Before The Kashmir Files, 7 low-budget movies that made tremendous success at the box office

The Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnihotri is currently breaking records at the box office. The movie stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar, Pallavi Joshi amongst a few others, in key roles. The Kashmir Files which was reportedly made on a budget of Rs 14 crores only, had opened with a collection of over 3 crores at the box office. The Vivek Agnihotri directorial was released on March 11 and entered the 200 crore club in the eight days of release. Despite the low budget of the movie, it managed to create a bang at the box office with its phenomenal collection in only days of the release.

Here are 7 low-budget Bollywood movies that made huge success at the box office before The Kashmir Files!

 

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Kahaani

The Vidya Balan starrer was directed by Sujoy Ghosh and made under a budget of Rs 8 crores. The 2012 released cult movie made a collection close to Rs 105 crores at the box office.

No One Killed Jessica

The Rajkumar Gupta directorial was made under a budget of Rs 9 crores. Based on a real life story, the movie starrer Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji in key roles. It went on to gross over Rs 100 crores at the box office. No One Killed Jessica was also well appreciated and got many awards.

Vicky Donor

Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam impressed fans with this one. The Shoojit Sircar directorial was made on a budget of Rs 5 crore only. But, the finished product was so great that it was a box office hit. Vicky Donor raked a gross collection of more than Rs 65 crores at the box office.

Peepli Live

The Aamir Khan movie was made on a budget of Rs 10 crore. After the release of Peepli Live, the social satire movie collected above Rs 40 crores at the box office.

Paan Singh Tomar

The Irrfan Khan starrer was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and was released in 2012. It was made on a budget of Rs 8 crore. Eventually, Paan Singh Tomar collected Rs 20 crore plus at the box office, making it a big hit.

Bheja Fry 2

The sequel of the movie Bheja Fry starrer Raj Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Minissha Lamba. The movie was released in 2007 and was made on a budget of Rs 60 lakh, only. It went on to become a massive hit. Bheja Fry 2 raked a collection of Rs 8 crores at the box office.

A Wednesday!

Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah and Jimmy Shergill starrer A Wednesday was directed by Neeraj Pandey. The movie was made on a budget of Rs 5 crores, only. However, it went on to become a huge hit. A Wednesday made a total collection of Rs 30 crores at the box office.

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