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A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry in 2011. Several commercially and critically successful films were released during the year. Eight films made it to the top 30 list of highest grossing Hindi films at the Indian box office.

Top grossing films[link]

At the end of 2011, eight releases of 2011 had entered the List of highest-grossing Bollywood films. The highest-grossing film of 2011 is Bodyguard, collecting 140,95,00,000. 2011 marked the first time in Bollywood cinematic history that four films crossed the 100 crore mark. Several of these films saw major worldwide commercial success, notably Ra.One, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Don 2 and Bodyguard. Several unexpected major successes also arose, including Delhi Belly, Murder 2 and The Dirty Picture. The total net collections of the top ten films is estimated at 931.4 crore (US$185.81 million), which is 26.71% up from 2010's 735.07 crore (US$146.65 million). 2011 has thus set the record for biggest cumulative top-ten-films collections of all time.

A film-by-film analysis for the most notable films is given below:-

• Bodyguard is the year's highest grosser with a total net of 140,95,00,000. Within the first day of its release, become the highest opening day grosser as well as the biggest grosser ever for a single day,^[1] breaking the records earlier held by Dabangg. The film went on to break many collection records, netting 20.66 crore on its opening day, 85.50 crore in its extented opening weekend and 109.47 crore in its extented first week of business, and is currently the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.^[2] This film marked the third straight 100 crore-plus film for Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor. It is Bollywood's second highest-grossing film ever, after 2009's 3 Idiots.^[3]

• Ready has netted 121,26,00,000 in its theatrical run, making it the third highest-grossing film of all time.^[4] At the time of release, it became Salman Khan's second back-to-back 100 crore-plus film.

• Ra.One netted 114,78,00,000, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of all time.^[5] It set the record for a single-day collection, netting 22.8 crore on its second day.^[6] Upon release, the film became the first 100 crore-plus film for Shah Rukh Khan, his highest-grossing film till date and Kareena Kapoor's fourth straight 100 crore-plus film. In the process, Kapoor equalled yesteryear superstar Hema Malini's record of four back-to-back films in the top ten highest-grossing Bollywood films of her time.

• Don 2 netted 106,03,00,000, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of all time.^[7] It became Priyanka Chopra's first 100 crore film.

• Singham netted 97,87,00,000, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of all time.^[4] The film became Ajay Devgn's biggest commercial success till date.

Volume of releases[link]

There were 107 Bollywood releases in 2011. As per statistics, the third quarter saw the maximum number of films while the first and fourth quarters saw the least number of films. The break-up, per quarter, is:-

Scheduled releases[link]

January – March[link]

April – June[link]

July – September[link]

October – December[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Bollywood films of 2011 at IMDB

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Gul Panag
Born	Gul Panag (1977-01-03) January 3, 1977 (age 35) [1] Chandigarh, India
Other names	Gul Panag-Attari
Occupation	Actress, Voice actress, Model
Years active	2000–present
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Spouse	Rishi Attari (March 13, 2011-)
Website
http://www.gulpanag.net

Gul Panag (born 3 January 1977;^[1] Chandigarh, India) is an Indian actress, voice actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Her notable films include Dor, Dhoop, Manorama Six Feet Under, Hello, and Straight.

Biography[link]

Gul started her education in Sangrur, in Punjab.^[2] However, her father's army career ensured that, she moved to different places across India (and abroad). As a result of this, she studied in 14 different schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas (Chandigarh, Mhow, Leh and Wellington, Tamil Nadu), The Lawrence School, Lovedale and the International School of Lusaka, Zambia.^[2] She did her Bachelors in Mathematics from Punjabi University, Patiala, and Masters in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh.^[2] As a student, Panag was interested in sports and public speaking. She won numerous state and national level debate competitions, including two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition.^[1][3]

Career[link]

Gul won the coveted Miss India title in 1999, and was crowned Miss Beautiful Smile at the same pageant.^[4] At the Miss Universe 1999 pageant, she was ranked among the Top 10 contestants. Gul began her career in Bollywood, with the 2003 film Dhoop. Since then, she has worked in films like Jurm (2005) and the TV series Kashmeer.^[5] She played a commoner, fighting hard to save her husband from going to the gallows, in the 2006 Nagesh Kukunoor film, Dor. In 2008, she acted in the films Hello and Summer 2007. In 2009, she was seen in the movie Straight. She featured in Rann in a role attempting to stop her boy friend from doing the right thing. Gul appeared on the front page of Maxim with whom she did a photo shoot in September 2008.^[6][7]

Gul has appeared in numerous advertisements on television and print media over the past decade or so (most notably - The Titan Raga watches ads, and most recently in the Tata Sky ads along with Aamir Khan). Gul is the brand ambassador for Tata Sky, along with Aamir Khan.

She ran at the Delhi Half Marathon in November 2010, but endured eve teasing from male runners at the event. She later remarked that the attitude of men in Delhi needed to change and that the city was unsafe for women.^[8]

Personal life[link]

Gul is techno-savvy, with strong and interesting views on most subjects. She is highly active on Twitter. She was the Twitter Face for the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week held in 2009, to cover the happenings/proceedings on the micro-blogging site.^[9]

Gul Panag got married to her long time boyfriend Rishi Attari on March 13, 2011 in a gurudwara in Chandigarh in a traditional Punjabi Sikh ceremony.^[10][11]

Awards[link]

Nominated

• Stardust Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2009) for Hello
• Screen Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2007) for Dor

Won

• Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress, tied with Ayesha Takia for Dor (2007).

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

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Television[link]