Top 10 Low-Budget Bollywood Movies That Were Highly Successful

Bollywood has made many films that are well-liked all around the world. Regarding output, India is the biggest producer of motion pictures. For a long time, regardless of the plot, only high-budget Bollywood films entered the 100-crore club. But finally, in recent years, low-budget films with well-written, unique, and compelling stories have also succeeded in holding the audience's attention. Today we look at some of the best low-budget films that became highly successful.

1. Andhadhun Click to look into! >> Read More... (2018)

The life of a pianist feigning blindness gets changed by a series of inexplicable incidents in the black comedy thriller Andhadhun. He is forced to inform a crime that he should not know about anything. The thriller, which had a Rs 25 cr budget, featured Ayushmann and Tabu in very different roles. The film has also amassed a gross income of Rs. 96 crores and won audience’s hearts.

2. Stree Click to look into! >> Read More... (2018)

Stree is a horror-comedy film released in 2018 and featured Rajkummar Rao Raj Kumar Yadav, also known as Rajkummar Rao, star >> Read More... and Shraddha Kapoor Shraddha Kapoor, born on March 3rd, 1989, is a you >> Read More... in leading roles. The film joined the 100-crore club just 18 days after its release. The movie, which had a Rs 20 cr budget, won over the crowd with its unusual plot, allegedly based on an actual occurrence. The entire group gave excellent performances, and the comedy was also clever.

3. Hindi Medium Click to look into! >> Read More... (2017)

Hindi Medium is one of Irrfan’s finest films. In the middle of commercial masala movies with the same old premise, the comedy-drama was a breath of fresh air with its story. Despite having a budget of only Rs 23 crores, the film, which audiences found to be hysterically relatable, brought in approximately 70 crores at the domestic box office and earned around Rs 300 crores worldwide.

4. Badhaai Ho Click to look into! >> Read More... (2018)

Badhaai Ho, which revolved around the stigma regarding old age pregnancy, surprised everyone with its incredible box office performance. The dramedy had a budget of Rs 30 crores. It had a gross collection of around Rs 170 cr at the box office. It won over audiences with its witty comedy, heartfelt dialogues, and incredible performances by the entire cast.

5. The Lunchbox Click to look into! >> Read More... (2013)

The Lunchbox is regarded as one of the best movies of Bollywood and is rightly so. It follows the unlikely friendship between Ila and Saajan when the tiffin service messes up, and the lunchbox for Ila’s husband gets delivered to Saajan. This cozy and heartfelt drama was made on a budget of Rs 22 crores and earned only Rs 27 crores domestically, but went on to earn over Rs 100 crores worldwide.

6. Raazi Click to look into! >> Read More... (2018)

Raazi starring Alia Bhatt Alia Bhatt is a trendsetting actress from Mumbai, >> Read More... and Vicky Kaushal Vicky Kaushal is a famous Indian movie actor. He w >> Read More... , is considered a spy thriller masterpiece. A hard-hitting film, Raazi was made on a budget of Rs 37 crores and ended up earning around Rs 158 crores domestically and Rs 37 crores overseas. A career-best performance from Alia Bhatt with incredible writing and brilliant direction helped the movie become a blockbuster. Raazi remains one of the very few films with a female lead to join the 100-crore club.

7. Bareilly Ki Barfi Click to look into! >> Read More... (2017)

As sweet as the titular Barfi, when the film came out, it surprised the audience. It was a fantastic fit for the romantic comedy subgenre but succeeded in providing us with a different kind of love story. The movie has a Rs 20 crore budget, and collected a gross amount of Rs 47 crore domestically.

8. Secret Superstar Click to look into! >> Read More... (2017)

Secret Superstar made Rs 81.28 crores in revenue domestically despite using actors who weren't big-name celebrities and Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... in only a supporting role with a budget of only 15 crores. In reality, the movie managed to earn over Rs 900 crores globally because of the emotionally stirring plot that connected with viewers everywhere.

9. Kahaani Click to look into! >> Read More... (2012)

Kahaani follows Vidya, a pregnant woman searching for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festival of Durga Puja. It keeps you hooked till the end and shocks you with its twist ending. Kahaani features a brilliant performance from Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is an award winning Bollywood actress >> Read More... . Made on just a budget of Rs 15 crores, Kahaani managed to collect over Rs 69 crores in India and around Rs 10 crores overseas.

10. Queen Click to look into! >> Read More... (2014)

Queen remains one of the best Bollywood movies ever. It was released in 2014, received favorable reviews, and gained immense popularity. Kangana Ranaut’s performance was more important to the film’s success than the plot. In addition, she received a National Film Award for the role she played as Raani. Made on a budget of Rs 20 crores, the film made a total of Rs 82 crores domestically.