With a budget of ₹50 lakh, this thriller earned 150 times more than the budget of ₹50 lakh, beating Kaantara Chapter 1 - Chava to become the number one film of 2025.

News Topical, Digital Desk : 2025 has been a mixed bag commercially for Indian cinema. While Salman Khan's comeback film, Sikander, tanked at the box office, debutant Ahan Pandey's film, Saiyaara, became a sleeper hit. 

Additionally, movies like Chawa and Kaantara Chapter 1 also made a splash at the box office. But did you know that not all of these films were the most successful movies of the year? In fact, there's one film that earned 150 times its profit on a budget of 50 lakh rupees. Let's find out which movie it is. 

This is the most successful film of 2025. 

This year, low-budget films from South and Hindi cinema have been dominating the scene. Among them is the Gujarati film  Lalo - Krishna Sada Sahayate. This devotional drama was released in theaters on October 10, 2025. According to a report in Hindustan Times, the film's budget was just ₹50 lakh and it achieved a record-breaking box office collection of ₹75 crore.

Lalo Krishna Sada Sahayate is directed by Ankit Sakhiya and features Gujarati cinema stars Riva Rachh, Shruhad Goswami, Karan Joshi, Anshu Joshi, and Mishti Kadecha in pivotal roles. Lalo Krishna Sada Sahayate's profits are estimated to be over 150 times its budget, surpassing blockbusters like Chawa, Kaantara Chapter 1, and Saiyyara. 

Thus, Lalo Krishna Sada Sahayate has become the single highest-grossing film of the year. Without any major superstars, this Gujarati film has proven that a strong story can be a hit and generate substantial revenue. 

Top rating from IMDb

The success of Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahayate can be easily gauged by its top IMDb rating. The movie has a positive rating of 8.7/10 on IMDb, which is enough to prove that Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahayate is a must-watch thriller.

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