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From South to Bollywood, there have been many films in the industry where money has been spent like water. Some big budget films become hits at the box office while some do not do well at the box office. Some are so bad that they cannot even meet their budget. But some films are also released which have a very limited budget but have strong content. Let’s have a look at 5 such films.
Investing money in films never guarantees that the film will be a hit. There are some films which are made on a very low budget but manage to win the hearts of the audience. Let’s talk about some such films. Ranveer Shorey’s film is also included in this list.
1. Soggy fries
Director- Sagar Ballari
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Starring- Ranveer Shourie, Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Sarika,
First in this list is ‘Bheja Fry’. This is the same film which had stars like Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Sarika, Milind Soman along with Ranveer Shorey. If the story of the picture is strong then magic also works at the box office. Released in the year 2007, this film earned more than 18 crores. It was built for around 60 lakh rupees.
2. Pipli Live
Director- Anusha Rizvi
Cast- Raghuveer Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Made on a budget of Rs 12 crore, the film collected around Rs 47 crore worldwide. This picture was released in the year 2010. The film shows the real condition of farmers in a very unique way. It was produced by Aamir Khan. ‘Peepli Live’ was also nominated for an Oscar but did not win the award.
3. No one killed Jessica
Director- Raj Kumar Gupta
Cast- Vidya Balan, Rani Mukerji
The name of ‘No One Killed Jessica’ is also included in this list. Rani Mukherjee was seen in the lead role along with Vidya Balan in this film. The film proved to be a hit at the box office. Made at a cost of around Rs 15 crore, the film did a worldwide business of Rs 43.90 crore. ‘No One Killed Jessica’ was released in the year 2011. According to reports, the film was named among the highest grossing films of that year.
4. Pan Singh Tomar
Director- Tigmanshu Dhulia
Cast- Irrfan Khan, Mahi Gill, Vipin Sharma, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
‘Paan Singh Tomar’ was released in the year 2012. Made on a budget of Rs 7 crore, the film collected around Rs 17 crore worldwide. In this film, Irrfan Khan played the role of Pan Singh Tomar. His strong acting was seen in this film. Irfan Khan also won the National Award for this.
5. Vicky Donner
Director- Shoojit Sarkar
Starring – Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, Annu Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia
The last name in this list is Ayushmann Khurrana starrer ‘Vicky Donor’. Made in 10 crores, the film collected many times its budget. The worldwide collection of this picture was 54.66 crores. ‘Vicky Donor’ was released in the year 2012. The film earned bumper money as per its limited budget.
