3 Idiots, DDLJ or Sholay: Which is the most popular film?

Q. Which Bollywood movie is all time favourite in India and worldwide? Sholay, DDLJ or 3 idiots?

A. Difficult to answer such questions. Sholay is the most watched movie of all time, footfalls (no of tickets sold) were way higher than DDLJ and 3 Idiots. DDLJ and Sholay released during an era when piracy and internet didn’t exist. The only way to watch a film was in theatres. During DDLJ there were VHS tapes, but piracy wasn’t close to as fast as it is today. While it’s unfair to compare films released during different eras, the current generation would probably pick 3 Idiots over DDLJ and Sholay.

Q. The response to the trailer of ALONE is very positive as compared to other horror movies. Will this help in terms of its collections?

A. Trailer, star cast and songs are three of the most important factors for Indian audiences. When a trailer gets a good response, the opening will definitely get a boost. Bipasha Basu’s Alone is expected to take a good opening at mass centres.

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  • @mayanmar…your state of mind already we know…3 idiot you wacthed 10 times and dabaang 12..lol so better you do not watch DDLJ it pure love story with Family emotions it will not fit you…

    am not forcing you to watch SRK movie but think before you bark and we also do not want your unwanted wish list….to refresh your mind keep watching ALLU crap librarry ,yuvraj,jagruti,ek ladka ek ladki,kurban,surayavansham and most recent, FLOP HU….oh oh you called jai hu

    i will not distrub you, you already disrtub child…by Allu movies in mind…lol
    my dear 3 idiot not even come close to your own Sallu Maine pyar kiya…DDLJ far away…

  • 3 idiots is all time classic. Sholay and DDLJ can’t come anywhere close to 3 idiots. 3 idiots is the best movie of all time. PK will surely break the record of 3 idiots in terms of All Time Classic Movie Ever.

  • @Fan-the-000cr, i’m happy to see those salman film but when i see sarook film that time i unhappy coz i not like srk.
    Second pages comment is my most watch film not my wish. Lol
    MPK and 3 IDIOTS movie far better than all srk movie. Lol
    Now you wait for unofficial remake fan and boom at boxoffice and make manipulating.

  • Sholay, DDLJ and 3 Idiots are not comparable. Three of em are of different genres. They are the best movies of the specific genres. A Masala Entertainer Sholay, A love saga DDLJ, A humor commercialised 3 Idiots. <3 Love em instead of comparing em. No movie in bollywood can surpass charm of these epic movies.

  • @mayanmar naigaw….please keep commiteed to ur words and do not watch sharukh movies as they need brain and heart watch kallo the $hity remake khan or mr. retaketionist

  • @hrithik,here also salman fan started to hate DDLJ by taking names mpk/hahk unnecessarily which is total out of topic.I understand the value of hahk and I also remained in joint family.Here all about the performance instead of being a road side home outgrown romeo shows HIS Indian sanskars and fight with every odd to get His love.that’s the difference bro,at that time a boy-girl relation considered to be very weaker compared to family member relatio,also at that love story movies only made because at that time boys and girls especially in India couldn’t dare to love each other that now a days are happening commonly.so my point is you can’t compare EPIC PERFORMANCE of CHARMING RAJ with a dull family man prem until and unless being a salman fan.otherwise ask that man/indicine who didn’t added hahk in this list.because hahk can’t compare with the glory of DDLJ.even in this generation people can watch DDLJ but not hahk which seems to be very old.
    This is my comment with out supporting MY KING.still if you think wrong,then it’s your choice.being a salman when you even talked about KING KHAN’S 15 FILMFARE achievement?because for it is meaningless.support genuine things rather fake things that’s what I can advise you.

    @gaurrav,actually I understand your problem,you’re a KJO hater.but VZ is not a KJO movie it’s an YASHJI’S movie.YASHJI never be overrated,you didn’t even know who is director of VZ and started to hate ii.about MNIK it’s the best performance after VZ/SWADES/CDI/DEVDAS.It’s totly out of a normal character a very challenging role,but you’re a KJO hater so you have to hate it.even you must hate K2H2,KHNH,K3G because those are KJO and HIS banner movies.you have to support raju hirani/amir even though there many overrated scene like student becomes topper oy attending class with studying nothing.even though I like raju’s best movies munna bhai MBBS ,a patient can be out if coma with jadu ka jhappi after seen that I think doctors are not necessary at all.now even you have to support overrated pk.because ethese are non KJO movies even though how genuinely it made in a classic way with out any overrated scene like KHNH.really hats off to you.I only wanted know these things ,I got your taste though it’s better not best.actually it’s not yours most of Indian’s problem because they want more entertainment in a movie that a manipulated story 3i can only give not a normal MNIK.this is my fair review upon you being not not a SRKIAN and I becomes SRKIAN after seen BAAZIGAR before that U watched many amir movies.

    @tiger,hahk can hardly be even talkable ,I only withstand 25seconds in watching mpk,after that I left that place.really in which era r u living,even BIGB’S romantic movie at that time looms so modern compare to overrated mpk in which only crying competitions were there,whatever non of a salman movie can be talkable because he needs to concentrate on acting rather than practising one lunch and 50 mans in air scenes,hope you got and it’s only KING KHAN and who helped salman to get 1FILMFARE in a support role.both movies banana bahut as an hai lekin FILMFARE jitna LEGENDS like DILLIPJI/BIGB and KING KHAN ka kaam hai.still if you don’t have any shame then reply me.

    15 FILMFARE tells about THE CALIBER OF THAT ACTOR who holds it,a film may not be a great but after contain that ACTOR the film becomes so great ,each and every film is so much popular be it is HIT/BLOCKBUSTER.HE is the only one who can bet 100cr budget with not even flop but with a disaster fame director anubhav sinha and made RA One and again bet for 150cr to recover Farah khan from her disaster fame tmk and made HNY.but still HE doesn’t go after cheapest south Indian remake.because HE believes upon HIMSELF.no body has such dare in the industry to put 100+cr and 150cr budget on anubhav sinha/Farah khan even though knowing people don’t even want to listen those names.hats off to THE BADSHAH of industry.HIS CALIBER/PERFORMANCE/HIS NAME only speaks rather than HIS FILM’S director/franchise,story/remakes,songs.it’s for the fan of those who did shameful remake to gain money and worked with biggest franchise to make him safe.hope all understood everything.

  • @indicine,my 5:14 pm comment is very important with out using any abusive word,so I will be glad if you will kindly publish this comment and show them to all.

  • @sss, Mpk is the highest grosser of the decade 1980-90, HAHK is the highest grosser and hit of 20th century…..tell ur star to break one of these record rather buying sum 2rs awards…

  • @tiger,tell your cheapest star to to go ahead of the glory of DDLK,if he can,lol.salman is running after money.KING KHAN is running after glory.still money is running after KING KHAN.I meanKING KHAN is WORLD’S 2ND MOST RICHEST ACTOR,let lallu to become that,lol.

  • 3idiots it gives excellent message n awesome movie even today if 3idiot is shown on any channel people will not watch sholay and ddlj but sure will see 3idiot because of its excellent scenes then come sholay woth wonderfull dialogues n strong character n last is ddlj though there are many good movies then ddlj like lagaan etc

  • Some fools r saying that salman make remakes and thats rit but almost all the movies of srkgay r unofficial copy of ofca hollywood movie
    Nd if those gay want to know I can provide them the list lol

  • On the cover photo of ‘100 years of indian cinema magazene’ published on a 2013. Only 3 superstars are on the cover photo they are dilip kumar.amitabh bachan.shahrukh khan. This are a legend of 100 years of indian cinema

  • 99% of the Indians know name of sholay.how:- when child crys mother says:- “maat ro barna gabbar ajaiga”. SHOLAY will be all time HIT.

  • 99% of the Indians know the name of film sholay.how:- when child crys mother says:- “maat ro barna gabbar ajaiga”. SHOLAY will be all time HIT.

  • 1. Sholay
    2. …Sunlight
    3. …Sunlight
    4. …Sunlight
    5. DDLJ
    6. 3 Idiots

    Note: just because DDLJ and 3 Idiots are compared with Sholay, they do not belong to the league of Sholay.

  • Sholay was the ultimate movie I have ever seen.
    I still watch it with same intensity still as I did in 1976. Never gets old.
    Next to it is 3 idiots. Excellent humor , powerful message.
    Never cared much about Dil walay…., was definitely entertaining but no new idea,same old love story.

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