An Indian movie without a song is just like an Indian dish without species. They are meant to go hand in hand. Over the years we have witnessed songs not just entertaining the audience also uplifting the whole aura and hype around the movie. Rocking or melodious voices, glammed locations, energetic vibes, and superstars make a song perfect. The soul connection with songs and music is the reason why the filmmakers take them seriously and end up spending a whooping amount on them. In Bollywood, we have often seen filmmakers spending crores on songs. Here we bring you a list of the top 10 most expensive songs produced in Bollywood that cost more than the budget of a movie.
1. Ram Chahe Leela from Ram-Leela (Rs. 6 crores): First this movie and second this song. The song has some other vibes all thanks to international star Priyanka Chopra. She burned the whole floor with her sultry and sexy moves. As per the reports the makers had to spend Rs 6 crore to get the actor on board.
2. Party All Night from Boss (Rs. 6 crores): Akshay Kumar’s Boss may not be that big commercial hit but this sounds never fails to make us go crazy. Sung by rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh, the song features more than 200 foreign dancers and costs around 6 crores.
3. Yanthara Lokapu Sundarive from 2.0 (Rs. 20 crores): Calling it a Bollywood movie will be wrong. This movie is the most expensive movie ever produced in whole India. And the testimony of the fact is the song Yanthara Lokapu Sundarive featuring Rajnikanth and Amy Jackson in lead. The song cost around 20 crores rupees.
4. Malang from Dhoom 3 (Rs 5 crores): This high beat song from Aamir Khan’s Dhoom 3 never fails to uplift our souls. But you will be amazed to know that this song featuring 200 professional gymnasts was produced on a big-budget of 5 crore rupees.
5. Tha Karke from Golmaal Returns (Rs 3.5 Crores): This song was produced with a budget of 3.5 crores. Making sure that this movie breaks all the box-office records, director Rohit Shetty featured 1000 background dancers and 180 stuntmen in the song.
6. Saturday Saturday from Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania (Rs 3 crore): Sung by Badshah, Karan Johar spent around 3 crore rupees on this song and it totally worth it. Shot at film city in Mumbai, the song gave us moves that get us grooving even today.
7. Dola Re Dola from Devdas (Rs. 2.5 crores): Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known for his magnificent sets and the director definitely did not compromise while filming ‘Dola re Dola’ starring the most iconic actresses of all times. Made with a mega-budget of 2.5 crores, Aishwarya and Madhuri gave a stellar performance that we will cherish forever.
8. Chammak Chalo from Ra-One (Rs. 3 Crores): Just like the 3d movie, Shahrukh Khan made sure this song from Ra. One makes a stamp in the heart of the audience. Shot on the lavish set of Yash Raj Films, this song was produced with the budget of 3 crores rupees. Not only did the song give us a signature move, it also introduced Grammy-winning singer, Akon to Bollywood.
9. Kilimanjaro from Robot (Rs 4 Crores): The song featured Rajnikanth and Aishwarya and was filmed at Machu Picchu in Peru, making it the first Indian video to be picturized at this Inca site. The song was choreographed by Prabhudeva’s brother, Raju Sundaram.
10. Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah from Jodha Akbar (Rs 2.5 Crores): Choreographed by Chinni Prakash, the song was shot on a grand scale as it featured over 400 trained dancers and 2,000 side artists. Every day around 350 dancers traveled to Karjat from Mumbai on a daily basis during the shooting schedule which lasted for over two weeks.
