2016 was a great year for Bollywood sports movies,Cumshot | Adult Movies Online or more specifically, for sports biopics.
As many as five such films hit the theaters, of which two went on to become mammoth successes, recording over Rs 3 billion ($44 million) each in box office collections.
SEE ALSO: 7 films that show how Bollywood came of age in 2016But the year's first Rs 5 billion grosser ($73.4 million) might just be around the corner.
Superstar Aamir Khan'sDangalwhich released during the Christmas weekend has already collected Rs 4 billion ($58.7 million) in domestic and worldwide box office.
Currently, it trails only Salman Khan's Sultanin India collections, but is likely to surpass the film in the next few days, given the free run it is enjoying in the theaters in the absence of any other major release.
A Bollywood trade analyst tweeted about the film's surging collections.
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Dangaland Sultanare both stories that revolve around wrestling, a hugely popular sport in the northern Indian state of Haryana — where the films are set.
Both projects are headlined by two of India's biggest stars who underwent a much talked about body transformation for their respective roles.
While Sultanmade most of the mid-year Eid weekend, Dangalcame in at the end of the season and turned out to be the biggest money-spinner for Bollywood that churns out hundreds of films every year, even more than Hollywood.
The films' combined success has not only given the industry a much-needed impetus in terms of commercials, but also dismissed all existing notions about sports biopics not working in India.
And interestingly, both films came in the year India won its first Olympic medal in women's wrestling.
Sweet coincidences, then!
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