{
  "id": 18310945,
  "title": "From Ramayana to RRR: The most expensive Indian films ever made",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/from-ramayana-to-rrr-the-most-expensive-indian-films-ever-made-18310945",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:37:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/11/05/from-ramayana-to-rrr-the-most-expensive-indian-films-ever-made/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian cinema has always been known for its grand productions, but the upcoming two-part Ramayana film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, is set to push the boundaries even further. Estimated to cost more than 4,000 crore rupees ($445 million) for both parts, it is being touted as the most expensive Indian film project ever. While this ambitious adaptation of the Hindu epic is in the works, other Indian films have already set a high benchmark for scale and spending. SS Rajamouli's Baahubali films, released in 2015 and 2017, were made for a combined budget of about 430 crore rupees ($48 million) and achieved massive box office success, with the second installment alone earning around 1,788 crore rupees ($199 million) worldwide. Other notable expensive films include Kalki 2898 AD, RRR, and Adipurush, all of which have garnered significant attention and box office earnings despite their hefty budgets.",
  "summary": "Indian cinema has never been short of ambition. But Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana , starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, is taking that ambition to another level. With a reported combined budget exceeding 4,000 crore rupees ($445 million), the two-part adaptation of the Hindu epic is being described as the most expensive Indian film project ever. Producer Namit Malhotra, whose visual effects…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}