List of most expensive Indian films
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:07:30 PM Wikipedia source
This ranking lists the most expensive films in Indian cinema, based on conservative production budget estimates reported by organisations classified as green. The figures are not adjusted for inflation and represent only the actual filming costs, including promotional expenses (such as advertisements, commercials, posters, etc.).
Tables
Most expensive Indian films · Most expensive films
| Rank | Title | Budget | Language | Year | Ref. |
| 1 | Toxic | ₹700–800 crore | Kannada English | 2026 | |
| 2 | Kalki 2898 AD | ₹600 crore | Telugu | 2024 | |
| 3 | RRR | ₹550 crore | Telugu | 2022 | |
| 4 | Adipurush | ₹500–700 crore | Hindi Telugu | 2023 | |
| 5 | 2 | ₹400–600 crore | Tamil | 2018 | |
| 6 | Pushpa 2: The Rule | ₹400–500 crore | Telugu | 2024 | |
| 7 | The RajaSaab | ₹400–450 crore | Telugu | 2026 | |
| 8 | The Greatest of All Time | ₹380–400 crore | Tamil | 2024 | |
| 9 | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | ₹375–400 crore | Hindi | 2022 | |
| 10 | Game Changer | ₹350–500 crore | Telugu | 2025 | |
| 11 | Coolie | ₹350–400 crore | Tamil | 2025 | |
| 12 | Singham Again | ₹350–375 crore | Hindi | 2024 | |
| 13 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | ₹350 crore | Hindi | 2024 | |
| Peddi | Telugu | 2026 | |||
| 15 | Saaho | ₹325–350 crore | Telugu Hindi | 2019 | |
| 16 | Jana Nayagan | ₹300–500 crore | Tamil | 2026 | |
| 17 | War 2 | ₹300–400 crore | Hindi | 2025 | |
| 18 | Kanguva | ₹300–350 crore | Tamil | 2024 | |
| 19 | Jawan | ₹300 crore | Hindi | 2023 | |
| Tiger 3 | Hindi | 2023 | |||
| Vettaiyan | Tamil | 2024 |
· Most expensive films by language › Assamese
| Rank | Title | Budget | Year | Ref |
| 1 | Bhaimon Da | ₹6 crore | 2025 | |
| 2 | Roi Roi Binale | ₹5 crore | 2025 |
· Most expensive films by language › Bengali
| Rank | Title | Budget | Year | Ref. |
| 1 | Amazon Obhijaan | ₹20 crore | 2017 | |
| 2 | Chander Pahar | ₹15 crore | 2013 | |
| 3 | Professor Shonku O El Dorado | ₹10 crore | 2019 |
· Most expensive films by language › Bhojpuri
| Rank | Title | Budget | Year | Ref. |
| 1 | Sangharsh 2 | ₹6 crore | 2023 | |
| 2 | Nirahua Chalal London | ₹4 crore | 2019 |
· Most expensive films by language › Gujarati
| Rank | Title | Budget | Year |
| 1 | Vash Level 2 | ₹8 crore | 2025 |
| 2 | Vash | ₹3–3 crore | 2023 |
References
- See WP:RSP, WP:ICTFSOURCES
- Adipurush's reported budget varies between ₹500 crore (Bollywood Hungama) – ₹700 crore (India Today, News18)
- 2 's reported budget varies between ₹400 crore (Bollywood Hungama) – ₹500 crore (NDTV) – ₹570 crore (News18) – ₹543 cror
- Attributed to multiple references
- War 2's reported budget varies between ₹300–400 crore
- The film was produced in both the Hindi and Telugu languages, according to the filmmakers.
- The film was shot simultaneously in Kannada and English.
- KGF: Chapter 1's reported budget varies between ₹50 crore (Hindustan Times) – ₹80 crore (Business Today)
- The film was shot simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi.
- Indian 2's reported budget varies between ₹250 crore (India Today) – ₹300 crore (News18)
- Baahubali: The Beginning – ₹180 crore Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – ₹250 crore
- As per the Samkhya hindu philosophy, Prakṛti is one of two eternal principles. It is composed of three gunas (prime qual
- Asianet Newshttps://kannada.asianetnews.com/gallery/cine-world/yash-geetu-toxic-movie-rumors-sudev-nair-clarifies-gvd-p2tkgnq
- Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/prabhass-kalki-mounted-on-rs-700-cr-budget-898213
- Colliderhttps://collider.com/kalki-2898-ad-global-box-office-96-million/
- DNA Indiahttps://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/photo-gallery-from-rrr-to-prithviraj-9-most-expensive-movies-that-crossed-a-budget-of-rs-300-crores-or-more-2954513/20-2954517
- Bollywood Hungamahttps://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/prabhas-starrer-adipurush-made-budget-rs-500-cr-recovers-rs-432-cr-release/
- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/om-raut-calls-prabhas-flop-proof-says-adipurush-did-well-at-box-office-2590078-2024-08-29
- News18https://www.news18.com/movies/chandrayaan-3-is-rs-75-cr-cheaper-than-prabhas-adipurush-viral-tweet-leaves-netizens-in-splits-8340841.html