While big-budget Hollywood films might be the most anticipated features around the globe, Indian film industries are attempting to make their mark in the international market by releasing multiple big-budget feature films. As proven by the movies, Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, there is an interest for big-budget, CG-filled epics with halfway decent stories around the globe. This is probably why 8 out of the 12 most expensive Indian films ever created are dropping by 2022 and 2023. And they seem to be following the big-budget, heavily incorporated CG route as well.
The eight films that were mentioned earlier as follows – Suryaputra Mahavir Karna, Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva, Prithviraj, Radhe Shyam, The Good Maharaja, RRR, Adipurush and Ponniyin Selvam. Surya Mahavir Karna, Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva and Prithviraj have a budget of Rs. 300 crores while Adipurush and Ponniyin Selvam have the second-largest budget in Indian cinema history with Rs. 500 crores. All eight films are highly anticipated (especially among the Indian film-loving communities) and surprisingly, only two out of these eight films will be Bollywood features.
Marvel’s Cinematic Universe changed how big-budget films and sequels were viewed by production companies and studios around the globe. Many realised that incorporating heavy CG should now be a part of future projects everywhere and Indian film industries quickly caught on. All of these films are “CG-heavy” and we figure at least 6 out of the above mentioned 8 films would have been released in theatres by now if the coronavirus pandemic didn’t spread across the planet. Now, each film will have varying release dates, scattered throughout this year and the next.
Prabhas’ Radhe Shyam will be the first film out of the eight to release in theatres – which will happen next week, on March 11th 2022. This will be followed by the historical epic, RRR, which will drop in theatres around the globe, on 25th March 2022.