Most expensive Indian films in history

 

Most expensive Indian films in history

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Most expensive Indian films in history

Sr. N.	Movie	Year
1	Mughal-e-Azam	1960
2	Devdas	2002
3	Saawariya	2007
4	Jodha Akbar	2008
5	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	2013
6	Bombay Velvet	2015
7	Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	2015
8	Bajirao Mastan	2015
9	Detective Byomkesh Bakshy	2015
10	Padmaavat	2018

10. Padmaavat (2018)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat faced a lot of opposition from groups who were in favor of banning the film. Despite all the opposition, the film was released and became the highest grossing film of all time. Audiences and critics appreciated the visuals and were surprised by Bhansali's portrayal of the Rajput empire. The film, starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, is a period drama that is a fictional account of Queen Padmavati. The story is of the attack on Chittor Fort by Alauddin Khilji of Delhi Sultanate. The film was originally scheduled to be shot at Chittor Fort in Chittor, but due to protests the shooting had to be shifted. Bhansali decided to recreate the Chittor Fort in a studio in Mumbai and he did a fantastic job on it. The set looked exactly like the original and the overall movie looked amazing

9. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy (2015)

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy was another period film set in pre-independence Calcutta in 1942. The story is based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshy created by Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and stars Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead role. The challenge for director Dibakar Banerjee was to create the atmosphere of war-torn Calcutta with its nostalgic feel, old buildings and ancient cars and trams. Set designers Vandana Kataria and Dibakar Banerjee worked together to create the Calcutta they had envisioned and created the old city. The film was successful in its portrayal of the old city of Calcutta and impressed audiences with its highly detailed set designs.

8. Bajirao Mastani (2015)

The set of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani has gone down in history as the best set of a film ever. When we thought Bhansali couldn't top his last project, boy were we wrong! Not only has Bhansali been on top in his previous projects, but he has also raised the bar of set design to a level that only he can dare to match. His imaginative talent is unmatched as he brings to life the eras of the past and makes them larger than life. For his magnum opus, Bajirao Mastani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali built the second most expensive set in history. He reportedly asked for the set of 'Mughal-e-Azam', which is considered to be one of the most expensive sets ever built, to be recreated for his film. Aina Mahal has become the second most expensive set after Mughal-e-Azam. The set was designed by Sujit Sriram and Saloni and took 45 days to build. Over 20,000 intricately designed mirrors have been used which were selected from Jaipur.

7. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015)

Salman Khan's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is one of the most expensive films ever made in India. Director Sooraj Barjatya is known for depicting an extravagant lifestyle for his characters and he has lived up to his reputation in this regard as well. He ordered huge and expensive sets to be built for his film. This film tells the story of the rich prince of Pritampur. The Royal Palace, said to be the largest set ever built, was built especially for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. It features the towering forts of Rajasthan, but the makers also built the iconic Sheesh Mahal to shoot a certain scene in the film. Lights were an important part of the set and apparently the budget for lights alone was around Rs 13-15 crore for a 258-day schedule. Made on a budget of Rs 90 crore, luckily for the director, the extravagance proved to be effective as the film has now become one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

6. Bombay Velvet (2015)

Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet is set in the 1960s, before Bombay became Mumbai as it is now. The film had to make the city look like it was in the 60s. Considered to be Anurag Kashyap's most expensive project, the director asked to build the entire Old Bombay city on a 9.5-acre land in Colombo. Everything in the city was rebuilt from scratch, from the buildings themselves to the interiors of the buildings and even fine details like signage and interiors and decorations. The sets reportedly took 11 months to build and the entire film was made on a budget of Rs 120 crore. When asked why he decided to build a set in Sri Lanka, Anurag said, "We came to Sri Lanka because it is the only country where we could make the film at the same cost and in the same number of days." Shooting it. Because of the influence of the British and the Portuguese in the making of Bombay, I visited many countries where the Portuguese went, from Sao Paulo to Shanghai because many period films have been shot to recreate my Mumbai until Vivek had to Mr. not found. Lanka. We chose Sri Lanka for many reasons. Despite its big budget, the film failed to perform and was regarded as a disaster at the box office.