: A widely acclaimed biopic of India’s former cricket captain, earning ₹133.5 crore Critical Favorites & Award Winners
I can create a list of top 8-10 movies from 2016, combining box office stats and critical acclaim.
This sports drama put Haryanvi wrestling (Kushti) on the global map. Salman Khan played the aging wrestler Sultan Ali Khan, delivering a performance that balanced raw masculinity with emotional vulnerability. Anushka Sharma’s portrayal of Aarfa, a fierce female wrestler, was equally groundbreaking. The film broke several box-office records and remains a staple for action-drama fans.
If you are downloading movies from this era, you know the music was elite.
But 2016 was also the year of the "thinking" movie. Sameer noted down
: A major blockbuster starring Salman Khan, collecting over . Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
2016 also saw a surge in films that pushed social boundaries and addressed sensitive topics.