The question that pops up in the mailbox regularly is that
why is not the business of dubbed versions not included on the website
especially when major Hindi films are dubbed in other in languages. Basically
dubbing films is a token gesture and business will be in the 3-5% range of the
Hindi version. Even a film collecting 10 crore nett in Hindi can be dubbed and
it can do upwards of 25 lakhs nett.
The biggest problem is when dubbed business is included than
you have to include films of that language as well to have the correct picture.
Then the tax picture comes into play as a film doing a huge proportion of its
business in Tamil will be paying much less tax than a predominantly Hindi film
so NETT numbers make little sense. This can be explained better by the two
charts below. First one is the top ten grossing films in HINDI and then the
second one is top ten grossing films in all languages. In the second one
some regional films come into play, even the topmost one then becomes a non
Hindi release.
Top Ten Grossing Hindi Films NETT
1. Dangal (2016) - 374,61,00,000
2. PK (2014) - 324,27,00,000
3. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) - 316,79,00,000
4. Sultan (2016) - 295,93,00,000
5. Dhoom 3 (2013) - 261,25,00,000
6. Chennai Express (2013) - 218,53,00,000
7. Kick (2014) - 214,02,00,000
8. 3 Idiots (2009) - 201,37,00,000
9. Krrish 3 (2013) - 198,66,00,000
10. Happy New Year (2014) - 188,55,00,000
Top Grossing Films NETT (All Languages)
1. Bahubali (2015) - 419,56,00,000
2. Dangal (2016) - 387,28,00,000
3. PK (2014) - 324,27,00,000
4. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) - 316,79,00,000
5. Sultan (2016) - 295,93,00,000
6. Dhoom 3 (2013) - 272,25,00,000
7. Chennai Express (2013) - 218,53,00,000
8. Kick (2014) - 214,02,00,000
9. Robot (2010) - 213,84,00,000
10. Krrish 3 (2013) - 205,71,00,000
11. Kabali (2016) - 205,16,00,000
12. 3 idiots (2009) - 201,37,00,000
13. Happy New Year (2014) - 195,05,00,000
As can be seen above, the dubbed business changes the
rankings totally. Another point to note is when a film is dubbed into another
language then that business is not coming from a HINDI film, sometimes even the
name is changed.
The figures in GROSS for all languages will change the
rankings due to lower taxes for regional films and those are the ones that have
to be used when you are not comparing like for like and they will put up
tomorrow.
GST (Good and Service Tax) is supposed to be implemented
soon and it will probably be one slab across the country which will give fairer
playing field but its probable the state governments will give some sort of
exemptions to regional films to make tax lower while there will be no relief as
usual for Hindi films which always get step motherly treatment from the
government. The plus will the highest slab in GST will be a little lower than
the present taxes at an all India level.
