Yes, you read that right. The costliest show that aired on Indian television was made on a budget of a whopping 650 crore.
This show was based on the epic Ramayana and is currently streams on Jio TV. It originally aired on Colors TV and was titled Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush. The story narrates the tales of the twin sons of Lord Rama and Devi Sita and depicts their years of growing up.
Himansh Soni played Ram on the show, and Shivya Pathania played Sita. Krish Chauhan and Harshit Kabra played the sons Luv and Kush. Bigg Boss star Shaleen Bhanot played Ravana in the series. Created by Swastik Productions, this epic mythological offering was mounted on a scale of 650 crore!
4.6 Crore Per Day
Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush aired from 2019 – 2020, and almost an unbelievable 4.6 crore per episode was spent on the making of the show. However, it had a dry run in TRPs and was unceremoniously taken off air after 141 episodes.
The lead pair of the show, Himanshu Soni and Shivya Pathania, were cast as eternal Radha and Krishna in a mythological offering from Star Bharat Radha Krishn. This show starred Sumedh Mudgalkar as young Krishna and Mallika Singh as Radha. The show was mounted on a budget of 150 crore and was very successful.
Another 650 Crore Saga?
Talking about the costliest Television serial, apart from Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush, another show is rumored to have the same budget, and it was Suryaputra Karn. While some reports suggest that the show was mounted on a scale of 650 crore as well, other reports say that the budget of this show was 250 crore. It starred Gautam Rode in the lead. The show was intended to be a finite 150-episode series, but due to high demand, it was extended to a total of 307 episodes.
