List of most expensive Indian films

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

Current ranking

Title	Year	Language	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Prem_Ratan_Dhan_Payo	2015	Hindi	Rajshri Productions	₹1.80 billion (US$27 million)	[1]
Dhoom 3	2013	Hindi	Yash Raj Films	₹1.75 billion (US$26 million)	[1]
Bang Bang!	2014	Hindi	Fox Star Studios	₹1.60 billion (US$24 million)	[1]
Happy New Year	2014	Hindi	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹1.50 billion (US$22 million)	[1]
Kick	2014	Hindi	Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment	₹1.40 billion (US$21 million)	[1]
Enthiran	2010	Tamil	Sun Pictures	₹1.32 billion (US$20 million)	[2]
Ra.One	2011	Hindi	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹1.30 billion (US$19 million)	[1]
Bajirao Mastani	2015	Hindi	Bhansali Productions	₹1.25 billion (US$19 million)	[3]
Bajrangi Bhaijaan	2015	Hindi	Salman Khan Films Kabir Khan Films	₹1.25 billion (US$19 million)	[1]
Kochadaiiyaan	2014	Tamil	Eros International Media One Global Entertainment Cinemorphic	₹1.25 billion (US$19 million)	[4]
Baahubali: The Beginning	2015	Telugu Tamil	Arka Media Works	₹1.20 billion (US$18 million)	[5]
PK	2014	Hindi	Vinod Chopra Films Rajkumar Hirani Films	₹1.20 billion (US$18 million)	[1]
Puli	2015	Tamil	SKT Studios	₹1.18 billion (US$18 million)	[6]
Bombay Velvet	2015	Hindi	Fox Star Studios	₹1.18 billion (US$18 million)	[1]
Welcome Back	2015	Hindi	Base Industries Group	₹1.15 billion (US$17 million)	[1]
Chennai Express	2013	Hindi	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹1.15 billion (US$17 million)	[1]
Brothers	2015	Hindi	Dharma Productions	₹1.12 billion (US$17 million)	[1]
Singham Returns	2014	Hindi	Ajay Devgn Films Rohit Shetty Productions	₹1.05 billion (US$16 million)	[1]
Jai Ho	2014	Hindi	Sohail Khan Productions	₹1.02 billion (US$15 million)	[1]
Dilwale	2015	Hindi	Red Chillies Entertainment Rohit Shetty Productions	₹1.00 billion (US$15 million)	[3]
I	2015	Tamil	Aascar Film	₹1.00 billion (US$15 million)	[7]
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!	2013	Hindi	Balaji Motion Pictures	₹1.00 billion (US$15 million)	[1]

Historical timeline

Year	Title	Budget (est.)	Language	Ref.
1933	Savitri	₹1 million (US$15,000)	Telugu	[8][9]
1948	Chandralekha	₹3 million (US$45,000)	Tamil	[10]
1957	Mother India	₹3.5 million (equivalent to ₹160 million or US$2.4 million in 2013)	Hindi	[11]
1960	Mughal-e-Azam	₹10.5 million (equivalent to ₹430 million or US$6.4 million in 2013)	Hindi	[12][13]
1975	Sholay	₹30 million (equivalent to ₹370 million or US$5.4 million in 2013)	Hindi	[14]
1998	Jeans	₹200 million (equivalent to ₹460 million or US$6.8 million in 2013)	Tamil	[15]
2001	Lagaan	₹250 million (equivalent to ₹490 million or US$7.3 million in 2013)	Hindi	[16]
2002	Devdas	₹500 million (equivalent to ₹950 million or US$14 million in 2013)	Hindi	[17]
2008	Dasavathaaram	₹700 million (equivalent to ₹950 million or US$14 million in 2013)	Tamil	[18]
2009	Blue	₹800 million (equivalent to ₹1.1 billion or US$16 million in 2013)	Hindi	[19]
2010	Enthiran	₹1.32 billion (equivalent to ₹1.6 billion or US$24 million in 2013)	Tamil	[2]
2013	Dhoom 3	₹1.75 billion (equivalent to ₹1.8 billion or US$26 million in 2013)	Hindi	[1]
2015	Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	₹1.80 billion (US$27 million)	Hindi	[1]

Most expensive films by language

Most expensive Bengali films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Chander Pahar	2013	Shree Venkatesh Films	₹150 million (US$2.2 million)	[20]
Macho Mustanaa	2013	Remac Filmz	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[21]
Mishawr Rawhoshyo	2013	Shree Venkatesh Films	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[20]

Most expensive Hindi films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	2015	Rajshri Productions	₹1.80 billion (US$27 million)	[1]
Dhoom 3	2013	Yash Raj Films	₹1.75 billion (US$26 million)	[1]
Bang Bang!	2014	Fox Star Studios	₹1.60 billion (US$24 million)	[1]
Happy New Year	2014	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹1.50 billion (US$22 million)	[1]
Kick	2014	Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment	₹1.40 billion (US$21 million)	[1]
Ra.One	2011	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹1.30 billion (US$19 million)	[1]
Bajirao Mastani	2015	Bhansali Productions	₹1.25 billion (US$19 million)	[3]
Bajrangi Bhaijaan	2015	Salman Khan Films Kabir Khan Films	₹1.25 billion (US$19 million)	[1]
PK	2014	Vinod Chopra Films Rajkumar Hirani Films	₹1.20 billion (US$18 million)	[1]
Bombay Velvet	2015	Fox Star Studios	₹1.18 billion (US$18 million)	[1]
Welcome Back	2015	Base Industries Group	₹1.15 billion (US$17 million)	[1]
Chennai Express	2013	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹1.15 billion (US$17 million)	[1]
Brothers	2015	Dharma Productions	₹1.12 billion (US$17 million)	[1]
Singham Returns	2014	Ajay Devgn Films Rohit Shetty Productions	₹1.05 billion (US$16 million)	[1]
Jai Ho	2014	Sohail Khan Productions	₹1.02 billion (US$15 million)	[1]
Dilwale	2015	Red Chillies Entertainment Rohit Shetty Productions	₹1.00 billion (US$15 million)	[3]
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!	2013	Balaji Motion Pictures	₹1.00 billion (US$15 million)	[1]

Most expensive Malayalam films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander	2015	Gayathri Film International	₹350 million (US$5.2 million)	[22]
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja	2009	Sree Gokulam Films	₹270 million (US$4.0 million)	[23]
Casanovva	2012	Confident Entertainment Aashirvad Cinemas	₹210 million (US$3.1 million)	[24]
Urumi	2011	August Cinema	₹200 million (US$3.0 million)	[25]
Double Barrel	2015	August Cinema	₹160 million (US$2.4 million)	[26]
Ennu Ninte Moideen	2015	Newton Movies	₹120 million (US$1.8 million)	[27]
Bangalore Days	2014	Anwar Rasheed Entertainment Weekend Blockbusters	₹90 million (US$1.3 million)	[28]
Cousins	2014	Vyshakha Cinemas	₹90 million (US$1.3 million)	[29]
Gangster	2014	OPM	₹80 million (US$1.2 million)	[30]
Loham	2015	Aashirvad Cinemas	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[31]
Mr. Fraud	2014	A.V.A Productions	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[30]
1 by Two	2014	Universal Cinema	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[30]
Ring Master	2014	Vaishaka Cynyma	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[30]

Most expensive Tamil films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Enthiran	2010	Sun Pictures	₹1.32 billion (US$20 million)	[2]
Kochadaiiyaan	2014	Eros International Media One Global Entertainment Cinemorphic	₹1.25 billion (US$19 million)	[4]
Baahubali: The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	₹1.20 billion (US$18 million)	[5]
Puli	2015	SKT Studios	₹1.18 billion (US$18 million)	[6]`
I	2015	Aascar Film	₹1.00 billion (US$15 million)	[7]
Lingaa	2014	Eros International	₹800 million (US$12 million)	[32]
7aum Arivu	2011	Red Giant Movies	₹800 million (US$12 million)	[33]
24	2016	2D Entertainment	₹750 million (US$11 million)	[34]
Kaththi	2014	Ayngaran International and Lyca Productions	₹700 million (US$10 million)	[35]

Most expensive Telugu films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Baahubali: The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	₹1.20 billion (US$18 million)	[5]
Rudhramadevi	2015	Gunaa Team Works	₹800 million (US$12 million)	[36]
Sardaar Gabbar Singh	2016	Pawan Kalyan Creative Works Northstar Entertainment Eros International	₹750 million (US$11 million)	[37]
Srimanthudu	2015	G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd Mythri Movie Makers	₹700 million (US$10 million)	[38]
1: Nenokkadine	2014	14 Reels Entertainment	₹700 million (US$10 million)	[39]
Oopiri	2016	PVP Cinema	₹650 million (US$9.7 million)	[40]
Aagadu	2014	14 Reels Entertainment	₹650 million (US$9.7 million)	[41]
Thoofan	2013	Prakash Mehra Productions Flying Turtle Films	₹600 million (US$8.9 million)	[42]
Attarintiki Daredi	2013	Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra	₹550 million (US$8.2 million)	[43]
Baadshah	2013	Parameswara Art Productions	₹550 million (US$8.2 million)	[44]

See also

• List of most expensive films
• List of most expensive non-English-language films
• List of highest-grossing films
• List of highest-grossing Indian films

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