Not Chhichhore, But This Film is Sushant Singh Rajput's Highest Grossing Box-Office Hit

Sushant Singh Rajput is riding high on the success of Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichhore that had minted Rs 133.53 Crore in just three weeks. Trade experts are already hailing the film as Sushant's highest-grossing film, having surpassed his 2016 film M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story's lifetime collection of Rs 132.85 crore. But is Chhichhore really Sushant Singh Rajput's highest-grossing film to date? Actually, no. There was another film starring Sushant that did stupendous business at the box office - both in India, as well as overseas, that earns that distinction. Chhichhore Box Office Collection Day 21: Nitesh Tiwari Directorial Becomes Sushant Singh Rajput’s Highest-Grossing Film, Rakes Rs 133.53 Crore.

The only thing is Sushant wasn't the lead in the film. Did you guess? Yup, it is PK. The social dramedy, starring Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma in the lead, was directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The movie went on to earn more than Rs 300 crore at the box office (Rs 340 crore, as per Bollywood Hungama).

In the film, Sushant had a small role, playing Anushka Sharma's Pakistani boyfriend, who gets separated from her due to a silly misunderstanding. They later reunite in the climax of the film, giving the titular PK (Aamir Khan) his moral victory over the villains. Sushant had a sequence and a song in the movie, before appearing in the climax of the film. Box Office: From Vicky Kaushal’s Uri to Sushant Singh Rajput’s Chhichhore, All the Bollywood Films of 2019 That Made It to the Rs 100 Crore Club.

Aamir Khan's 2014 Blockbuster PK (340.80 crore) is Sushant Singh Rajput's Highest Grosser

PK's box office success credit definitely goes to Aamir and Rajkumar Hirani, with Sushant's role being more of an extended cameo. But if you really look at the films that Sushant had played the lead, then Chhichhore comes first, followed by MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. Here's a look at his top five highest grossing films, where he played the lead.

List of Sushant Singh Rajput's top 5 highest grossers:

#5 Kai Po Che - Rs 49.67 Crore

#4 Shuddh Desi Romance - Rs 46.60 Crore

#3 Kedarnath - Rs 66.52 crore

#2 M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story - Rs 132.85 Crore

#1 Chhichhore - Rs 133.53 Crore and counting

Interestingly, the first two big hits of Sushant came in 2013 starting with Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che (Feb 22 release) that was also Sushant's big-screen debut. The same year comes Sushant Singh Rajput's another hit titled Shuddh Desi Romance alongside Parineeti Chopra and debutant Vaani Kapoor. In 2018, Kedarnath that introduced Sara Ali Khan to Bollywood raked Rs 66.52 crore lifetime collection.

At the moment, Sushant has Mukesh Chhabra's Dil Bechara, an official adaptation of the Hollywood film, The Fault in our Stars,  and Karan Johar's Netflix release Drive under the pipeline.

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