List of most expensive Indian films

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

Current ranking

Title	Year	Language	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
"2.0"	Coming Soon [2017]	Tamil Hindi	Lyca Productions	₹4.00 billion (US$59 million)	[1]
"Baahubali: The Conclusion"	Coming Soon [2017]	Telugu Tamil	Arka Media Works	₹2.00 billion (US$30 million)	[1]
I	2015	Tamil	Aascar Film	₹1.80 billion (US$27 million)	[2]
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	2015	Hindi	Fox Star Studios 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]
Bajirao Mastani	2015	Hindi	SLB Films	₹1.45 billion (US$22 million)	[1]
Sultan	2016	Hindi	Yash Raj Films	₹1.40 billion (US$21 million)	[1]
Kick	2014	Hindi	Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment	₹1.40 billion (US$21 million)	[1]
Mohenjo Daro	2016	Hindi	Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Private Limited	₹1.38 billion (US$21 million)	[1]
Enthiran	2010	Tamil	Sun Pictures	₹1.32 billion (US$20 million)	[3]
Ra.One	2011	Hindi	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹1.30 billion (US$19 million)	[1]
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	₹1.2 billion (US$18 million)	[5]
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]
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]
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	2016	Hindi	Fox Star Studios Inspired Entertainment Friday FilmWorks	₹1.10 billion (US$16 million)	[1]
Welcome Back	2015	Hindi	Base Industries Group	₹1.08 billion (US$16 million)	[1]
Fan	2016	Hindi	Yash Raj Films	₹1.05 billion (US$16 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]
Kabali	2016	Tamil	V. Creations	₹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 ₹250 million or US$3.7 million in 2016)	Hindi	[11]
1960	Mughal-e-Azam	₹10.5 million (equivalent to ₹660 million or US$9.8 million in 2016)	Hindi	[12][13]
1975	Sholay	₹30 million (equivalent to ₹590 million or US$8.8 million in 2016)	Hindi	[14]
1998	Jeans	₹200 million (equivalent to ₹630 million or US$9.4 million in 2016)	Tamil	[15]
2001	Lagaan	₹250 million (equivalent to ₹700 million or US$10 million in 2016)	Hindi	[16]
2002	Devdas	₹500 million (equivalent to ₹1.3 billion or US$20 million in 2016)	Hindi	[17]
2008	Dasavathaaram	₹700 million (equivalent to ₹1.4 billion or US$20 million in 2016)	Tamil	[18]
2009	Blue	₹800 million (equivalent to ₹1.3 billion or US$19 million in 2016)	Hindi	[19]
2010	Enthiran	₹1.32 billion (equivalent to ₹2.1 billion or US$31 million in 2016)	Tamil	[3]
2013	Dhoom 3	₹1.75 billion (equivalent to ₹2.1 billion or US$31 million in 2016)	Hindi	[1]
2015	Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	₹1.80 billion (equivalent to ₹1.9 billion or US$28 million in 2016)	Hindi	[1]

Most expensive films by language

Most expensive Punjabi films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Chaar Sahibzaade	2014	Baweja Movies	₹200 million (US$3.0 million)	[20]
Zorawar	2016	PTC Motion Pictures	₹200 million (US$3.0 million)	[20]
Sardaar Ji	2015	White Hill Productions	₹130 million (US$1.9 million)	[21]
Jatt & Juliet 2	2013	White Hill Productions	₹85 million (US$1.3 million)	[22]
Mirza – The Untold Story	2012	Inda Raikoti and Aman Khatkar	₹80 million (US$1.2 million)	[23]

Most expensive Bengali films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Chander Pahar	2013	Shree Venkatesh Films	₹150 million (US$2.2 million)	[24]
Macho Mustanaa	2013	Remac Filmz	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[25]
Mishawr Rawhoshyo	2013	Shree Venkatesh Films	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[24]

Most expensive English films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Veeram	2016	Chandrakala Arts	₹350 million (US$5.2 million)	[26]
Finding Fanny	2014	Maddock Films	₹290 million (US$4.3 million)	[27]
Delhi Belly	2011	Aamir Khan Productions	₹230 million (US$3.4 million)	[28]
Dhobi Ghat	2011	Aamir Khan Productions	₹130 million (US$1.9 million)	[29]
The Last Lear	2007	Planman Motion Pictures	₹110 million (US$1.6 million)	[30]

Most expensive Hindi films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
"2.0"	Coming Soon [2017]	Lyca Productions	₹4.00 billion (US$59 million)	[1]
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	2015	Fox Star Studios Rajshri Productions	₹1.80 billion (US$27 million)	[1]
Dhoom 3	2013	Yash Raj Films	₹1.75 billion (US$26 million)	[1]
Dilwale	2015	Red Chillies Entertainment Rohit Shetty Productions	₹1.65 billion (US$25 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]
Bajirao Mastani	2015	SLB Films	₹1.45 billion (US$22 million)	[1]
Sultan	2016	Yash Raj Films	₹1.40 billion (US$21 million)	[1]
Kick	2014	Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment	₹1.40 billion (US$21 million)	[1]
Mohenjo Daro	2016	Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Private Limited	₹1.38 billion (US$21 million)	[1]
PK	2014	Vinod Chopra Films Rajkumar Hirani Films	₹1.35 billion (US$20 million)	[1]
Ra.One	2011	Red Chillies Entertainment	₹1.30 billion (US$19 million)	[1]
Bajrangi Bhaijaan	2015	Salman Khan Films Kabir Khan Films	₹1.25 billion (US$19 million)	[1]
Bombay Velvet	2015	Fox Star Studios	₹1.18 billion (US$18 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]
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	2016	Fox Star Studios Inspired Entertainment Friday FilmWorks	₹1.10 billion (US$16 million)	[1]
Welcome Back	2015	Base Industries Group	₹1.08 billion (US$16 million)	[1]
Fan	2016	Yash Raj Films	₹1.05 billion (US$16 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]
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!	2013	Balaji Motion Pictures	₹1.00 billion (US$15 million)	[1]

Most expensive Kannada films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Kali	Coming Soon [2018]	C Manohar Productions	₹1.2 billion (US$18 million)	[31][32]
Jaguar (2016 film)	2016	Channambika Films	₹800 million (US$12 million)	[33]
Kotigobba 2	2016	Rambabu Productions Rockline Productions	₹450 million (US$6.7 million)	[34] [35]
Nagarahavu (2016 film)	2016	Inbox Pictures Pvt Ltd Blockbuster Studios Pen Movies	₹400 million (US$5.9 million)	[36]
KGF	Coming Soon [2017]	Hombale Films	₹400 million (US$5.9 million)	[37] [38]
Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna	2012	Anand Appugol	₹300 million (US$4.5 million)	[39] [31] [40]
Maanikya	2014	MNK Movies	₹190 million (US$2.8 million)	[41]
Ranavikrama	2015	Jayanna Combines	₹150 million (US$2.2 million)	[41]
Mungaru Male 2	2016	E. K. Pictures	₹100 million (US$1.5 million)	[42]

Most expensive Malayalam films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
Veeram	2016	Chandrakala Arts	₹350 million (US$5.2 million)	[43]
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja	2009	Sree Gokulam Films	₹270 million (US$4.0 million)	[44]
Pulimurugan	2016	Mulakupadam Films	₹250 million (US$3.7 million)	[45]
Urumi	2011	August Cinema	₹200 million (US$3.0 million)	[46]
Double Barrel	2015	August Cinema	₹160 million (US$2.4 million)	[47]
Ennu Ninte Moideen	2015	Newton Movies	₹120 million (US$1.8 million)	[48]
Casanovva	2012	Confident Entertainment Aashirvad Cinemas	₹120 million (US$1.8 million)	[49][50]
Peruchazhi	2014	Friday Film House	₹100 million (US$1.5 million)	[51]
Bangalore Days	2014	Anwar Rasheed Entertainment Weekend Blockbusters	₹90 million (US$1.3 million)	[52]
Cousins	2014	Vyshakha Cinemas	₹90 million (US$1.3 million)	[53]

Most expensive Marathi films

Movie	Year	Studio(s)	Budget (est.)	ref(s)
Lai Bhaari	2014	Mumbai Film Company	₹150 million (US$2.2 million)	[54]
Pyaar Vali Love Story	2014	Cinema Company India Pvt Ltd Dreaming 24/7 Productions and STV Network Pvt Ltd	₹75 million (US$1.1 million)	[55]
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali	2015	Essel Vision Productions	₹70 million (US$1.0 million)	[54]
Timepass 2	2015	Essel Vision Productions	₹50 million (US$740,000)	[54]
Classmates	2015	Video Palace and Media monks	₹50 million (US$740,000)	[56]
Shortcut	2015	M K Motion Pictures & Chitrakar Films	₹45 million (US$670,000)	[57]
Sairat	2016	Essel Vision Productions, Aatpat Production	₹40 million (US$590,000)	[58]
Baji	2014	DAR Motion Pictures	₹40 million (US$590,000)	[59]
Fakta Ladh Mhana	2011	Great Maratha Entertainment Mirah Entertainment	₹40 million (US$590,000)	[60]

Most expensive Tamil films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
"2.0"	Coming Soon [2017]	Lyca Productions	₹4.00 billion (US$59 million)	[1]
"Baahubali: The Conclusion"	Coming Soon [2017]	Arka Media Works	₹2.00 billion (US$30 million)	[1]
Enthiran	2010	Sun Pictures	₹1.32 billion (US$20 million)	[3]
Kochadaiiyaan	2014	Eros International Media One Global Entertainment Cinemorphic	₹1.25 billion (US$19 million)	[4]
Baahubali: The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	₹1.2 billion (US$18 million)	[5]
Puli	2015	SKT Studios	₹1.18 billion (US$18 million)	[6]`
Kabali	2016	V. Creations	₹1.00 billion (US$15 million)	[7]
I	2015	Aascar Film	₹1.40 billion (US$21 million)	[2]
Lingaa	2014	Eros International	₹800 million (US$12 million)	[61]
7aum Arivu	2011	Red Giant Movies	₹800 million (US$12 million)	[62]
24	2016	2D Entertainment	₹700 million (US$10 million)	[63]
Kaththi	2014	Ayngaran International and Lyca Productions	₹700 million (US$10 million)	[61]
Theri	2016	V. Creations	₹650 million (US$9.7 million)	[64]
Thozha	2016	PVP Cinema	₹650 million (US$9.7 million)	[65]

Most expensive Telugu films

Title	Year	Studio	Budget (est.)	Ref.
"Baahubali: The Conclusion"	Coming Soon [2017]	Arka Media Works	₹2.00 billion (US$30 million)	[1]
Baahubali: The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	₹1.20 billion (US$18 million)	[5]
Rudhramadevi	2015	Gunaa Team Works	₹800 million (US$12 million)	[66]
Sardaar Gabbar Singh	2016	Pawan Kalyan Creative Works Northstar Entertainment Eros International	₹750 million (US$11 million)	[67]
Brahmotsavam	2015	G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd PVP cinema	₹750 million (US$11 million)	[68]
Jaguar (2016 film)	2016	Channambika Films	₹750 million (US$11 million)	[69]
Srimanthudu	2015	G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd Mythri Movie Makers	₹700 million (US$10 million)	[70]
1: Nenokkadine	2014	14 Reels Entertainment	₹700 million (US$10 million)	[71]
Oopiri	2016	PVP Cinema	₹650 million (US$9.7 million)	[65]
Aagadu	2014	14 Reels Entertainment	₹650 million (US$9.7 million)	[72]
Thoofan	2013	Prakash Mehra Productions Flying Turtle Films	₹600 million (US$8.9 million)	[73]
Attarintiki Daredi	2013	Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra	₹550 million (US$8.2 million)	[74]
Baadshah	2013	Parameswara Art Productions	₹550 million (US$8.2 million)	[75]

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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