Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bell Bottom‘ has been in the news for a long time and the fans can’t wait for its release.
Yesterday Bollywood Hungama took to Twitter and tweeted about the actor charging less for Bell Bottom.
Once this news reached Akshay, he cleared the rumors by calling it a ‘fake scoop’.
Akshay replied to the tweet saying, ‘What waking up to FAKE Scoops feels like!‘
What waking up to FAKE Scoops feels like! 🙄🥴 https://t.co/jxn1cXT6as
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 14, 2021
After Akshay actively cleared the rumors, the fans started commenting “Sir aise hi active raho .. bahut fake news chalti hai”. Another tweet read, “Fir exposed kar diya sir ne”.
Meanwhile, the source that Akshay Kumar called fake was close to Bollywood Hungama and revealed, “Bell Bottom was supposed to release in the month of April, however, due to the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the release has been deferred. The delay was not accounted for and also resulted in a spike in the budget of Bell Bottom. Being primarily a film that caters to the tier 1 and 2 cities, Vashu Bhagnani wanted to keep the budget in check and hence, he requested his leading man, Akshay to scale down his acting fees by Rs. 30 crores, as the rise in budget aside, there looms a lot of uncertainty on the release too. If theatrical, it’s a given that the film wouldn’t earn what it would have in a normal scenario.”
The source added, “Akshay knows the on-ground scenario and doesn’t want to put a lot of burden on the film. He has graciously agreed on reducing his acting fees by Rs. 30 crores. However, the catch here is, if the film earns huge returns, he will be reimbursed for the discount given at the moment. Nonetheless, if the film doesn’t overperform at the box office, his fees would stand in the range of Rs. 85 to 90 crores, as it stands presently”.