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'''100 Crore Club''' is an unofficial designation by the [[Indian cinema|Indian film trade]] and the media, related to [[Languages of India|Indian-language]] films that have [[Net income|net]] {{INR|100 [[crore]]}} (1{{nbsp}}billion [[Indian rupee]]s) or more in [[India]] after deducting the [[entertainment tax]].<ref name=Overview>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/bollywood-s-100-crore-club/story-QfLp7zFAqDgXNKaJKo1KNP.html|title=Bollywood's 100 crore club|last=Nahta|first=Komal|date=31 May 2012|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603054117/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Bollywood-s-100-crore-club/Article1-864033.aspx|archive-date=3 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2012, the {{INR|100 crore}} ({{US$|13.3 | '''100 Crore Club''' is an unofficial designation by the [[Indian cinema|Indian film trade]] and the media, related to [[Languages of India|Indian-language]] films that have [[Net income|net]] {{INR|100 [[crore]]}} (1{{nbsp}}billion [[Indian rupee]]s) or more in [[India]] after deducting the [[entertainment tax]].<ref name=Overview>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/bollywood-s-100-crore-club/story-QfLp7zFAqDgXNKaJKo1KNP.html|title=Bollywood's 100 crore club|last=Nahta|first=Komal|date=31 May 2012|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603054117/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Bollywood-s-100-crore-club/Article1-864033.aspx|archive-date=3 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2012, the {{INR|100 crore}} ({{US$|13.3 million|long=yes}}) box office target had become "a new benchmark for a film to be declared a hit",<ref name="Fad">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/100-crore-club-is-just-a-fad-shahid-kapoor/story-0PcKJAKa3jAiaiezagvOWJ.html |title=100 crore club is just a fad: Shahid Kapoor |date=18 June 2012 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=29 December 2013 |agency=PTI}}</ref> and those affiliated with the 100 Crore Club were considered part of the "elite strata" within the [[Bollywood]] film community.<ref name=Ganti>{{cite book|last=Ganti|first=Tejaswini|title=Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2GAdCp1VAf0C&pg=PA66|year=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136849299|page=66}}</ref> It was succeeded by the [[1000 Crore Club]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2961|title=Bahubali 2 - 1000 Cr NETT In 30 Days - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> [[Salman Khan]] (15) and [[Akshay Kumar]] (14) are currently the highest holders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/crore-club/|title=Bollywood Crore Club Movies | Bollywood Crore Clubs - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama}}</ref> | ||
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However, ''DNA'' reported that "Filmmakers and distributors are known to leave no stone unturned in their attempt to cross over to the right side" of the 100 crore mark."<ref name=Award/><ref name="ETAug">{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-26/news/33386102_1_box-office-movie-rotten-tomatoes|title=Business of Rs 100-cr films: Who gets what and why|last=Binoy Prabhakar|date=26 August 2012|work=[[Indiatimes]] Economic Times|access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> ''The Times of India'' cancelled its "Box Office" column in November 2013 because "The stakes of filmmakers have increased so much that they are willing to go any distance to manipulate and jack up their numbers to beat each other's records." and the Times felt they were no longer able to provide accurate enough figures because "Films that have not reached the '100 crore mark but are close will insist that they have reached the '100 crore figure as they can't resist being in the '100 crore club.'"<ref name="NoBO">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/news-interviews/44388852_1_weekend-numbers-box-office-numbers-small-films|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126160700/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/news-interviews/44388852_1_weekend-numbers-box-office-numbers-small-films|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 November 2013|title=Box Office column discontinued|last=Priya Gupta|date=23 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> | However, ''DNA'' reported that "Filmmakers and distributors are known to leave no stone unturned in their attempt to cross over to the right side" of the 100 crore mark."<ref name=Award/><ref name="ETAug">{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-26/news/33386102_1_box-office-movie-rotten-tomatoes|title=Business of Rs 100-cr films: Who gets what and why|last=Binoy Prabhakar|date=26 August 2012|work=[[Indiatimes]] Economic Times|access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> ''The Times of India'' cancelled its "Box Office" column in November 2013 because "The stakes of filmmakers have increased so much that they are willing to go any distance to manipulate and jack up their numbers to beat each other's records." and the Times felt they were no longer able to provide accurate enough figures because "Films that have not reached the '100 crore mark but are close will insist that they have reached the '100 crore figure as they can't resist being in the '100 crore club.'"<ref name="NoBO">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/news-interviews/44388852_1_weekend-numbers-box-office-numbers-small-films|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126160700/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/news-interviews/44388852_1_weekend-numbers-box-office-numbers-small-films|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 November 2013|title=Box Office column discontinued|last=Priya Gupta|date=23 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> | ||
The concentration on reaching the club has been criticised, with actor and producer [[Arshad Warsi]] stating, "I find this whole Rs. 100 crore club very stupid. How can every film releasing lately do a business of Rs. 100 crores all of a sudden? Instead of this, we need to concentrate on making good films."<ref name="Stupid">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rs-100-crore-club-is-stupid-arshad-warsi/article1-1017742.aspx|title=Rs 100 crore club is stupid: Arshad Warsi|last=Navdeep Kaur Marwah|date=26 February 2013|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> [[Shahid Kapoor]] called the designation a "fad" which was leading to "massy films which are very basic in their understanding and high on entertainment. But if we run only to achieve those figures then we will restrict ourselves as actors"<ref name=Fad/> On the other hand, [[Dibakar Banerjee]], while agreeing with Kapoor about the impact on content stated, "I hope the club stays and grows to many more crores. Films as they do more business boost the confidence of audience and investors alike and everybody benefits."<ref name="Aditi Pant">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/i-miss-delhi-winter-dibakar-banerjee/article1-981495.aspx|title=I miss Delhi winter: Dibakar Banerjee|last=Aditi Pant|date=27 December 2012|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> [[Priyanka Chopra]] said that being part of films in the 100 Crore Club allowed her to also do less commercial "women-oriented films", and lamented that as of December 2013, no woman oriented films had achieved the 100 Crore Club designation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Films-cannot-change-society-Priyanka/articleshow/26914624.cms?|title=Films cannot change society: Priyanka|last=PTI|date=6 December 2013|work=[[Indiatimes]]|access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> | The concentration on reaching the club has been criticised, with actor and producer [[Arshad Warsi]] stating, "I find this whole Rs. 100 crore club very stupid. How can every film releasing lately do a business of Rs. 100 crores all of a sudden? Instead of this, we need to concentrate on making good films."<ref name="Stupid">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rs-100-crore-club-is-stupid-arshad-warsi/article1-1017742.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227044428/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rs-100-crore-club-is-stupid-Arshad-Warsi/Article1-1017742.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2013|title=Rs 100 crore club is stupid: Arshad Warsi|last=Navdeep Kaur Marwah|date=26 February 2013|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> [[Shahid Kapoor]] called the designation a "fad" which was leading to "massy films which are very basic in their understanding and high on entertainment. But if we run only to achieve those figures then we will restrict ourselves as actors"<ref name=Fad/> On the other hand, [[Dibakar Banerjee]], while agreeing with Kapoor about the impact on content stated, "I hope the club stays and grows to many more crores. Films as they do more business boost the confidence of audience and investors alike and everybody benefits."<ref name="Aditi Pant">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/i-miss-delhi-winter-dibakar-banerjee/article1-981495.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229112005/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/I-miss-delhi-winter-Dibakar-Banerjee/Article1-981495.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2012|title=I miss Delhi winter: Dibakar Banerjee|last=Aditi Pant|date=27 December 2012|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> [[Priyanka Chopra]] said that being part of films in the 100 Crore Club allowed her to also do less commercial "women-oriented films", and lamented that as of December 2013, no woman oriented films had achieved the 100 Crore Club designation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Films-cannot-change-society-Priyanka/articleshow/26914624.cms?|title=Films cannot change society: Priyanka|last=PTI|date=6 December 2013|work=[[Indiatimes]]|access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> | ||
Variations of the "Bollywood 100 Crore Club" came into use, such as the "Bollywood 400 Crore Club" when the [[Shah Rukh Khan]]-[[Deepika Padukone]]-starrer ''[[Chennai Express]]'' reported box office receipts of 400 crore in 2013,<ref name="400CC">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Rohit-Shetty-dreams-of-a-film-city-in-Goa/articleshow/26658726.cms?|title=Rohit Shetty dreams of a film city in Goa|last=Anisha Francis|date=1 December 2013|work=[[Indiatimes]]|access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> and the "Tollywood 600 Crore Club", which relates to [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films that have earned over {{INRConvert|600|c}} in 2015, such as film ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' which earned {{INRConvert|650|c}}.<ref name="600CC">{{cite news|url=http://www.desiretrees.com/baahubali-bahubali-total-worldwide-box-office-collections/|title=Telugu Movie 6500 Crores Bhahubali Box Office Collections|work=Desiretrees|access-date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015037/http://www.desiretrees.com/baahubali-bahubali-total-worldwide-box-office-collections/|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were eventually succeeded by the [[1000 Crore Club]], when ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' and ''Dangal'' grossed over {{INR|1000 crore}} ({{US$|{{To USD|10000|IND|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) in 2017. | Variations of the "Bollywood 100 Crore Club" came into use, such as the "Bollywood 400 Crore Club" when the [[Shah Rukh Khan]]-[[Deepika Padukone]]-starrer ''[[Chennai Express]]'' reported box office receipts of 400 crore in 2013,<ref name="400CC">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Rohit-Shetty-dreams-of-a-film-city-in-Goa/articleshow/26658726.cms?|title=Rohit Shetty dreams of a film city in Goa|last=Anisha Francis|date=1 December 2013|work=[[Indiatimes]]|access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> and the "Tollywood 600 Crore Club", which relates to [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films that have earned over {{INRConvert|600|c}} in 2015, such as film ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' which earned {{INRConvert|650|c}}.<ref name="600CC">{{cite news|url=http://www.desiretrees.com/baahubali-bahubali-total-worldwide-box-office-collections/|title=Telugu Movie 6500 Crores Bhahubali Box Office Collections|work=Desiretrees|access-date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015037/http://www.desiretrees.com/baahubali-bahubali-total-worldwide-box-office-collections/|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were eventually succeeded by the [[1000 Crore Club]], when ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' and ''Dangal'' grossed over {{INR|1000 crore}} ({{US$|{{To USD|10000|IND|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) in 2017. | ||