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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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
