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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1998:
No. | Title | Director | Producer | Gross [1] |
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1 | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Karan Johar | Dharma Productions | ₹107 crore |
2 | Soldier | Abbas–Mustan | Tips Industries | ₹38.88 crore |
3 | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | Anees Bazmee | Baba Films | ₹38.27 crore |
4 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | David Dhawan | Pooja Entertainment | ₹35.21 crore |
5 | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | Sohail Khan | Gumeet & Sohail Productions Pooja Entertainment | ₹33.36 crore |
6 | Dil Se.. | Mani Ratnam | Madras Talkies Varma Corporation | ₹28.26 crore |
7 | Ghulam | Vikram Bhatt | Vishesh Films | ₹24.2 crore |
8 | Major Saab | Tinnu Anand | Amitabh Bachchan Corporation | ₹23.21 crore |
9 | Dulhe Raja | Harmesh Malhotra | Eastern Films | ₹22.49 crore |
10 | China Gate | Rajkumar Santoshi | Santoshi Productions | ₹22.30 crore |
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