Mughal-e-Azam tops the list of highest-grossing Indian Films, adjusted for inflation
New Delhi: Over six decades after its release, Mughal-e-Azam remains a cinematic giant in Indian cinema. When adjusted for inflation, the 1960 epic directed by K Asif has earned an astounding ₹4000 crore, surpassing modern blockbusters like Dangal, Baahubali, and RRR.
The film sold over 15 crore tickets worldwide, which is three times the number of tickets sold by recent hits like RRR or Jawan. With an average cinema ticket price in 2023 at ₹130, and double that amount in big chains like PVR INOX, films today earn exponentially more, despite lower ticket sales compared to earlier decades.
By comparison, Sholay, which has earned ₹30 crore since its release in 1975, would gross ₹3090 crore today, making it the second highest-grossing film on the list. Other notable films that earned over ₹2000 crore when adjusted for inflation include Mother India, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, and Awara.
Sources for this calculation include Box Office India, old news archives, and financial publications like Forbes, The Hindu, Mint, and Business Standard. The inflation rates and historical exchange rate changes of currencies like the dollar, pound, and rouble were also considered to provide an accurate estimation of these films' adjusted earnings.
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Karnataka Assembly Speaker seeks probe after Aadhaar cards found on riverbank in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Wednesday sought an inquiry after a large number of Aadhaar cards were found on the banks of the Nethravathi River here.
The cards were found at Farangipete in Pudu village of his Mangaluru Assembly constituency.
Khader, in a note to the Project Manager of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Bengaluru, sought immediate intervention and necessary action against those responsible.
In the note dated March 4, he said that local residents noticed the Aadhaar cards along the riverbank on March 3.
Following information received from the public, the Pudu Gram Panchayat president and villagers collected the Aadhaar cards found scattered in the area. They subsequently brought the matter to his attention and the concerned authorities, he said.
Expressing concern over the incident, the Speaker has directed that a thorough investigation be conducted to ascertain how such a large number of Aadhaar cards ended up on the riverbank and to identify those responsible.
He instructed officials to initiate appropriate legal action through the concerned department at the earliest.
