There are many songs in the Hindi film industry that will be remembered by fans for years because of their lyrics, style and narration.
In addition to musical ingenuity, film directors are leaving no expenses spared in shooting music numbers in exotic locations, further popularising the songs.
So here is a list of the most ‘expensive’ Hindi film songs of all time.
Party All Night (Boss)
This song from ‘Boss’ has made everyone tap their feet at least once.
Shot in a club in Bangkok with 600 foreign models used as background dancers, this is one of the most expensive songs ever shot. Sung by Yo Yo Honey Singh and choreographed by Sumit Dutt and Raju Khan, the total estimated budget for this song is believed to be around Rs 6 crore.
Malang (Dhoom 3)
According to film analysts, about Rs 5 crore was spent on Dhoom 3’s song ‘Malang’. 200 foreign gymnasts were called for its filming. Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif feature as the song’s lead actors.
Tu Meri Main Tera (Namaste England)
Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra’s romantic drama ‘Namaste England’ had an expensive budget as it is.
A significant portion of it was spent on the song ‘Tu Meri Main Tera’ which was shot in 18 to 20 locations, draining around Rs. 5.5 crore from its total budget.
Jalebi Bai (Double Dhamaal)
Double Dhamaal is widely considered as one of the funniest films in Hindi film industry history and did remarkably well at the box office.
The song ‘Jalebi Bai’ featuring Mallika Sherawat cost Rs. 1.5 crore to shoot.
Saturday Saturday (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)
‘Saturday Saturday’ was one of the standout hits of the year 2013. Featuring Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, Rs. 3 crore was spent on the song.
Tha Kar Ke (Golmaal Returns)
This song is from (Golmala Returns). In this song around 1000 background dancers and 180 stuntsman had worked including all the stars. Director Rohit Shetty showed the 10 most expensive bikes in this song. It took 10 days to shoot this song. Around 3.5 million rupees spend on this song.
1000 background dancers and 180 stuntmen featured in Golmaal Return’s ‘Tha Kar Ke’. Director Rohit Shetty also used 10 super expensive sports bikes in the song that took 10 days to shoot and cost Rs 3.5 crore.
PNN/Agencies