Many Bollywood movies have been a massive success at the box office. However, the main foundation and the support which helps the movie to explore is the budget. The budget of some movies has been as high as 350 crores, but some movies had a small budget but made a huge impact in the box office compared to their budget.
The following are low budget Bollywood movies that were a hit at the box office:
Stree (2018)
Director: Amar Kaushik
Budget: 20 crores
Box office collection: 180.76 crores
Movie stars: Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurana.
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
The residents of Chanderi are always afraid of Stree, a female ghost who attacks men at night during the festive season. Vicky (Rajkummar Rao) decides to uncover this mystery with the help of his buddies.
Badhai Ho (2018)
Director: Amit Ravindrenath Sharma
Budget: 29 crores
Box office collection: 221.44 crores
Movie stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Shardhul Rana, Surekha Sikri, and Sanya Malhotra.
IMDb Rating: 8/10
Nakul (Ayushmann Khurrana), a 25-year-old man, is taken aback when he learns that his mother is expecting a baby. His inability to cope with the news jeopardizes his relationship with his girlfriend, Renee (Sanya Malhotra).
Raazi (2018)
Director: Meghna Gulzar
Budget: 35-40 crores
Box office collection: 197 crores
Movie stars: Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Sehmat Khan (Alia Bhatt), an undercover RAW operative, is married into a Pakistani family by her father for her to obtain crucial enemy intelligence.
Andhadhun (2018)
Director: Sriram Raghavan
Budget: 32 crores
Box office collection: 456 crores
Movie stars: Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Radhika Apte.
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
Akash (Ayushmann Khurrana), a piano player who pretends to be blind experiences a drastic change in his life with many twists after he unintentionally goes to the murder scene of a former movie star.
Tumhari Sulu (2017)
Director: Suresh Triveni
Budget: 20 crores
Box office collection: 50.84 crores
Movie stars: Vidya Balan, Neha Dhupia, Manav Kaul, and Abhishek Sharma.
IMDb Rating: 7/10
Sulu (Vidya Balan), a determined housewife, leads a happy home with her husband and son. When she wins a contest and auditions for a radio station’s night show, everything changes.
Vicky Donor (2012)
Director: Shoojit Sircar
Budget: 15 crores
Box office collection: 66.32 crores
Movie stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, and Annu Kapoor.
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Dr. Baldev (Annu Kapoor), the proprietor of a fertility clinic and sperm bank, is looking for a healthy sperm donor. His hunt ends when he meets a handsome young Punjabi boy named Vicky (Ayushmann Khurrana).
Secret Superstar (2017)
Director: Advait Chandan
Budget: 15 crores
Box office collection: 965 crores
Movie stars: Zaira Wasim, Aamir Khan, Meher Vij, and Raj Arjun.
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Insia (Zaira Wasim), a talented young kid, aspires to be a singer but encounters disapproval from her father. Seemingly unfazed, she pursues her dream by anonymously sharing her compositions on the Internet.
Hindi Medium (2017)
Director: Saket Chaudhary
Budget: 14 crores
Box office collection: 322.4 crores
Movie stars: Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar, Deepak Dobriyal, and Amrita Singh.
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
Raj (Irrfan Khan) and Mita (Saba Qamar) wish Pia, their daughter, to attend a reputable school. When they discover that their background is preventing their daughter from enrolling in school, they go to great lengths to ensure that she is admitted.
Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017)
Director: R.S.Prasanna
Budget: 25 crores
Box office collection: 64.54 crores
Movie stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, and Sanjay Singh.
IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
Mudit (Ayushmann Khurrana), a timid boy, charms Sugandha (Bhumi Pednekar), and the two decide to marry. However, their love suffers a setback before the wedding when they find out that Mudit has erectile dysfunction.
Newton (2017)
Director: Amit V. Masurkar
Budget: 9 crores
Box office collection: 81.65 crores
Movie stars: Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Raghubir Yadav, and Anjali Patil.
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
For election duty, Newton Kumar (Rajkummar Rao), a government employee is dispatched to a politically sensitive location in Central India. Despite numerous challenges, he seeks to arrange a fair and free election.
Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016)
Director: Alankrita Shrivastava
Budget: 6 crores
Box office collection: 26.88 crores
Movie stars: Ratna Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur, Sushant Singh, Sonal Jha, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, Vikrant Massey, Jagat Singh Solanki, and Saurabh V Pandey.
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Four ladies embark on a quest to discover freedom and happiness to be independent and break free from a restrictive culture.
No One Killed Jessica (2011)
Director: Raj Kumar Gupta
Budget: 9 crores
Box office collection: 45.72 crores
Movie stars: Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji.
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
Sabrina Lal (Vidya Balan) teams up with Meera (Rani Mukerji), an investigative journalist, to bring justice for her sister Jessica, who was killed by the son of a powerful politician.
Paan Singh Tomar (2010)
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia
Budget: 7 crores
Box office collection: 20.18 crores
Movie stars: Irrfan Khan, Mahi Gill, and Vipin Sharma.
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
Paan Singh Tomar (Irrfan Khan), an athlete, has won seven gold medals in a row at the Indian National Games. When his mother is murdered and the cops takes no action, he is compelled to become a dacoit.
Kahaani (2012)
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Budget: 8 crores
Box office collection: 104 crores
Movie stars: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indraneil Sengupta, and Saswata Chatterjee.
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman from London, travels to Kolkata to hunt for her missing husband. When all of her leads come to a rest, she realizes there is more to the incident than meets the eye.
A Wednesday (2008)
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Budget: 3 crores
Box office collection: 12 crores
Movie stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher, Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepal Shaw, and Aamir Bashir.
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
Prakash Rathod (Anupam Kher), a retired police commissioner, remembers the most memorable incident of his career when he was alerted about a bomb threat in Mumbai by a common man (Naseeruddin Shah).
Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
Director: Aanand L. Rai
Budget: 17 crores
Box office collection: 88.72 crores
Movie stars: R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepak Dobriyal, Eijaz Khan, and Swara Bhaskar.
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Manu (R. Madhavan), an NRI doctor looking for a bride, arrives in India and falls in love with Tanu. Tanu (Kangana Ranaut), a fun-loving girl, who is opposite of Manu, enlists his help in eloping with her lover.
Taree Zameen Par (2007)
Director: Aamir Khan
Budget: 12 crores
Box office collection: 88.9 crores
Movie stars: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma, Sachet Engineer, and Tanay Chheda.
IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) is transferred to a boarding school after his parents condemn him for his low academic performance. However, Ram (Aamir Khan), an art teacher, recognizes that Ishaan has dyslexia and assists him in realizing his full potential.
Bheja Fry (2007)
Director: Sagar Ballary
Budget: 1.5 crores
Box office collection: 8.98 crores
Movie stars: Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, Sarika, Ranvir Shorey, and Milind Soman.
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
When Ranjeet invites Bharat, a promising singer, to his home, he sets himself up for problems. Bharat, on the other hand, realizes the mess he’s made and attempts to make things right for Ranjeet, but he just makes things worse.
These movies prove that a good story even with a small budget can do wonders at the box office.
Edited by Anupama Roy
