Bollywood films of the 1970s

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The industry in the early 1970s churned out many romance movies and action films, though by the end of the year more action films were coming into prominence.<ref>{{cite web|author=Indian net zone|title=Zombie nation|url=http://www.indianetzone.com/6/bollywood.htm|publisher=indianetzone.com|accessdate=October 1|accessyear=2007}}</ref> In the mid-1970s, romantic confections made way for gritty, violent films AbOUT gangsters and bandits.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Guardian|title=Zombie nation|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,2140481,00.html|publisher=filmguardian.co.uk|accessdate=October 1|accessyear=2007}}</ref> The films made during the 1970s also saw the growth of the Indian music style, and emergence of famous playback singers and music directors such as [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[R.D. Burman]]. <ref>{{cite web|author=Mouthshut.com|title=Five Best Bollywood Films of the 1970s|url=http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Five_Best_Bollywood_Films_of_the_1970s-67592-1.html|publisher=Mouthshut.com|accessdate=October 1|accessyear=2007}}</ref>

==Highest grossing (1970-1979)==
The top ten films of the 1970s are <ref>{{cite web|author=Box Office India|title=Top Earners 1970-1979|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/70-79.htm|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|accessdate=October 1|accessyear=2007}}</ref>:
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="0"
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|- bgcolor="silver" align="center"
| rowspan="1" | '''1970-1979'''<br>'''Rank'''
| rowspan="1" | '''Title'''
| rowspan="1" | '''Year'''
| rowspan="1" | '''Gross'''
|-
| 1.
| '''''[[Sholay (1975 film)|Sholay]]'''''
| 1975
| Rs. 157,50,00,000
|-
| 2.
| '''''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'''''
| 1973
| Rs. 82,50,00,000
|-
| 3.
| '''''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'''''
| 1978
| Rs. 78,29,00,000
|-
| 4.
| '''''[[Roti Kapada Aur Makaan]]'''''
| 1974
| Rs. 74,49,00,000
|-
| 5.
| '''''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'''''
| 1975
| Rs. 71,82,00,000
|-
| 6.
| '''''[[Dharam Veer]]'''''
| 1977
| Rs. 64,39,00,000
|-
| 7.
| '''''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'''''
| 1970
| Rs. 62,50,00,000
|-
| 8.
| '''''[[Mere Jeevan Saathi]]'''''
| 1972
| Rs. 65,34,00,000
|-
| 9.
| '''''[[Dus Numbri]]'''''
| 1976
| Rs. 53,13,00,000
|-
| 10.
| '''''[[Sanyasi (1975 film)|Sanyasi]]'''''
| 1975
| Rs. 52,50,00,000
|}

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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Bollywood]]
* [[Popular Bollywood films]]
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