The most expensive Hindi-Urdu films - Revision history

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‎1964

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‎2014

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‎1951

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‎2007-17

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‎2018

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‎2017

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‎Big budget flops

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‎See also

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‎2007-17: some big budget flops

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 ===1964===
 '''Sangam'''
-[[File: Sangam most expensive film of its time.jpg| '' Sangam'' was shot in Ooty (seen in this frame), France and Switzerland and was, after Gunga Jumna, India’s second film entirely in Technicolor.|frame|500px]]
+[[File: Sangam most expensive film of its time.jpg| '' Sangam'' was shot in Ooty (seen in this frame), France and Switzerland and was, after Gunga Jumna, India’s second film '''shot''' entirely in Technicolor.|frame|500px]]
 Box office rank that year: 1.
 The money was spent on Technicolor; shooting in Paris and Switzerland (Sangam was the first Indian film shot abroad); Rajendra Kumar was a ‘jubilee star’ by then, though he would not have overtaken Dilip Kumar when he was signed; and a German-English song was sung by a European singer (hiring Western talent was also a first for India).  At 231 minutes (3hours, 51 minutes) Sangam was the first Indian film with two Intervals (an idea popularised by epics like The Ten Commandments) and the fourth longest Hindi-Urdu film ever made.
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 '''Waqt'''

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 ==2014==
 '''Bang Bang ''' (2014):
-[[File: Bang Bang most expensive film of its time.jpg| '' Bang Bang!'' was India’s second film in IMAX. Being the official remake of a Hollywood hit (as opposed to a plagiarised version) would have cost a petty penny in purchasing the rights.|frame|500px]]
+[[File: Bang Bang most expensive film of its time.jpg| '' Bang Bang!'' was India’s second film in IMAX. Being the official remake of a Hollywood hit (as opposed to plagiarised versions) would have cost a petty penny in purchasing the rights.|frame|500px]]
 It took Rs 140 crore to remake the Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz-starrer film Knight and Day. As two of the highest paid Bollywood actors, Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, united for the action-packed flick, things were expected to be huge in every way. The filmmakers roped in Andy Armstrong (Hollywood action director who has worked on The Amazing Spiderman 2) to deliver the breathtaking and death defying stunts. Also, the action sequences involved Hrithik driving an F1 car, water-skiing while being tied to a sea-plane and doing the fly board stunts. As if this was not enough to make it grand, the film was widely shot at locations in Prague, US, Thailand and Greece.
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 The money was spent on IMAX prints and the things listed by Ruchi Kaushal above.
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 ===1951 ===
 '''Aan'''
-[[File: Aan most expensive film of its time.jpg| '' Aan '' was India’s second film in colour and had ‘prints in Technicolor.’ |frame|500px]]
+[[File: Aan most expensive film of its time1.jpg| '' Aan '' was India’s second film in colour and had ‘prints in Technicolor.’ |frame|500px]]
 Box office rank that year: 1.
 The money was spent on Kodak negative, Technicolor  print, lavish sets and costumes. Dilip Kumar would not have been very expensive then.
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 Jhansi ki Rani

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−	[[File: Madhubala in the ultra-expensive song ‘Prem jogan ban-ke’ from ''Mughal-E-Azam ''.jpg\| [[Madhubala, actress]], in the ultra-expensive song ‘Prem jogan ban-ke’ from ''Mughal-e-Azam '' \|frame\|500px]]	+	[[File: Madhubala in the ultra-expensive song ‘Prem jogan ban-ke’ from ''Mughal-E-Azam ''1.jpg\| [[Madhubala, actress]], in the ultra-expensive song ‘Prem jogan ban-ke’ from ''Mughal-e-Azam '' \|frame\|500px]]

	[[File: LOC Kargil.jpg\| Just as the US Army lets Hollywood war dramas photograph actual equipment, the Indian Army allowed the makers of the patriotic epic '' LOC: Kargil '' (2003) to photograph real tanks and locations. If the film’s producers had to make scale models of those guns the cost of '' LOC: Kargil '' would have been higher still. \|frame\|500px]]		[[File: LOC Kargil.jpg\| Just as the US Army lets Hollywood war dramas photograph actual equipment, the Indian Army allowed the makers of the patriotic epic '' LOC: Kargil '' (2003) to photograph real tanks and locations. If the film’s producers had to make scale models of those guns the cost of '' LOC: Kargil '' would have been higher still. \|frame\|500px]]

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 =Big budget flops=
 ==2007-17==
 ''' The article archived below is about big-, not mega-, budget films and mostly covers the period 2007-17 '''
 [http://www.misskyra.com/celebs/10-big-budget-bollywood-movies-that-didnt-do-well-at-the-box-office/Saawariya/photostory/62721635.cms   Snehha Suresh | 10 Big budget Bollywood movies that didn’t do well at the box-office |January 31, 2018 | '' Miss Kyra '' ]

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 The budget of ''Tiger Zinda Hai,''  the year’s other big film, is generally accepted as Rs150 crore [http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/profitable-films/best-of-2017/  KoiMoi.com] It was the second biggest box office hit of 2017 (i.e. in absolute terms), and the no.13 film most profitable of the year (i.e. in terms of return on investment).
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 [[File: Padmavat most expensive film.jpg|[[Padmaavat, the film]]   |frame|500px]]
-[[Padmaavat, the film]], a period film and costume drama, cost around Rs.180 crore. It was released in 54 IMAX theatres in 3D, being the first Indian film in IMAX 3D. In addition to 12 IMAX theatres in India, it was also distributed to an 42 IMAX theatres in 10 markets outside of India, including North America, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and the UK.
+[[Padmaavat, the film]], a period film and costume drama, cost around Rs.180 crore.([https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/padmaavat-box-office-collection-day-5-deepika-padukones-film-passes-monday-test-129-crore-and-counti-1806449  NDTV]) It was released in 54 IMAX theatres in 3D, being the first Indian film in IMAX 3D. In addition to 12 IMAX theatres in India, it was also distributed to an 42 IMAX theatres in 10 markets outside of India, including North America, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and the UK.
 =Big budget flops=
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 [[Hindi-Urdu films: 2015]]  <>
 [[Hindi-Urdu films: 2016]]  <>
+[[Hindi-Urdu films: 2017]]...
 ==And also==
 [[Box office records of Malayalam films]] 1980-2016, quite detailed