We all know how much importance Bollywood gives to its music and the kind of money that is spent on making iconic Bollywood songs makes it more evident. There have been a lot of movies that failed to perform at the box-office but their albums happened to be a major hit.
From breathtaking locations to having the best of Bollywood stars grooving to the music, these most expensive Bollywood songs have it all!
Here’s a list of the most expensive songs Bollywood has ever made:
1) Party All Night (Boss)– 6 Crores
The song had everything it needed to be a blockbuster. From Honey Singh to Akshay Kumar‘s swag and Sonakshi Sinha‘s moves, the song defined the perfect ‘Party’ song. The location of the song was a pub in Bangkok with almost 600 foreign dancers and well, judging the popularity of the song, we think it was totally worth it.
2) Malang (Dhoom 3)– 5 Crores
Yash Raj Films spent a whopping 5 crores to film this majestic track from Dhoom 3, starring Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif. YRF made sure that dancers from the USA were flown to Mumbai and they also set up a training camp in here for 20 days. Special dresses were made for all the 200 gymnasts that were a part of this blockbuster song.
3) Tha Karke (Golmaal Returns)– 3.5 Crores
The song was made with a budget of 3.5 crores with around 1,000 backup dancers and 180 stuntmen. Not only this, Rohit Shetty also made sure that the most expensive cars of that time were featured in the song. It took 12 days for the song to be shot!
4) Saturday Saturday (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)– 3 crores
The song cost Karan Johar 3 crore rupees but looks like it was totally worth it. The song is still played at every club and is the life of every party that we attend. Shot at film city in Mumbai, the song gave us moves that get us grooving even today.
5) Dola Re Dola (Devdas)– 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.
6) Chammak Chalo (Ra-One)– 3 Crores
Shot on a lavish set in Yash Raj Studios, the song features Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor dressed in traditional attires and a background troupe dressed in a fusion of Indian and western costumes. Not only did the song give us a signature move, it also introduced Grammy-winning singer, Akon to Bollywood.
7) Kilimanjaro (Robot) – 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.
8) Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah (Jodha Akbar)– 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.
9) Jalebi Bai (Double Dhamaal)– 1.5 Crores
Malika Sherawat set the floor on fire with her moves as Jalebi Bai in Double Dhamaal and it cost the makers an insane amount of 1.5 crores making it the only good thing about the movie according to the audience. The song was every party’s life for a very long time, all thanks to Sherawat’s dance moves.
10) Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya (Mughal-E-Azam)– 1 Lakh in the year 1960
The song was the most expensive song filmed during that time costing a whopping 1 lakh which was a huge amount in the 60’s. The makers took 12 years to complete the shooting and also had to deal with financial problems because everything about it was grand beyond our imagination.
Bollywood’s obsession with music and mega-budget songs is not new and producers these days do not hesitate in investing an insane amount of money in music albums because their success also indicates the movie’s success at the box-office.
