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“Over the last few months in the lockdown, Akshay Kumar has gradually hiked his fees from 99 crores to 108 crores and finally settled in on 117 crores for the films he signed recently. Every producer wants to have Akshay on board, considering his low risk, low budget, and assured return model, leading to excessive demand in the market. Akshay too has followed the economic formula of higher the demand, higher the price, as with every film offer coming his way, he hiked his fees. For the films which are slated for a 2022 release, Akshay will charge a bomb of Rs 135 crores per film” a source told Bollywood Hungama, adding further that the upfront charging of fees won’t act as a burden on his films.

“The production budget of most Akshay Kumar films will be in the range of Rs. 35 to 45 crores, in addition to 15 crores more for print and publicity, taking the total in the range of Rs. 50 to 60 crores. Taking the number of his acting fees into account, the overall budget of his films would be in the range of 185 to 195 crores. Doing a backward calculation in the account, his films earn approximately 80 to 90 crores from the sale of satellite and digital, whereas 10 crores more comes from the sale of music rights, leaving an amount in the range of Rs. 95 to 100 crores for recovery from theatres, meaning lifetime box-office collections of Rs. 210-220 crores in India. This isn’t as big a number for him to achieve, given his stardom and trust among the audience. And in 2021, it’s a rather easy number for a superstar like Akshay,” the source further told Bollywood Hungama, explaining the low risk, assured return model of Akshay Kumar.

The actor has however given a special discount to his producer friend, Sajid Nadiadwala, by charging around 20% below his market rate, since Sajid is planning to mount the film on a bigger scale, resulting in a bigger production budget than his other films. “Akshay doesn’t want to burden his film with unrealistic expectations, and the films which warrant a bigger budget, he is open to negotiating on his acting fees in tandem with the hike in the budget, however, will make up for the same by asking for a share in profit. He knows the box-office market as also his appeal among the audience, and setting realistic targets for film to be a rather safe venture,” the source concluded.

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Bollywood Hungama was first to reveal around two weeks back that Akshay Kumar had been approached to play the Hindu king, Suheldev in Ashwin Varde’s upcoming production. The film, an epic, was said to be an adaptation of Amish’s novel, Legend of Suheldev. We have now learnt that Akshay Kumar has refused to come on board.

“Ashwin flew down to Delhi in the first week of December to meet Akshay Kumar and had a detailed talk about his plans to make this film on a humongous scale. However, eventually, the actor felt that the script needed a lot of rework. After having discussions with Ashwin, he decided to take a backseat from the film as he was not on the same page with the stakeholders creatively. Apart from that, even dates were an issue as Akshay is blocked for the next 2 years and Ashwin and co were looking to start the film sometime next year, demanding over 70 days from Akshay. It was almost impossible for Akshay to accommodate the film in his jam-packed schedule,” a source told Bollywood Hungama

Interestingly, the novel was first offered to Ajay Devgan for an adaptation and after a series of conversations, he even took a backseat due to some unheard reasons. Back then, Ashwin was not even involved in the project and it was supposed to be a part of Ajay’s Unsung Warrior franchise, the second film after Tanhaji. Ashwin and co are now on the lookout for a new actor and they are confident to rope in a big name soon, considering that the novel is loved by the masses of India and stands the potential to set new records at the box-office. “It’s a young character in the novel, and it was reworked keeping the age of senior actors in mind. However, now they will go back to the basics and set the original character sketch again to approach one of the gen-next superstars,” the source further told us.

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan is celebrating his 55th birthday today. Fondly called Bhaijaan, Salman’s birthday is not just a day of celebration for his family members but also his fans. Over the years, fans have made a point to arrive at Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai to catch a glimpse of their favorite superstar on his birthday.

However, this year, the actor has appealed to his fans to not throng outside his house on the occasion of his 55th birthday due to the covid pandemic.

“The love and affection of my fans over the years has been overwhelming on my birthdays but this year it is my humble request not to crowd outside my house keeping the covid pandemic and social distancing norms in mind,” Salman Khan said in the notice displayed outside his building.

Salman was one of the first actors to resume work during the pandemic. The actor shot for his Prabhudheva directorial Radhe, which also stars his Bharat co-star Disha Patani. Radhe was slated to hit theatres on May 22 but got delayed due to the pandemic.

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Choreographer-director Remo D’Souza’s wife Lizelle, days after his discharge from a Mumbai hospital, where he was admitted after suffering a heart attack, thanked superstar Salman Khan for being her “biggest emotional support” in an Instagram post. Remo D’Souza has directed Salman Khan in Race 3. Sharing a picture of herself and the choreographer, Lizelle wrote this for the Bharat actor: “I really from the bottom of my heart want to thank Salman Khan for being the biggest emotional support. You are an angel. Thank you so much bhai for always being there.” She started her post with a sweet note for Remo D’Souza: “My best Christmas gift ever. This moment I’ll always cherish. Hugging you after a week of the worst emotional ups and downs. I know according to you, am a superwoman but I suddenly felt like a small little child lost… only one thing I knew and trusted was your promise to me that you will come out as a fighter and the lord above.”

“Remo, I love you to the moon and back…… please now you need to stop making me prove it to you time and again… c’mon, let the joy of Christmas festivities begin,” she added.

In her post, Lizelle also expressed gratitude towards choreographer Salman Yusuff Khan, who has worked with Remo D’Souza several times in the past. Salman was photographed visiting the director in the hospital earlier this month. Thanking him, Lizelle wrote: “Salman Yusuff Khan, I always knew what Remo and I meant to you but saying and showing are two opposites. You proved it what it meant. Thanks a ton for being there till discharge.”

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‘Bigg Boss 6’ contestant Sana Khan shocked everybody when she announced her retired life from the show business. She required to social networks to share a lengthy article to educate the followers regarding her choice to stop the world of showbiz. Sana discussed in her message that she will currently ‘serve humanity and also adhere to the order of her developer’.

‘ Jai Ho’ actress Sana Khan just recently announced that she has actually given up showbiz as she has actually made a decision to serve ‘mankind’ and follow the orders of her developer. Right after Sana shared the news on social networks, many celebrities came forward to support her choice. Calling Sana an attractive soul, actress Divya Agarwal composed, ‘Whatever makes you happy. So happy you discovered your course. Allah aapko dhersari khushiyaan de.’ Where Ridhi Dogra and Muzamil Ibrahim wished Sana luck on her new trip, singer Meiyang Chang wrote, ‘That’s a take on and also gorgeous choice to take, Sana. I pray you to approach this phase with the same honesty & zinda-dili that you’ve displayed in your life previously. All the most effective.’ Numerous others like choreographer Salman Yusuff Khan additionally lauded Sana’s choice.

After quitting the movie as well as TV industry, Sana removed numerous of her Instagram blog posts which were related to showbiz. The ‘Jai Ho’ starlet, who has over 3.3 million fans on Instagram, got rid of all the pictures which linked her to the area of amusement.

” I declare today that from today onwards, I have settled to bid farewell to my showbiz way of life permanently as well as offer humanity and follow the orders of my Developer. All siblings as well as sis are requested to pray for me to Allah to accept my attrition and also provide me the true capacity to stay in conformity with my resolution of investing my life adhering to the rules of my Maker and also in the service of humanity, and approve me determination in to,” Sana created in her post.

Numerous superstars including Divya Agarwal, Rashami Desai, Salman Yusuf Khan, Arjun Bijlani supported Sana’s decision and also desired her good luck.