India, Jan. 16 -- Actors may be the faces of films worldwide, but it's the production houses and studios that foot the bill, fund massive blockbusters, and eventually, rake in the profits as well. And even as stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Prabhas, Rajinikanth, or Allu Arjun are often in contention for being the biggest 'brands', the real brands are seldom mentioned. The top-grossing production house at the Indian box office has raked in over Rs.5000 crore over 30 years, beating some of the biggest names from Bollywood and Hollywood.

According to data mined by Marketing Mind, Bhushan Kumar's T-Series is the highest-grossing production house in India, with net earnings of Rs.5697 crore from 117 films over the years. This is the cumulative box...