Happy 80th Birthday Amitabh Bachchan : Here's Looking At His Top 5 Box Office Hits

The Mahanayak of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, aka Big B, is celebrating his 80th birthday today. The megastar has given us so many iconic films, memorable characters, classy dialogues, and unforgettable memories to cherish forever. He has given numerous blockbusters in his peak period, and many of them are still termed as some of the biggest hits of all time in Bollywood. So, here's our look at his top 5 biggest HITS, not grossers, as box office expansion and increased screen count have made it more complex for today's box-office-friendly trade and audiences. The films are lined up in the measurements of the numbers of footfalls/numbers of tickets sold to make it plausible.5) Coolie (1983) :

Amitabh Bachchan's biggest hit and highest grossing film in the entire 80s decade. Coolie was made on a budget of approximately 2 crore and collected 9 crore nett and 18 crore gross at the Indian box office. The film was also one of the rare Bollywood films to cross the 1 crore nett mark in every single territory. Coolie sold approximately 4.25–4.30 crore tickets at the box office, making it his 5th biggest success ever.4) Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) :

Amitabh Bachchan as Anthony Gosanslviz will always remain one of the most lovable characters he ever played on the big screen. Amar Akbar Anthony had one of the best ever assembled casts after Sholay, and the multi-starrer was meant to break some box office feats. The film became a smashing hit at the box office and ended up as the highest grossing film of the year. Manmohan Desai's commercial pot-boiler made 7.25 crore nett at the box office with over 4.5 crore tickets sold at the ticket window.3) Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974) :

Amitabh Bachchan didn't have the lead role in Manoj Kumar's directorial Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, but he did make an impact as a supporting actor. Manoj Kumar social drama cum commercial entertainer minted 5.25 crore nett and 10.50 crore gross at the box office. It was the 4th biggest hit of the decade, and Big B's third successful film in the 70s.2) Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) :

Amitabh Bachchan's biggest hit with Prakash Mehra. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar did the business of huge 8.50 crore nett to surpass the multi-starrer blockbuster, Amar Akbar Anthony (7.25 crore nett). The film was also one of Big B's biggest hits in the overseas markets. It grossed 6.3 million rubles (sold 25.2 million tickets), which was $7.96 million, in the Soviet Union.1) Sholay (1975) :

Not just Amitabh Bachchan's biggest hit ever, but arguably the biggest hit in Indian cinema ever. Sholay is the only record-breaking blockbuster in Amitabh Bachchan's career. It was also the first Bollywood movie to hit the 10 crore nett and 15 crore nett mark. The footfalls of Sholay are said to be the highest for any Indian film ever, even though some people argue about Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Mother India (1957) being bigger hits than that. Nevertheless, Sholay remains a landmark in Indian cinema, be it box office, popularity, repeat value, impact, or following.