Tiger Zinda Hai and so is Katrina Kaif’s Bollywood career. The 34-year-old beauty makes a roaring comeback as the box office queen with the release of the sequel of her 2012 film, Ek Tha Tiger. Katrina’s 2017 action-thriller (also, romantic) with Salman Khan, Tiger Zinda Hai has become the highest grossing movie of her career. With the domestic box office collection on day 12 reading Rs 280.62 crore, TZH surpassed Kat’s earlier biggest earning film, 2013’s Dhoom 3 opposite Aamir Khan. Tiger Zinda Hai box collection has not slowed down and is expected to easily enter the colossal 300-crore mark at the Indian box office. The film has already raked in Rs 423 crore worldwide in mere 10 days of its release.

Seeing the crazy business TZH, one person who will be biting his tongue is actor and Katrina’s ex-boyfriend, Ranbir Kapoor. The actor was heard making boisterous claims about giving Katrina her biggest career hit with Jagga Jasoos (Ranbir was also a producer). However, upon release in 2017, it turned out to be a big commercial and critical disappointment. In contrast to Ranbir’s cocky attitude, Salman Khan proved to be Katrina Kaif’s best co-star with whom she reclaimed the box office throne.

The film is not just a commercial success for Katrina who reprised the role of a Pakistani ISI agent, Zoya. She has undoubtedly given her best career performance as a badass gun-toting soldier on a mission. Not on many occasions would you see an actress in Salman Khan’s film saving the day. Be it the intense look while assassinating terrorists or doing high-octane action sequences, the woman is phenomenal.

Including Tiger Zinda Hai, Katrina Kaif has five 100-crore plus movies in her filmy career so far. It is Dhoom 3 with Aamir Khan, Ek Tha Tiger again with Salman, Bang Bang with Hrithik Roshan and Jab Tak Hai Jaan with Shah Rukh Khan. She has two films featuring Ranbir Kapoor in her highest grossing movies list. They are Rajneeti and Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani.

List of Katrina Kaif’s Highest Grossing Movies

Sr. No. Movie Name Co-Star Year Box Office Collections
1. Tiger Zinda Hai Salman Khan 2017 280.62* Cr
2. Dhoom 3 Aamir Khan 2013 280.25 Cr
3. Ek Tha Tiger Salman Khan 2012 198.00 Cr
4. Bang Bang Hrithik Roshan 2014 181.03 Cr
5. Jab Tak Hai Jaan Shah Rukh Khan 2012 120.65 Cr
6. Raajneeti Ranbir Kapoor 2010 93.00 Cr
7. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Hrithik Roshan 2011 90.00 Cr
8. Welcome Akshay Kumar 2007 70.75 Cr
9. Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani Ranbir Kapoor 2009 65.00 Cr
10. Race Saif Ali Khan 2008 63.00 Cr

Before Tiger Zinda Hai, Katrina faced a slump in her career with three back-to-back box office duds, Fitoor, Baar Baar Dekho and Jagga Jasoos. Nevertheless, the TZH triumph brings the actress back in the hunt. She has two ambitious projects, Thugs of Hindostan with Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan and Zero opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Welcome back, Kat!

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