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Salman Khan’s Race 3 rights sold for this MASSIVE Amount?
We all know working with Salman Khan is not an economic proposition; one really has to burn a hole in his pocket to get the superstar on board. And when it comes to selling and distributing his films, the price is nothing less than gigantic. This is what exactly has happened with Salman’s upcoming thriller, Race 3. If reports are to be believed, some of the biggest companies in the business are immensely keen to distribute the film and also ready to spend the kind of amount unheard of before in the Hindi film industry.
A source quoted, “ Salman’s Tiger Zinda Hai Salman’s collected an estimated total of Rs 339 crore at the domestic box-office to become the third highest domestic grosser in Bollywood. There is a huge buzz and air of anticipation around Race 3. It has been shot mostly abroad and in prime locales in India and has some great action. Not only is it the third installment of the Race franchise but it also stars Salman Khan who recently gave the blockbuster Tiger Zinda Hai. Naturally studios have been queuing up outside Ramesh Taurani’s office for the last month to distribute the film. Apparently, there were four top contenders – Fox Star Studios, Reliance Entertainment (a division of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group), Yash Raj Films and Eros International. Buzz is that Eros has made an outstanding offer to Salman Khan (co-producer) and Ramesh Taurani – something which is almost impossible to refuse. Eros has offered the producers a whopping Rs.190 (approx) which consists of Rs.160 MG (Minimum Guaranty Basis i.e. outright sale) to acquire the worldwide distribution rights of the film (except China) and Rs.30 crore (PN&A). While one has heard that YRF and Fox have bowed out of the match, Aditya Choksi from Reliance is still in talks with the producers. But Reliance might find it hard to match the offer and everyone in trade is talking of how Eros appears to have clinched the deal. Once both parties (Salman, Taurani and Eros) sign on the dotted line within the next few days, they will make an announcement.”
Also starring Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Saqib Saleem, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah and Freddy Daruwala, Race 3 hits the screens on the 15th June, 2018.
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