Ranveer Singh‘s upcoming movie – ’83’ – is all set to hit theatres on December 24, 2021!
Directed by Kabir Khan, Ranveer essays the role of the legendary cricketer Kapil Dev in the biographical sports drama.
While Deepika Padukone plays the character of Kapil’s wife Romi Bhatia in ’83’, the movie also features Saqib Saleem, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Harrdy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Pankaj Tripathi, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya and Sahil Khattar.
The movie has already been declared tax-free in Delhi and has been receiving rave reviews from critics and industry experts.
Now, as per a media report, Ranveer charged a whopping amount of Rs 20 CRORES for his role in ’83’. As the report further suggests, the actor would also be taking a share of the profit that the film will make.
A source revealed to the portal, “Ranveer Singh has fast become a rather bankable name when it comes to box office success. Given his recent track record, and of course, his ever-growing fan following it comes as no surprise that the Bollywood actor would charge in double-figure. For 83, Ranveer has charged the makers a cool Rs. 20 cr.”
“Besides charging Rs. 20 cr. for the film, Ranveer Singh has also requested a share of the profits. While details of what his share will be exactly are unknown, rest assured it will amount to a neat sum once the film releases,” the source added.
Earlier, it was reported that the makers have supposedly paid Kapil Dev a whopping Rs 5 crores for his go-ahead.