8 Most Expensive Outfits Worn In Bollywood Movies!

Bollywood movies are famous for their glitz and glamm. Apart from the exotic locations and over-the-top songs, it is the costumes that also play a major role! 

Bollywood films have a massive budget, the majority of which is spent on lavish costumes. Most outfits worn by our fave characters are extremely valuable! Let’s look at all the times the producers spent a large amount of their budget on movie costumes.

Madhuri Dixit – Devdas 

Even after more than two decades, the iconic song Mardala still makes us feel all the feels. In the song, Madhuri Dixit is seen wearing one of the most expensive Bollywood costumes. Each costume in this classic film costs around Rs 15 lakhs. Designers Neeta Lulla, Sandeep Khosla, and Reza Sharifi have even won numerous awards for their work!

Deepika Padukone – Padmavat 

When it’s a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, a little zing is required! Padmavat, the periodic epic, had a whopping budget of Rs 160 crores, so they obviously weren’t going to skimp on the costumes. Deepika Padukone, who played Rani Padmavati, wore a stunning lehenga in the song Ghoomer. The lehenga weighed 30 kgs and cost Rs 30 lakhs! It took 200 craftsmen 600 days and 400 kg of gold to only create the character’s jewellery.

Aishwarya Rai – Jodha Akbar 

Jodha Akbar is a classic film that will go down in history as one of the best works of Bollywood. The historical romance film starred Aishwarya Rai in the lead. With a budget of Rs 40 crores, each outfit worn by Aishwarya was designed by Neeta Lulla and was worth Rs 2 lakhs. NGL, the realistic costumes were crucial in making the film memorable and significant.

Kangana Ranaut – Krrish 3 

Rakesh Roshan worked with designer Gavin Miguel to ensure that his superhero film, Krrish 3, looked like a Hollywood production. Kangana Ranaut was seen in the film wearing ten different latex suits, the material of which was specially brought from Paris. It cost them approximately Rs 1 crore to make ten costumes. Unbelievable, right?

Deepika Padukone – Bajirao Mastani 

Sanjay Leela Bhansali firmly believes in the adage “go big or go home.” Deepika Padukone played Mastani in his film Bajirao Mastani, and she wore costumes worth more than Rs 50 lakhs! Anju Modi, the designer, handcrafted the outfits and researched history to understand the colour palette. Her jewellery was also real and extremely expensive.

Kareena Kapoor – Kambakkht Ishq 

While expensive costumes in superhero and period films are assumed, no one expects a producer to spend lakhs on a mini black sequin dress! Kareena Kapoor wore a sexy LBD in the title track of the film Kambakkht Ishq. But you’ll be surprised to learn that the dress, designed by Aki Narula and Shabina Khan, was worth Rs 8 lakhs!

Sonakshi Sinha – Tevar 

Even though Tevar did not do well at the box office, it was made on a large budget of Rs 40 crores. Sonakshi Sinha, the lead actress, looked stunning in the item song Radha Nachegi, which was choreographed by Remo D’souza. The lehenga she wears in the song was created by Subarna Rai Chaudhari and cost Rs 75 lakhs.

Sherlyn Chopra – Dard Music Video 

Sherlyn Chopra was one of the sexiest models back in the day. She is also the first Indian woman to ever pose nude for Playboy magazine. In her ‘Dard’ music video, she donned a diamond-studded bikini that was made from 30-carat diamonds!

Isn’t it intriguing how much thought (and money) goes into making a film? 

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