Telugu superstar Prabhas has emerged as one of the highest paid actor of the Kalki 2898 AD. The highly-anticipated film has finally released today, June 27, and reports have claimed Prabhas charged a fees of Rs 80 crore for his role in the Nag Ashwin directorial. A report also claimed Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan were paid an equal sum for the film. It is also been said that Kalki 2898 AD is made on a budget of Rs 600 crores.
According to a Jagran report, Prabhas usually charges close to Rs 150 crore per film. However, for Kalki 2898 AD, Prabhas cut his fees to half. The report claimed Prabhas took home a fee of Rs 80 crore.
On the other hand, the report claimed Deepika asked for Rs 20 crores for her maidan Telugu project. Deepika is playing the role of Sumathi, a woman bearing the child that will revolutionise the world of Kalki 2898. In the trailers, she is shown to be carrying a heavy baby bump and protecting her child from being killed.
It is said Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan were paid Rs 20 crore each, the same amount as Deepika, for their performances in Kalki 2898 AD. Amitabh essays the role of the mighty Ashwatthama. The trailers have shown him in his full glory and fans who watched the first day first show have also praised Big B for his performance. Meanwhile, Kamal essays the role of the Kali, the villain who is out to kill Sumathi’s baby in the film.
News18 couldn’t verify the claims about KAlki 2898 AD’s cast fee at the time of publishing.
Kalki 2898 AD has witnessed a grand opening. The film has already sold over 19 lakh tickets across all languages in the country. The film, directed by Nag Ashwin, is likely to shatter multiple records at the box office as film trade experts are predicting Rs 100 crore-plus net opening for the movie.
As per a report in Sacnilk.com, Kalki 2898 AD has sold over 15 lakh tickets in Telugu language alone. The film has already earned over Rs 50 crore via the massive advance bookings.
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