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This is a list of the most expensive Indian films, with budgets given in Indian rupees.

Current ranking

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year Language Studio Budget (est.) Ref.
Baahubali 2015 Telugu Arka Media Works ₹1.20 billion (US$14 million) [1]
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo 2015 Hindi Rajshri Productions ₹1.80 billion (US$22 million) [1]
Dhoom 3 2013 Hindi Yash Raj Films ₹1.75 billion (US$21 million) [1]
Bang Bang! 2014 Hindi Fox Star Studios ₹1.40 billion (US$17 million) [1]
Happy New Year 2014 Hindi Red Chillies Entertainment ₹1.25 billion (US$15 million) [1]
Kick 2014 Hindi Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment ₹1.15 billion (US$14 million) [1]
Enthiran 2010 Tamil Sun Pictures ₹1.32 billion (US$16 million) [2]
Baahubali: The Conclusion† 2016 Telugu Arka Media Works ₹1.30 billion (US$16 million) [3]
Ra.One 2011 Hindi Red Chillies Entertainment ₹1.30 billion (US$16 million) [1]
Bajrangi Bhaijaan 2015 Hindi Eros International ₹0.9 billion (US$11 million) [1]
Baahubali: The Beginning 2015 Telugu Arka Media Works ₹1.20 billion (US$14 million) [3]
Bombay Velvet 2015 Hindi Fox Star Studios ₹1.2 billion (US$14 million) [1]
Welcome Back 2015 Hindi Eros International ₹1.15 billion (US$14 million) [1]
Chennai Express 2013 Hindi Red Chillies Entertainment ₹1.15 billion (US$14 million) [1]
Brothers 2015 Hindi Dharma Productions ₹1.12 billion (US$13 million) [1]
Singham Returns 2014 Hindi Reliance Entertainment ₹1.10 billion (US$13 million) [1]
Jai Ho 2014 Hindi Fox Star Studios ₹1.02 billion (US$12 million) [1]
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! 2013 Hindi Balaji Motion Pictures ₹1.00 billion (US$12 million) [1]

Historical timeline

Year Title Budget (est.) Language Ref.
1933 Savitri ₹1 million (US$12,000) Telugu [4][5]
1948 Chandralekha ₹3 million (US$36,000) Tamil [6]
1957 Mother India ₹3.5 million (equivalent to ₹350 million or US$4.2 million in 2023) Hindi [7]
1960 Mughal-e-Azam ₹10.5 million (equivalent to ₹940 million or US$11 million in 2023) Hindi [8][9]
1975 Sholay ₹30 million (equivalent to ₹840 million or US$10 million in 2023) Hindi [10]
1998 Jeans ₹200 million (equivalent to ₹900 million or US$11 million in 2023) Tamil [11]
2001 Lagaan ₹250 million (equivalent to ₹1,000 million or US$12 million in 2023) Hindi [12]
2002 Devdas ₹500 million (equivalent to ₹1.9 billion or US$23 million in 2023) Hindi [13]
2008 Dasavathaaram ₹700 million (equivalent to ₹2.0 billion or US$23 million in 2023) Tamil [14]
2009 Blue ₹800 million (equivalent to ₹2.0 billion or US$24 million in 2023) Hindi [15]
2010 Enthiran ₹1.32 billion (equivalent to ₹3.0 billion or US$35 million in 2023) Tamil [2]
2013 Dhoom 3 ₹1.75 billion (equivalent to ₹3.0 billion or US$36 million in 2023) Hindi [1]
2015 Baahubali ₹2.50 billion (US$30 million) Telugu [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Highest Budget Movies All Time". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Sun TV Network Q3 Net up 48.40% at Rs 250.25cr". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "'Baahubali' (Hindi) 35-Day Box Office Collection: SS Rajamouli's Film Makes Decent Business in Fifth Week". International Business Times. 15 August 2015.
  4. ^ Bhagwan Das Garg (1996). So many cinemas: the motion picture in India. Eminence Designs. p. 86. ISBN 81-900602-1-X.
  5. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (7 November 2010). "SATI SAVITHRI (1933)". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  6. ^ Guy, Randor (December 2008). "... And thus he made Chandralekha sixty years ago". Madras Musings. XVIII. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013. {{cite journal}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 May 2013 suggested (help)
  7. ^ "50 Years Later, the 'Mother India' Legend Endures". DNA India. 25 October 2007.
  8. ^ "Movie Review — Mughal-E-Azam (1960) — Indian Film Opens:' Mughal-Azam,' a Spectacle, in More Than 200 Theatres". The New York Times. 6 August 1960. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Shapoorji Pallonji Group: The Mughal-e-Azam Of realty business". The Economic Times. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  10. ^ Chopra, Anupama (2000). Sholay – The Making of a Classic. Penguin Books, India. ISBN 0-14-029970-X. p. 143
  11. ^ "Tamil director Shankar's latest film, Jeans, costliest Indian production to date : FILMS - India Today". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Aamir Khan causes traffic jam". The Tribune. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  13. ^ Chapman, James (2004). Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 346. ISBN 1861895747. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Dasavatharam: India's most ambitious film to date". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Blue". Box Office India.
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