How much does it cost to make an Indian drama and a Pakistani drama?

 
When it comes to television, production, the budget spent on a drama can greatly affect its quality and success. In India, some of the most expensive dramas have huge budgets. Shows like Porus, Radhe Krishn, Suryaputra Karn and Naagin have more than 100 crore plus budgets and create amazing visuals. In Pakistan, however, the situation is quite different; we have produced only a few high budget dramas, such as DuniyaPur, Khuda aur Muhabbat Season 3, Meray Paas Tum Ho, Alif, Tere Bin, Sang-e Mah and Ehd –e- Wafa.
 
During her recent appearances as a guest on Something Haute with Aamna Isani, Mehreen __ explained the big difference in budget between Pakistan and India.
 
Jabbar said, “I would say about a minimum $800,000 to a million dollars per episode for a proper web series in India. Our Pakistani dramas are made for around 25 to 30 lakh rupees per episode. So, I mean, look at the difference obviously we are a poorer country, India is 1 billion people, huge industry, so we can’t compare that.”
 
Recently, Mehreen Jabbar directed the drama serial Nadaan, which airs on HUM TV on Saturday at 8:00 PM.