Indian cinema is also very popular abroad. This is the reason why Bollywood movies are released all over the world. Recently many Indian films like Gadar 2, Pathan and Jaawan have earned crores of rupees worldwide. But do you know which Hindi film was the first to cross the 100 crore mark overseas? Let us tell you that there was no big star cast in this film. If you don’t know then let us tell you about this movie.
Let us tell you that this film, which earned 100 crore rupees abroad, was made with a normal budget of only 5 crore rupees. It featured actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Shefali Shah, Vijay Raaz, Rajat Kapoor, Soni Razdan, Lillet Dubey, Tilotama Shome and Randeep Hooda. The film was titled Monsoon Wedding, produced by Meera Nair. Released in 2001, the film was based on the marriage of a Punjabi-Hindu family. American producers were also associated with the film, so it received a wider global release than other Indian films of the era.
The film Monsoon Wedding came when the era of Indian cinema was undergoing a major change. The film was praised by critics. The film won the Golden Lion at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival and received nominations at awards such as BAFTA and Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Let us tell you that this film earned 30 million dollars (more than Rs. 248 crores) at the international box office.