Volume 01 · 2015 — 2025

Indian Cinema Atlas.

A visual map of films, stars, languages, and the geography of stardom.

Industry
Window
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01 — Filmography pending

The radial timeline awaits its actors.

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Stardom

Where the stars come from.

Every headlining actor pinned at their birthplace. Tap any pin to open a profile.

Industry
Window
27 placed · 28 total
Born abroad
  • Jacqueline Fernandez
    Jacqueline Fernandez
    Manama, Bahrain
Mode

Pick actors above to draw their timelines.

Releases

The shape of the slate.

834 films, 2015–2025. Left chart tracks total releases per year; right chart breaks the same totals down by industry. Tap any year or segment to open its films.

Across the timeline
total films
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Across industries
stacked
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Hindi411
Telugu130
Tamil148
Kannada15
Malayalam82
Bengali10
Marathi6
Punjabi12
English17
zh1
es1
gu1
Gross

Worldwide gross by industry & film.

Industry totals on the left, top-grossing films on the right. Worldwide nominal gross; not inflation-adjusted. Some 2025+ figures are running totals. Source — Wikipedia.

Top

By industry · all 50

  • Hindi31 films
    ₹22.4k cr
    Top: Dangal · ₹2.01k cr
  • Telugu9 films
    ₹8.47k cr
    Top: Baahubali 2: The Conclusion · ₹1.81k cr
  • Tamil7 films
    ₹3.96k cr
    Top: 2.0 · ₹750 cr
  • Kannada3 films
    ₹2.52k cr
    Top: KGF: Chapter 2 · ₹1.23k cr

Top 20 films

  • 01
    Dangal
    Dangal
    Hindi2016
    ₹2.01k cr
  • 02
    2026
    Dhurandhar: The Revenge
    Hindi2026
    ₹1.84k cr
  • 03
    2017
    Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
    Telugu2017
    ₹1.81k cr
  • 04
    Pushpa 2: The Rule
    Pushpa 2: The Rule
    Telugu2024
    ₹1.72k cr
  • 05
    Dhurandhar
    Dhurandhar
    Hindi2025
    ₹1.39k cr
  • 06
    RRR
    RRR
    Telugu2022
    ₹1.34k cr
  • 07
    2022
    KGF: Chapter 2
    Kannada2022
    ₹1.23k cr
  • 08
    Jawan
    Jawan
    Hindi2023
    ₹1.15k cr
  • 09
    Pathaan
    Pathaan
    Hindi2023
    ₹1.05k cr
  • 10
    Kalki 2898 AD
    Kalki 2898 AD
    Telugu2024
    ₹1.07k cr
  • 11
    Animal
    Animal
    Hindi2023
    ₹918 cr
  • 12
    Bajrangi Bhaijaan
    Bajrangi Bhaijaan
    Hindi2015
    ₹935 cr
  • 13
    Stree 2
    Stree 2
    Hindi2024
    ₹875 cr
  • 14
    Secret Superstar
    Secret Superstar
    Hindi2017
    ₹912 cr
  • 15
    2025
    Kantara: Chapter 1
    Kannada2025
    ₹875 cr
  • 16
    Chhaava
    Chhaava
    Hindi2025
    ₹803 cr
  • 17
    2014
    PK
    Hindi2014
    ₹760 cr
  • 18
    2.0
    2.0
    Tamil2018
    ₹750 cr
  • 19
    Gadar 2
    Gadar 2
    Hindi2023
    ₹691 cr
  • 20
    Sultan
    Sultan
    Hindi2016
    ₹620 cr
Genre flows

Industries into genres.

Each ribbon's thickness is the number of films flowing from a language to a genre. Tap any ribbon to see the films behind it.

Hindi850Tamil347Telugu298Malayalam164Kannada41English29Drama449Action319Thriller262Comedy236Romance214Crime148Adventure51Family50
Workshops

Most prolific directors by industry.

Tap any face to expand into the director's full filmography.

  • Hindi
    7 directors
  • Tamil
    7 directors
  • Telugu
    7 directors
  • Malayalam
    7 directors
  • Kannada
    2 directors
  • Bengali
    1 director
  • Punjabi
    1 director
Auteurs

The most prolific directors of the window.

Top 20 by films directed, 2015–2025. Each row carries a year-by-year sparkline so you can read the rhythm of a directing career. Tap a row to open the full filmography panel.

  1. 01
    Anurag Kashyap
    Anurag KashyapHindi
    Kennedy · Ghost Stories · Lust Stories · Manmarziyaan
    8
  2. 02
    A. R. Murugadoss
    A. R. MurugadossTamil
    Sikandar · Madharaasi · Darbar · Sarkar
    6
  3. 03
    Kabir Khan
    Kabir KhanHindi
    Chandu Champion · 83 · Tubelight · Bajrangi Bhaijaan
    5
  4. 04
    Karthik Subbaraj
    Karthik SubbarajTamil
    Retro · Jigarthanda DoubleX · Mahaan · Jagame Thandhiram
    5
  5. 05
    Lokesh Kanagaraj
    Lokesh KanagarajTamil
    Coolie · Leo · Vikram · Master
    5
  6. 06
    Mani Ratnam
    Mani RatnamTamil
    Thug Life · Ponniyin Selvan: Part II · Ponniyin Selvan: Part I · Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
    5
  7. 07
    Mohit Suri
    Mohit SuriHindi
    Saiyaara · Ek Villain Returns · Malang · Half Girlfriend
    5
  8. 08
    Neeraj Pandey
    Neeraj PandeyHindi
    Sikandar Ka Muqaddar · Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha · Aiyaary · M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
    5
  9. 09
    Rohit Shetty
    Rohit ShettyHindi
    Singham Again · Sooryavanshi · Simmba · Golmaal Again
    5
  10. 10
    Sujoy Ghosh
    Sujoy GhoshHindi
    Lust Stories 2 · Jaane Jaan · Badla · Anukul
    5
  11. 11
    Trivikram Srinivas
    Trivikram SrinivasTelugu
    Guntur Kaaram · Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo · Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava · A Aa
    5
  12. 12
    Vetrimaaran
    VetrimaaranTamil
    Viduthalai: Part II · Viduthalai: Part I · Asuran · Vada Chennai
    5
  13. 13
    Zoya Akhtar
    Zoya AkhtarHindi
    The Archies · Ghost Stories · Gully Boy · Lust Stories
    5
  14. 14
    A. L. Vijay
    A. L. VijayTamil
    Thalaivii · Lakshmi · Devi(L) · Idhu Enna Maayam
    4
  15. 15
    Abhishek Sharma
    Abhishek SharmaHindi
    Ram Setu · Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari · The Zoya Factor · Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran
    4
  16. 16
    Ali Abbas Zafar
    Ali Abbas ZafarHindi
    Bade Miyan Chote Miyan · Bharat · Tiger Zinda Hai · Sultan
    4
  17. 17
    Amar Kaushik
    Amar KaushikHindi
    Stree 2 · Bhediya · Bala · Stree
    4
  18. 18
    Amit Sharma
    Amit SharmaHindi
    Maidaan · Lust Stories 2 · Badhaai Ho · Tevar
    4
  19. 19
    Anees Bazmee
    Anees BazmeeHindi
    Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 · Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 · Mubarakan · Welcome Back
    4
  20. 20
    Anubhav Sinha
    Anubhav SinhaHindi
    Bheed · Anek · Thappad · Article 15
    4
Collaborations

Who works with whom.

Heat-map of recurring actor × director pairings. Tint deepens with shared films. Tap any cell to open the films behind that pair.

Anurag Kashyap
Anurag
A. R. Murugadoss
A.
Rohit Shetty
Rohit
Kabir Khan
Kabir
Zoya Akhtar
Zoya
Neeraj Pandey
Neeraj
Trivikram Srinivas
Trivikram
Mohit Suri
Mohit
Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Rao
Rajkummar Rao
Siddique
Siddique
Babu
Jagapati Babu
Nassar
Nassar
Devgn
Ajay Devgn
Raj
Prakash Raj
Abraham
John Abraham
Comparison

Side by side.

Four cards comparing how the industries and headliners stack up against each other.

Films by language

Share of titles in our 2015–2025 sample

  • Hindi
    411·49%
  • Tamil
    148·18%
  • Telugu
    130·16%
  • Malayalam
    82·10%
  • English
    17·2%
  • Kannada
    15·2%
  • Punjabi
    12·1%
  • Bengali
    10·1%
  • Marathi
    6·1%
  • ZH
    1·0%
  • ES
    1·0%
  • GU
    1·0%

Average rating by language

Mean IMDb rating · min 3 films per industry

  • Punjabi
    ★ 7.47·10f
  • Kannada
    ★ 6.89·15f
  • Marathi
    ★ 6.82·5f
  • Bengali
    ★ 6.71·8f
  • Tamil
    ★ 6.27·145f
  • Hindi
    ★ 6.14·402f
  • Malayalam
    ★ 6.13·80f
  • Telugu
    ★ 6.07·129f
  • English
    ★ 5.80·15f

Top headliners · by film count

Most prolific actors in the window

  • 01
    Akshay Kumar
    Akshay Kumar
    33
  • 02
    Nassar
    Nassar
    32
  • 03
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    29
  • 04
    Siddique
    Siddique
    23
  • 05
    Murali Sharma
    Murali Sharma
    22
  • 06
    Jagapati Babu
    Jagapati Babu
    21
  • 07
    Rajkummar Rao
    Rajkummar Rao
    20
  • 08
    Kumud Mishra
    Kumud Mishra
    20
  • 09
    Ajay Devgn
    Ajay Devgn
    19
  • 10
    John Abraham
    John Abraham
    17

Top headliners · by IMDb votes

Sum of audience votes across their films · proxy for popularity

  • 01
    Alia Bhatt
    Alia Bhatt
    3,467
  • 02
    Ajay Devgn
    Ajay Devgn
    3,342
  • 03
    Akshay Kumar
    Akshay Kumar
    3,049
  • 04
    Nassar
    Nassar
    2,750
  • 05
    Tabu
    Tabu
    2,056
  • 06
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    1,941
  • 07
    Kumud Mishra
    Kumud Mishra
    1,904
  • 08
    Prakash Raj
    Prakash Raj
    1,849
  • 09
    Vicky Kaushal
    Vicky Kaushal
    1,795
  • 10
    Ayushmann Khurrana
    Ayushmann Khurrana
    1,768
Box-office data isn't published in TMDB for Indian films, so vote volume stands in as the honest popularity signal.