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Top 10 Indian Movies On Global Box Office: Dangal, Disco Dancer, RRR & Others Films That Became Success Overseas Amid Kalki 2898 AD's Huge Collection

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Indian Movies on Global Box Office: Indian cinema has found massive popularity at the global scale due to its intriguing concepts with the perfect blend of culture and entertainment. 'Kalki 2898 AD' will soon become the latest addition to the list of Indian movies that found immense love outside the country as it has been performing exceptionally well at the box office overseas. The movie has crossed Rs 500 crore worldwide within four days and is still unstoppable.

Amid the 'Kalki 2898 AD' storm at the global box office, take a look at the list of top 10 Indian movies that became massive successes in overseas markets.

1. Dangal

'Dangal' revolves around Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler, who trains his daughter to win a gold medal in wrestling despite facing social stigma. The movie stars Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Sakshi Tanwar, Aparshakti Khurana, Suhani Bhatnagar and Ritkvik Sahore. 'Dangal' is the highest-grossing Indian movie of all time and became a massive success internationally, especially in China, Japan and South Korea.

2. Secret Superstar

'Secret Superstar' stars Zaira Wasim in the lead role with Aamir Khan, Meher Vij and Raj Arjun seen in pivotal roles. The movie revolves around a teenage girl, who wants to become a singer and posts singing videos on YouTube while hiding her identity due to her abusive father. Apart from India, the movie surprisingly became a huge hit internationally.

3. Bajrangi Bhaijaan

'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' revolves around Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi, who goes on an inspiring and heartfelt journey to Pakistan to reunite a child with her mother. Directed by Kabir Khan, the movie stars Salman Khan, Harshaali Malhotra, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The movie became the highest-grossing Indian film in 2015 and became a blockbuster internationally.

4. Disco Dancer

'Disco Dancer' revolves around a young street performer from the slums who becomes a popular dancer worldwide. It is still considered one of the most successful Indian movies of all time and became a blockbuster in the Soviet Union, Africa, Eastern Europe and Middle East countries. It stars Mithun Chakraborty and Kim in the lead roles with Om Puri, Gita Siddharth and Karan Razdan seen in pivotal roles.

5. Baahubali 2

'Baahubali 2' is directed by SS Rajamouli and stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, Nassar, and Subbaraju. The movie became a blockbuster worldwide and also became one of the most successful Telugu films of all time.

6. RRR

'RRR' is the fictionalised story of two real-life Indian freedom fighters Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem and their friendships as the two fight against the British Raj. Directed by SS Rajamouli, the movie stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan in the lead roles with Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris seen in pivotal roles. 'RRR' took Indian cinema to new heights and became the most popular Indian movie in the US.

7. PK

'PK' revolves around an alien, who comes to Earth but gets caught up in several religions and cultures around the world. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the movie stars Aamir Khan in the titular role with Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Saurabh Shukla and Sanjay Dutt seen in pivotal roles. The movie collected around Rs 700 crore worldwide.

8. Andhadhun

'Andhadhun' revolves around Akash, a piano player pretending to be visually impaired. His life turns upside down when he witnesses a murder and gets trapped in several problems. Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the movie stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, Radhika Apte and Anil Dhawan. The movie became a success in China and the US.

9. Pathaan

Shah Rukh Khan made his big comeback on the big screen after four years with Siddharth Anand's directorial 'Pathaan'. The movie successfully smashed all the records at the box office within a few days and was immediately termed a blockbuster. It created big records in international markets as well.

10. Jawan

'Jawan' revolves around a man, who comes up with dangerous plans to rectify the wrongs in society and this causes fear in those who have given extreme suffering to the innocents. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role with Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani and Sanya Malhotra in pivotal roles. The movie became a huge hit in the Middle Eastern countries and North Africa region.

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