Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani was released in theatres on July 28, 2023. Filmmaker, Karan Johar made his comeback as a director after a long wait of 7 years. His last directorial was Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which was released back in 2016. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil was a romantic drama, which was centered around a couple.
However, Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is more of a family entertainer with, of course, some spotlight on Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s love story. In order to give an idea to someone, who hasn’t watched the film, it is quite close to what 2 States was. But having said that, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is a completely refreshed take on Indian families.
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Karan Johar’s film, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani has a stellar cast that includes the likes of Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra, Aamir Bashir, and many more.
Talking about the film's premise, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is centred around a Punjabi boy and a Bengali girl, who are in love. Things get interesting when their respective families oppose their idea of getting married. In order to convince them, Rocky (Ranveer) and Rani (Alia) decide to live with each other’s families for 3 months before marriage. As per early reviews, the film is a complete entertainer, and even after years of absence from the director’s chair, Karan Johar proved that he still has that magic which is required in family dramas.
Even before the release of the film, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, Karan Johar’s film was in the headlines for so many reasons. From people appreciating the songs of the film to many finding no spark in Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh’s chemistry, there was a lot of debate going on the internet. Amid all these ifs and buts, there was a buzz about the fees charged by the actors working in Karan Johar’s film, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.
Starting with the lead actors of the film, Ranveer Singh plays the character named, ‘Rocky Randhawa’ and Alia Bhatt plays the role ‘Rani Chatterjee’. As per multiple reports, Ranveer charged a sum of Rs. 25 crores for working in the film, while Alia’s fee was Rs. 10 crores.
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According to multiple reports and media speculations, Karan Johar paid a sum of Rs. 1 crore each to the iconic veteran actors, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi for working in Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. For the unversed, Dharmendra played Rocky’s (Ranveer) grandfather, 'Kanwal Singh', while Jaya Bachchan played Dharmendra’s on-screen wife in the film, and Shabana Azmi was seen as Alia Bhatt’s grandmother.
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Despite playing such notable characters in the film, the legendary actors were reportedly paid just Rs. 1 crore each. As soon as these reports made their way on the internet, people started slamming the film’s director, Karan Johar and Dharma Productions for paying such a low fee to such iconic actors.
As soon as reports of veteran actors, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi being paid a sum of Rs. 1 crore each irked the netizens, a report in Koimoi cited a source calling such rumours absolutely baseless.
The source claimed that Karan Johar would never insult iconic actors like Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi by paying them a sum of Rs. 1 crore each. The source called all the numbers ‘made-up figures’ and admitted that the exact amount isn’t known to anyone, and all the reports are just hoaxes. However, there’s no official detail about the same as of now.
What are your thoughts about veteran actors getting Rs. 1 crore each? Let us know.
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