Mohit
Suri
made
his
directorial
debut
20
years
ago
with
Zeher. The
film
was
a
moderate
success
and
put
him
on
the
Bollywood
map.
Since
then,
the
film-maker
has
made
many
movies.
His
latest
film
Saiyaara is
a
blockbuster
and
has
propelled
him
way
into
the
big
league.
Joginder
Tuteja
looks
at
his
success
rate
through
the
years.
Saiyaara
Box
office
collection:
Rs
300
crore+/
Rs
3
billion
(expected)
One
didn’t
expect
Saiyaara to
become
*such*
a
big
blockbuster.
In
one
swift
move,
the
fortunes
of
Mohit
Suri
have
elevated
hugely,
as
the
romantic
drama
is
predicted
to
make
a
lifetime
collections
of
Rs
300 crore
(Rs
3
billion).
Ek
Villain
Box
office
collection:
Rs 105.62
crore/
Rs
1.06
billion
Ek
Villain was
a
violent
romantic
musical
with
its
songs
gaining
popularity
pre-release.
Once
the
Sidharth
Malhotra,
Shraddha
Kapoor
and
Riteish
Deshmukh-starrer
hit
the
screens,
there
was
mayhem
at
the
box
office.
The
film
took
an
excellent
opening
and
went
on
to
become
Mohit
Suri’s
first
Rs
100
Crore
(Rs
1
billion)
movie.
Aashiqui
2
Box
office
collection:
Rs 78.42
crore/
Rs
784.2
million
After
Ek
Villain,
Mohit
Shri
scored
a
big
success
with
Aashiqui
2.
A
mid-budget
film
that
carried
forward
the
Aashiqui franchise,
it
touched
the
hearts
of
the
youngsters
with
its
soulful
moments
and
songs.
Aditya
Roy
Kapur
and
Shraddha
Kapoor
delivered
good
performances.
Half
Girlfriend
Box
office
collection:
Rs 60.30
crore/
Rs
603
million
Shraddha
Kapoor
united
with
Mohit
Suri
once
again
in
the
Arjun
Kapoor-starrer
Half
Girlfriend, yet
another
love
story.
Malang
Box
office
collection:
Rs 58.99
crore/
Rs
589.9
million
Released
just
before
the
pandemic,
Malang
is
Mohit
Suri’s
biggest
multi-starrer
till
date.
The
film
starred
Aditya
Roy
Kapur,
Disha
Patani,
Anil
Kapoor
and
Mohit’s
Kalyug
hero
Kunal
Kemmu.
The
musical
romantic
suspense
drama
was
a
good
entertainer.
Murder
2
Box
office
collection:
Rs 47.90
crore/
Rs
479
million
A
superhit,
Murder
2
carried
forward
the
legacy
of
Murder
and
made
it
darker.
Emraan
Hashmi
delivered
one
of
his
best
performances
while
it
was
a
relaunch
of
sorts
for
Jacqueline
Fernandez.
The
terror
created
by
Prashant
Narayanan
is
remembered
till
date.
Ek
Villain
Returns
Box
office
collection:
Rs 41.69
crore/
Rs
416.9
million
The
sequel Ek
Villain
Returns
saw
John
Abraham
and
Arjun
Kapoor
taking
on
each
other.
Disha
Patani
and
Tara
Sutaria
were
the
leading
ladies.
This
was
Mohit
Suri’s
previous
release
before
Saiyaara,
and
one sorely
missed
the
musical
touch
that
the
film-maker
is
known
to
bring.
The
film
saw
a
good
opening
but
did
not
sustain
thereafter.
Hamari
Adhuri
Kahani
Box
office
collection:
Rs 34.43
crore
/
Rs
344.3
million
A
mature
love
story,
Hamari
Adhuri
Kahani starred
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Vidya
Balan
but
somehow,
it
could
not
strike
a
chord
with
the
audience.
Emraan
has
worked
in
maximum
number
of
films
made
by
Mohit.
Raaz:
The
Mystery
Continues
Box
office
collection:
Rs 25.50
crore/
Rs
255
million
Mohit
directed
the
second
movie
in
the
Raaz
series.
Starring
Emraan
Hashmi,
Kangana
Ranaut
and
Adhyayan
Suman,
the film
had
a
dark
theme
and
good
music.
Crook:
It’s
Good
to
Be
Bad
Box
office
collection:
Rs 12.40
crore/
Rs
124
million
Mohit
Suri’s
least
known
film,
Crook starred
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Neha
Sharma.
The
director’s
earlier
films
like
Awarapan
(Rs
7.76
crore/
Rs
77.6
million),
Woh
Lamhe
(Rs 6.80
crore/
Rs
68
million),
Kalyug
(Rs 7.21
crore/
Rs
72.1
million)
and
Zeher
(Rs 7.34
crore/
Rs
73.4
million)
had
lesser
collections
but
are
still
remembered
by
the
audiences.
Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources
