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From Dabangg to Tubelight 11 movies that make Salman Khan the Sultan of Bollywood

Salman Khan's recent release 'Tubelight' might have failed to impress the critics and didn't garnered much of a positive response, however, this Kabir Khan directorial has once again made the superstar an uncrowned king of Bollywood.

News Nation Bureau | Updated : 01 July 2017, 08:24:32 PM
From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Salman Khan's recent release 'Tubelight' might have failed to impress the critics and didn't garnered much of a positive response, however, this Kabir Khan directorial has once again made the superstar an uncrowned king of Bollywood.

'Tubelight', which entered the coveted Rs 100 crore club, has become Salman's eleventh movie to be a part of the prestigious list, which is the highest for any superstar.

Interstingly, Salman's journey for the Rs 100 crore club began with his 2010 release 'Dabangg' and since then there hasn't been any stopping for them.

Here we bring you a list of all Salman Khan's movie that made a place in Rs 100 club making him the 'Sultan' of Bollywood:

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Tubelight - A Kabir Khan directoral, 'Tubelight' is a emotional war drama set on the backdrop of 1962 Sino-Indian War. The movie revolves around the life of Laxman Singh Bisht who sets out to find his brother Bharat (Sohail Khan) who gows missing while serving with the Kumaon Regiment during the 1962 Sino-Indian war. 'Tubelight' happens to be an adaptation of the 2015 American movie Little Boy. The movie has reportedly raked in a total of Rs 111.11 in eight days of release

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Sultan - 'Sultan' happens to be a sports drama with Salman Khan playing the role of a wrestler for the first time on the silver screen. A Ali Abbas Zafar, the movie focuses on Sultan Ali Khan, a fictional wrestling champion from Haryana whose successful career creates a rift in his personal life. Apart from Salman, 'Sultan' also features Anushka Sharma in a key role who is also seen trying her hands on wrestling. The movie grossed approximately ₹584 crore worldwide and became the seventh highest grossing Indian film of all time.

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - A romantic Drama by Rajshri productions, 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' was Salman's fourth collaboration with Barjatya's after 'Maine Pyar Kiya', 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!', and 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'. Also starring Sonam Kapoor in the lead, PRDP became one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films, with a gross of ₹400 crore worldwide

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan - Another Kabir Khan directorial, 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' was the movie of a man who goes beyond all ties for a little mute Pakistani girl to get her back with her family. It featured Salman Khan and Harshaali Malhotra, with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kareena Kapoor Khan in supporting roles. Bajrangi Bhaijaan made a lifetime collection of Rs 320 crores in India while the figures of worldwide collections was Rs 626 crores

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Kick - A 2014 release, 'Kick' was an official remake of a Telugu movie of the same name. The film features Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Randeep Hooda in the lead roles and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, portraying the main antagonist of the film. 'Kick' made a lifetime collection of Rs 235 Crores in the domestic market.

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Jai Ho - Salman's 2014 release 'Jai Ho' was an official remake of 2006 Telugu film Stalin directed by A. R. Murugadoss. Apart from Khan, the movie also starred Tabu, Daisy Shah, Aditya Pancholi, and Danny Denzongpa in key roles with Sunil Shetty and Genelia D'Souza in cameos. 'Jai Ho' was released on around 3900 screens in India and made a lifetime business of Rs 111 crores.

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Dabangg 2 - 'Dabangg 2' was the sequel to Arbaaz Khan's 20102 action comedy 'Dabangg' featuring Salman as Chulbul Pandey. The movie had Prakash Raj as the lead antagonist.Dabangg 2 has become one of the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in India and worldwide and made a life time business of over Rs 170 crores.

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Ek Tha Tiger - A 2012 Indian action spy thriller Ek Tha Tiger was directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films. It stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, and features Ranvir Shorey, Girish Karnad, Roshan Seth and Gavie Chahal in supporting roles. The plot centers on an Indian spy (RAW) code-named Tiger who falls in love with a Pakistani spy (ISI) during an investigation and how Tiger's ideology and principles change over time. Ek Tha Tiger had grossed 319 crores worldwide.

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Bodyguard - Bodyguard is a 2011 Indian action romantic comedy film co written and directed by Siddique. It is a remake of the director's own 2010 Malayalam film of the same name starring Dileep and Nayantara. Bodyguard was released in 3250 theatres worldwide and made a lifetime collection of Rs 148.86 crores

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Ready - Ready is a 2011 Indian action romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee,starring Salman Khan and Asin in the lead roles. Upon release, Ready became the second highest opening-day grosser and holds the record for being second highest grossing Bollywood film of 2011. The movie made a lifetime business of Rs 119.78 crores.

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

From 'Dabangg' to 'Tubelight': 11 movies that make Salman Khan the 'Sultan' of Bollywood

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Dabangg - Dabangg is  is a 2010 Indian action film directed by Abhinav Kashyap, and produced by Arbaaz Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions. Arbaaz's elder brother Salman Khan stars in the lead role, with Sonakshi Sinha (in her acting debut), Arbaaz Khan, Om Puri, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna, Anupam Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar and Mahie Gill featuring in supporting roles, while Sonu Sood plays the main antagonist. The movie  tells the story of a corrupt but fearless police officer, Chulbul Pandey, and his troubled relationship with his stepfather and half-brother. Dabangg made a lifetime collection of Rs 142 cr.

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