Before starting with our list of 10 most expensive Bollywood movies ever, let’s find out a little more about Indian Movie Industry. Indian cinema, commonly known as Bollywood is probably the most glamorous after Hollywood. With hundreds of movies being released each year, and the overseas demand on a continuous rise, Bollywood is all set to take the cinema world by surprise. What is worth mentioning here is the amount of budget some of these movies carry. Gone are the days of a typical, low-budget Indian movie – the modern film makers of Bollywood are not only talented but usually have with them a huge budget.
Here is our exclusive list of the 10 most expensive Bollywood movies ever made.
10. Holiday
The full name of the movie is “Holiday; A soldier is never off duty” – The movie itself might be a surprise to some as it failed to make it big but the budget it carried is going to surprise you more. One billion Rupees! Yes, you heard it right. It has the beautiful Sunakshi Sinha and the ever green Akhsay Kumar in leading roles.
9. Jai Ho
Starring Salman Khan, “Jai Ho” had huge backing of more than a billion rupees. The movie also was a big hit and was able to accumulate even bigger numbers as profits. Salman’s brother Sohail Khan was the producer of this mega movie!
8. Chennai Express
Another hit movie, starring Shahrukh Khan and the ever gorgeous Depika;” Chennai Express” is the number eight on our list with whooping budget of Rs. 115 crore. The movie is a romantic, comedy – the typical Sharukh’s type.
7. Krish 3
The next on our list of 10 most expensive Bollywood movies ever is no other than “Krish 3”. Living up to its expectation, the super-hero “Krish” appears again for the third time to save the world. Starring Hrithik Roshan as “Krish” the movie is particularly the most popular among kids. The movie is actually a sequel of “Koi Mil Gaya” and “Krish” by Rakesh Roshan. It had an impressive budget of Rs. 115 crore.
6. Kick
This movie is the latest sensation from popular Indian star Salman Khan. It also features the pretty Jacqueline Fernandez in the leading role. The movie is fight, fight and fight backed up with a solid budget of Rs. 120 crore. This movie got released in 2014 and has been able to accumulate some good profit.
5. Blue
“Blue” is a star studded Indian movie which has actors and actresses like Sanjay Dutt, Akhsay Kumar, Zayd Khan and Lara Dutta. The movie unfortunately could not gather the applause as it should have been with a budget of more than Rs. 120 crore. The movie however has been directed neatly with some best underwater stunts the industry has ever seen and the long awaited return of Lara Dutta to the big screen.
4. RA ONE
You don’t usually expect Sharukh Khan in a sci-fi Indian movie. “RA ONE” is one of the few movies in which the popular Sharukh Khan appeared differently. It’s an action packed, powerful movie, which has a budget tag of Rs. 130 crore. Aside from Shahrukh, the movie has Kareena Kapoor and Arjun rampal in leading roles.
3. Bang Bang
Next on our list of 10 most expensive Bollywood movies ever is “Bang Bang”. Starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, the movie is actually the remake of Hollywood’s famous “Knight and Day”. Probably not as big as the “Knight and Day” but” Bang Bang” was able to make some good profit. This full-action movie had an amazing budget of Rs. 140 crore.
2. Robot
Released in 2010, Robot still manages to retain the second position in our list of 10 of the most expensive Bollywood movies ever. It has Rajhnikant and Ayswariya Rai in leading roles and had the budget of around Rs. 150 crore. The movie was a major hit all around the world.
And the most expensive Bollywood Movie ever is: Dhoom 3
This one stars probably the most famous actors in Bollywood – Amir Khan. The movie is a sequel of Dhoom series and is somewhat inspired by Hollywood’s “Now You Can See Me”. The movie also has some other big names like Katrina Kaif and Abhishek Bachan. The budget? More than Rs. 150 crore!
Hope you’ve enjoyed reading this list of 10 most expensive Bollywood Movies ever.
