Adah Sharma's The Kerala Story, which is reportedly made on a budget of Rs 15 crore, will soon complete the Rs 100 crore milestone at the box office. The film now stands at Rs 94 crore.
Despite no pre-release buzz and big-ticket stars, Adah Sharma starrer The Kerala Story has turned out to be a big surprise at the box office. The film, which is reportedly made on a budget of Rs 15 crore, inching closer to the Rs 100 crore mark. According to trade experts, the film is following the success trend of Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files which also being a low-budget movie took the box office by storm. Here, we take a look at the other such low-budget movies that made a big impact at the box office.
Vicky Donor(2012)
Actor John Abraham's maiden production venture, Vicky Donor features Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam. Against the budget of Rs 15 crore, the movie grossed more than 65 crore at the box office. It was the first film of both Ayushmann and Yami. Bheja Fry(2007)
Just like Vicky Donor, the film was made on a small budget and did surprisingly well at the box office. Directed by Sagar Ballary, the film stars Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Sarika and Milind Soman. The film collected around 18 crores worldwide.A Wednesday! (2008)
Directed by Neeraj Pandey, A Wednesday! features Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher in lead roles. Not only it received several awards, but the film was also a commercial success too. It amassed Rs around 12 core in India.No One Killed Jessica(2011)
No One Killed Jessica starring Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan was based on the Jessica Lal murder case. Made on a budget of approximately Rs 9 crore, the film emerged to be a sleeper hit, grossing around Rs 45 crore at the box office. The Kashmir Files (2022)
Centred around the 1990s exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files emerged as the third highest-grossing film in 2022. It collected around Rs 340 crore worldwide. Kahaani (2012)
Sujoy Ghosh's spy drama Kahaani featuring Vidya Balan was made on a budget of meagre Rs 8 crore. With positive word of mouth, the film went on to collect Rs 104 crore worldwide. Raazi (2018)
Alia Bhatt starrer Raazi emerged to be one of the highest-grossing films in 2018, amassing around Rs 195 crore. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film was made on a budget of approximately Rs 35 crore.