8 small-budget Bollywood films that became blockbusters

Here's the list of movies that were made on low cost, but went on to become one of the most profitable films of their respective years

Made in a budget of Rs 60 lakhs, the film earned a massive Rs 18 crores

Bheja Fry (2007)

Made in a budget of Rs 5 crores, the film earned Rs 30 crores

A Wednesday (2008)

Luv Ranjan's film was made on a budget of Rs 3 crores, the film collected Rs 17 crores in India

Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011)

Ayushmann Khurrana's debut film was made on a budget of Rs 15 crores and collected Rs 66.32 crore worldwide

Vicky Donar (2012)

Dhanush's Bollywood debut was made on a budget of Rs 36 crores and collected Rs 94 crores worldwide

Raanjhanaa (2013)

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's blockbuster directorial was made in a budget of 15 crores and grossed Rs 340.92 crore worldwide

The Kashmir Files (2022)

Vipul Amrutlal Shah's directorial was produced on a Rs 30 crore budget and grossed Rs 220-238 crore domestically

The Kerala Story (2023)

Stree (2018)

The blockbuster horror-comedy was made on the budget of Rs 14 crores, and it grossed Rs 180 crore in India