If you think that big mountains of money are just used to produce larger-than-life Bollywood movies, then you are really living under a rock. Now since the TV has caught its pace, Indian Tv producers are trying to match steps with Bollywood movies. And they are putting every right foot forward to give their audience a larger-than-life experience. From filming at exotic places to building humungous sets, the tv show makers are putting money in the right place to give the audience what never experience before. Today here we bring you a look at the top 10 most expensive Indian Television shows ever aired:
1. Mahabharat: When the Mahabharat was announced in 2013, it had many challenges in front it and the most crucial one was to match the standards of the old Mahabharat. And not just matched the standard but also took a notch higher. From expensive VFX to big bulky sets, the producer invested almost 100 crores rupees to make it a cult classic.
2. Jodha Akbar: Set back in time, Jodha Akbar truly changed the curve of the Indian Tv industry. While producing the show, the makers made sure that the level of the show looks nothing less than a Bollywood movie starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in lead. And for that, the makers spent 9 Lakhs rupees on every episode.
3. 24: Based on the American thriller drama with the same name, 24 captured the Tv debut of Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor. The show capturing the struggle of an agent to end a mission within 24 hours, cost 2 crore rupees for every episode.
4. Bigg Boss: There is no denying the fact that Bigg Boss is the most expensive Indian TV reality show. From a lavish house to 50 lakhs prize money, it takes a big budget to produce one such series. According to a media report, the cost of every episode is about 2-4 crore, and that does not include Salman Khan's fee.
5. Radhekrishan: Spending big on the shows to give them an authentic period face has become the trend in the Indian Tv industry. The same happened with Radhe Krishan. As per the reports by Bollywoodlife, Radhe Krishan produced under the banner of Swastik Productions, was made on a budget of Rs 150 crores.
6. Naagin 6: The latest edition of Ekta Kapoor’s franchise Naagin is said to be one of the most expensive Indian Tv daily soaps. As per a Bollywood Life report, Ekta Kapoor has apparently made this supernatural show on a whopping budget of Rs. Rs 130 crore.
7. Shani: Another Swastik Productions, Karmaphal Daata Shani starred Kartikeya Malviya, Juhi Parmar, Rohit Khurana, Tarun Khanna and others. Though there is no clear idea of the money spent to make the serial on one of the most feared gods, The show had approximately 600 people working on the sets spread across 65,000 square feet. It was on the list of the most expensive shows.
8. Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush: Yet another Swastik Productions! Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush was made on a budget of Rs 650 crore. It starred Shivya Pathania, Himanshu Soni, Krish Chauhan, and Harshit Kabra to name a few.
9. Bharat Ka Veer Maha Rana Partap: Portraying the life story of Veer Putra-Maharana Pratap who was a Hindu-Rajput ruler of the Mewar region in Rajasthan, the show was produced by Abhimanyu Pratap Singh. With the sets, costumes, and makeover, this show cost about 80 crores overall.
10. Suryaputra Karan: This tops the list of being the most expensive is the show Suryaputra Karn produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Pictures Production. Gautam Rode was a lead actor along with Navi Bhagu, Priya Bhatija, Saurabh Pandey, Shaneen Bhanot, and Pankhuri Awasthy. Whether we talk about the sets or costumes or jewelry, everything was damn expensive in this series.
