Brahmastra, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Amitabh Bachchan, has been made for a budget of Rs. 410 crores. The Ayan Mukherji directorial also stars superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Nagarjuna. It has also been revealed that Shah Rukh Khan has a cameo appearance in the film. The movie has been produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Namit Malhotra, and Mukerji himself. The film has performed well on its first day of release, collecting around Rs. 75 crores. Here we present a list of the five most expensive Bollywood films of all time:

Brahmastra: Part One- Shiva

The first part of this two-film series extensively used CGI, which has been the most expensive part of the production. The movie’s marketing has also been extensive- from using drones to promoting the film during the IPL. 

Thugs of Hindostan

With a budget of Rs. 310 crores, this Aamir Khan-Amitabh Bachchan starrer has been Yash Raj Films’ most ambitious project till date. The high expenditure, however, did not yield any profit as the film collected around Rs. 300 crores at the box office. It was also panned by critics.

83

A dramatization of India’s 1983 World Cup victory, 83 had a budget of around Rs. 270 crores. The film’s sets included the Lord’s Cricket Ground as well, which was used to film the climax scenes. The cast comprised major Bollywood starts like Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, and Tahir Raj Bhasin.

Padmaavat

The 2018 Sanjay Leela Bhansali production details Alauddin Khilji and Mewar ruler Ratan Singh’s tussle for power. Sets built to represent Rajput castles, hundreds of extras, CGI, and filming of war scenes were the reasons behind the Rs. 215 crores production cost.

Tiger Zinda Hai

The sequel of 2012’s Ek Tha Tiger, this Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer’s production budget was Rs. 215 crores. Filming was done in Abu Dhabi, Austria, Greece, and Morocco. It met with controversies upon its release as a result of protests against Salman Khan by the Valmiki community, but managed to collect around Rs. 565.10 crores at the box office.