8 Most Expensive Film Sets in India

8 Most Expensive Film Sets in India

Radiocity
By Radiocity Team
Published May 02, 2025
For SS Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu`s collaboration, it is being reported that the makers have built a Varanasi set in Hyderabad worth 50 crore rupees.

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For SS Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu`s collaboration, it is being reported that the makers have built a Varanasi set in Hyderabad worth 50 crore rupees.

Recreating 1960s Bombay in Sri Lanka cost a fortune. This massive, detailed city set took 11 months to build from scratch.

Bombay Velvet

Recreating 1960s Bombay in Sri Lanka cost a fortune. This massive, detailed city set took 11 months to build from scratch.

Bhansali spent Rs 20 crore on lavish sets. Chandramukhi`s stunning kotha alone cost Rs 12 crore, featuring intricate details & huge lighting needs.

Devdas

Bhansali spent Rs 20 crore on lavish sets. Chandramukhi`s stunning kotha alone cost Rs 12 crore, featuring intricate details & huge lighting needs.

Bajirao Mastani

23 grand sets ate much of the budget. The Aina Mahal dazzled with 20,000+ mirrors & chandeliers, aiming for historical Maratha opulence.

Thugs of Hindostan

A huge budget funded massive practical sets, notably two life-size 18th-century ships built over a year in Malta for epic sea battles.

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

Achieving the royal look cost Rs 13-15 crore just for lighting the grand palace sets and forts, highlighting the scale of the structures.

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Rs 15 crore was spent building a vast, fantastical replica of 1940s Lahore`s Hira Mandi in Mumbai, aiming for a specific period atmosphere.

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Over Rs 12 crore built a colossal Karjat set replicating Agra Fort elements, standing as tall as a 7-storey building for this historical epic.

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