This superhit film has no hero or heroine, made for Rs 60 lakh, it earned Rs 18 crore; a comedian saved it, movie is… his name is…
GH News July 30, 2025 06:06 PM

The Indian cinema has seen many big budget films dominating the box office; however in the past couple of years small budget film have also made their way to theatres. Not only that many small budget films even compete alongside big budget films. However certain films still fail to make a good box office collection. Sometimes even a star-studded cast fails to deliver a decent film. Today we will tell you about one such film that dominated the box office made the audience laugh and earned a whopping Rs 18 crore on a budget of Rs 60 lakh.
This 2007 film made everyone laugh
The low-budget film that we are going to tell you about is none other than the 2007 film Bheja Fry which made everyone laugh. The comedy film featured Vinay Pathak in a pivotal role.
Why was Vinay Pathak cast in Bheja Fry?
For the unversed Bollywood star Vinay Patak is a superb actor known for his impressive acting skills and on-point comedy timing. Not just him Bheja Fry also stars Aditi Govitrikar Suresh Menon Sarika Ranveer Shorey Milind Soman Rajat Kapoor and Minisha Lamba in pivotal roles. Although this film was a remake of the French film Dîner de cons Le which made it to the big screens way back in 1998. However Vinay Pathaks comedy timing was rib-tickling throughout the entire film.
How did a film like Bheja Fry earn in crores?
It is surprising to note that a film like Bheja Fry made with a modest budget of Rs 60 lakh made a whopping Rs 8 crore at the box office. You will be even more surprised to know that the film made a worldwide collection of Rs 18 crore. The film became such a huge success that even a sequel was made in 2011. In that film KK Menon and Vinay Pathak were seen in lead roles.
You will be surprised to know that the total budget of Bheja Fry was only Rs 60 lakh while after its release it made a stormy collection of 8 crore rupees at the box office. The worldwide collection of the film was 18 crore rupees. This film was liked so much that its sequel was made in the year 2011 in which KK Menon appeared along with Vinay Pathak. Bheja Fry 2 was also successful in tickling the people.