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Kapoor and Sai Pallavi starrer upcoming magnum opus Ramayana is being touted as the most expensive film to be made in India. The Nitesh Tiwari directorial has set aside a budget of Rs 1600 crore. While fans eagerly await the release of the film in 2026, there has been several previous movies with exorbitant production costs, both in India and Hollywood.Here's a list of 10 costliest films ever made so far, and the OTT platforms you can watch it on.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Budget: Rs 40-47.60 Billion
Platform: JioHotstar
Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley and others
Synopsis: The sequel to Return of the Jedi (1983), it is the first installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and chronologically the seventh film of the "Skywalker Saga". Thirty years after the fall of the Empire, the galaxy is threatened by the rise of the First Order and its menacing leader, Kylo Ren. The plot follows a scavenger named Rey and a defecting stormtrooper named Finn, who discover a droid carrying a map to the hidden Luke Skywalker. They team up with Han Solo and Chewbacca to deliver the map to the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa, before the First Order can find it.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Budget: Rs 38.6 Billion
Platform: Prime Video
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, Jeff Goldblum
Synopsis: Three years after the destruction of the Jurassic World theme park, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that's about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic dinosaurs, while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Budget: Rs 37.17 Billion
Platform: JioHotstar
Cast: Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and others
Synopsis: The final film in the Skywalker saga takes place one year after The Last Jedi. The resurrected Emperor Palpatine returns, revealing he was the force behind the First Order and Kylo Ren. To stop him, Rey, Finn, Poe, and Leia's Resistance forces must follow clues to find Palpatine's hidden planet, Exegol, leading to a final confrontation between the First Order and the Resistance.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Budget: Rs 33.86 Billion
Platform: JioHotstar
Cast: Johnny Depp, Kevin R. McNally, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane
Synopsis: The story follows the eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow on a quest for the Fountain of Youth after crossing paths with Angelica, a mysterious woman from his past, and being forced aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard. Accompanied by a zombie crew, the trio sets sail. However, Jack's rival, Barbossa also seeks the fountain, as does a ship from Spain.
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Budget: Rs 32.61 Billion
Platform: JioHotstar
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, and others
Synopsis: Tony Stark and Bruce Banner create an artificial intelligence named Ultron to act as a global peacekeeping program, but the AI quickly becomes rogue and decides humanity is the problem. Thus, it must be destroyed. Ultron's plan to save the world by exterminating humanity puts the Avengers against their own creation. Along the way, they battle Ultron, its robot army, and the enhanced Maximoff twins before facing a final, epic showdown in the city of Sokovia.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Budget: Rs 31.8 Billion
Platform: JioHotstar
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Josh Brolin, and othersSynopsis: After Thanos decimates half of all life in the universe at the end of
Avengers: Infinity War, the surviving Avengers must find a way to reverse his actions. Following a failed attempt to stop Thanos, five years pass before Scott Lang escapes the Quantum Realm and theorises a way to time travel. The remaining heroes then assemble for a "time heist" to retrieve the Infinity Stones from the past to undo the snap, leading to a final showdown with a past version of Thanos.
Kalki 2898 AD (2024)
Budget: Rs 6 Billion
Platform: Netflix, Prime Video
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone
Synopsis: The epic science-fiction film is set in a dystopian 2898 AD, where the last city, Kashi, is ruled by the tyrannical Supreme Yaskin. The story is inspired by Hindu mythology, specifically the Mahabharata, and follows the immortal warrior Ashwatthama who is cursed to live until he safeguards the mother of the final avatar of Vishnu, Kalki. Ashwatthama must protect a pregnant woman named SUM-80 from bounty hunters and the clutches of Supreme Yaskin's "Project K" to fulfill his destiny and save humanity
RRR (2022)
Budget: Rs 5.5 Billion
Platform: Netflix
Cast: N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan
Synopsis: A fictionalised tale of two historical freedom fighters, set in the Indian pre-independence era. A fearless revolutionary and an officer in the British force, who once shared a deep bond, decide to join forces and chart out an inspirational path of freedom against the despotic rulers.
Adipurush (2023)
Budget: Rs 5-7 Billion
Platform: Netflix, Prime Video
Cast: Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh, Devdutta Nage
Synopsis: The Indian mythological action film is based on the Hindu epic Ramayana, and follows the story of Raghav's quest to rescue his wife Janaki after she is kidnapped by the demon king Lankesh.
Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 (2022)
Budget: Rs 5 Billion
Platform: Prime Video
Cast: Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, Jayaram, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prakash Raj, Prabhu, and others
Synopsis: It dramatises the early life of Chola prince Arulmozhi Varman, who would become the renowned emperor Rajaraja I. Here, Vandiyathevan sets out to cross the Chola land to deliver a message from the crown prince Aditha Karikalan. Meanwhile, Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.
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