In Pictures – Most Expensive Movies of Bollywood

Blue

Blue is an underwater action movie directed by Anthony D'Souza and produced by Dhillin Mehta.It was a multi-starrer with Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Zayed Khan and Lara Dutta in lead roles.The film was produced with 125 crores and it broke the record for the most expensive Bollywood film ever.Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue was given over a crore for one song.But film failed to recover its high budget from the Box Office.

Don 2

Don 2 is an action crime thriller directed by Farhan Akhtar, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra in lead role. Film was made with the budget of 85 crores. It was big hit on Box Office and received a number of awards.

Drona

Drona is a 2008 Bollywood adventure superhero film directed by Goldie Behl. The movie had Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon and Jaya Bachchan in pivotal roles. The movie was produced with a budget of over 12.2 crore on special effects and creating the perfect den for the villain. Unfortunately it failed at the Box Office.

Ek Tha Tiger

Ek Tha Tiger is an action spy movie directed by Kabir Khan and Produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films. It stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in lead role. It made with the budget of 12.2 crores and Box office India declared it a "All time Blockbuster."

Ghajini

Ghajini is psychological thriller directed by A.R.Murugadoss, starring Aamir Khan, Asin and Jiha Khan in lead role. It was made with the budget of 225 crores.On release it became the highest grossing movie of all time, until it's was beaten by another Aamir Khan movie '3 Idiots'.

Krrish 3

Krrish 3 is Bollywood superhero film produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan. The movie had Hrithik Roshan in the titular role of Krissh. Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra, and Kangna Ranaut too played pivotal roles in the film. Movie was made on a budget of 245 crores, and fortunately its box office grosser was 48 million dollars.

Love Story 2050

Love Story 2050 a Bollywood movie based on science fiction produced by Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja. The movie had Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra in lead role. Even though 60 crore was spent on the making of the movie, it failed to generate a big initial response on Box Office.

Ra. One

Ra. One is science fiction superhero movie directed by Anubhav Sinha and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor in lead role. The movie was made with budget of 135 crores. Fortunately movie was big hit on Box office and won a number of awards as one National Film Award, one Filmfare Award and four International Indian Film Academy Awards.

Robot

Robot is a Tamil science fiction directed by S. Shankar and film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles. It tooks 2 years to complete and was shot at locations like Austria, Brazil and the United States. It was made with the budget of 200 crores and managed to recover all at Box Office.

Dhoom 3

Dhoom 3 is a action heist thriller flim directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra. It features Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Abhishek Bachchan in lead role. It made on a budget of 125 crore one of the most expensive Bollywood films of all time.Box office decleared Dhoom 3 as the biggest hit of 2013 after two days of release.

‘Mughal-E-Azam’

In 1960, K Asif’s ‘Mughal-E-Azam’ was made with a budget of Rs 1.50 crore. The amount which might seem less in today’s context was quite huge at that time. Reportedly, one song of the film exceeded the cost of production of many films that were made at that time. ‘Mughal-E-Azam’ was a blockbuster at the box office.