazon Prime
6
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Hindi · Drama/Comedy · 2011-07
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol
 Zoya Akhtar ₹89.96 Cr Hit ₹70 Cr Netflix
7
The Dirty Picture
Hindi · Drama/Biopic · 2011-12
Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah
 Milan Luthria ₹79.79 Cr Super Hit ₹30 Cr Zee5
8
Rockstar
Hindi · Drama/Music · 2011-11
Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Shammi Kapoor
 Imtiaz Ali ₹68.62 Cr Semi Hit ₹65 Cr Netflix
9
Desi Boyz
Hindi · Comedy/Drama · 2011-11
Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Chitrangada Singh
 Rohit Dhawan ₹45.92 Cr Flop ₹55 Cr Zee5
10
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Hindi · Romance/Comedy · 2011-09
Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ali Zafar
 Ali Abbas Zafar ₹57.41 Cr Hit ₹35 Cr Netflix
11
Yamla Pagla Deewana
Hindi · Comedy/Action · 2011-01
Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol
 Samir Karnik ₹54.94 Cr Hit ₹35 Cr Zee5
12
Delhi Belly
Hindi · Comedy/Thriller · 2011-07
Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapur
 Abhinay Deo ₹54.84 Cr Hit ₹30 Cr Amazon Prime
13
Murder 2
Hindi · Thriller/Crime · 2011-07
Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prashant Narayanan
 Mohit Suri ₹47.98 Cr Super Hit ₹20 Cr Zee5
14
Thank You
Hindi · Comedy/Romance · 2011-04
Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Suniel Shetty
 Anees Bazmee ₹45.03 Cr Flop ₹60 Cr Zee5
15
Double Dhamaal
Hindi · Comedy · 2011-06
Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi
 Indra Kumar ₹45.06 Cr Average ₹42 Cr Zee5
Source: Box Office India (India Nett) · Budget estimates from Film Information / Koimoi · OTT platform at time of original streaming release. · Pre-GST era: Entertainment Tax varied by state (0%–110%). Figures are India Nett and not directly comparable to post-Jul 2017 GST-era collections.