New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Genre diversity turned out to be a key feature of the top 10 Hindi language films of 2025 and experts and theatre owners acknowledge that hit movies are no longer driven entirely by action or VFX spectacles, as was the case soon after the pandemic.

As many as 15 original Hindi films grossed more than Rs.100 crore each last year compared with six in 2024. Action-drama Dhurandhar ( Rs.894.45 crore) was the highest grosser of the year, followed by period drama Chhaava ( Rs.600.1 crore), romantic film Saiyaara ( Rs.337.8 crore) and the dubbed Hindi versions of mythological epics Kantara: A Legend-Chapter 1 ( Rs.224.39 crore) and Mahavatar Narsimha ( Rs.182.8 crore).

According to experts, this proves that audiences are ...