‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’: Budget of Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt film will leave you in a tizzy

Karan Johar has returned to the director’s chair after a hiatus of almost 7 years with the romantic comedy ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles. The feel-good songs and the grandly-themed trailer have managed to grab the attention of moviegoers, who waiting for the film’s release on July 28. ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ might be one of KJo’s most expensive films to date. According to sources close to the film, it is reported that the Karan Johar directorial is made on a budget of over Rs 200 crore.

According to Zoom TV, Rocky ‘Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani’ is made on a budget of Rs 265 crore, as revealed by a source close to Karan Johar. The source also claimed that the filmmaker-producer decided to offer a pretty hefty sum of money to the film’s veteran cast - Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Shabana Azmi. The remuneration was not determined by the screen time allotted to these legendary Bollywood stars. “Karan paid all the veteran actors in the cast Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi a lot more than expected. He refused to insult their legendary status by paying them on a par with ‘character’ artistes,” said the source. Shedding some light on ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani’s’ expensive budget, the Zoom report said that the Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-starrer was Karan Johar’s “most challenging film” after the 2001 blockbuster ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’. Covid-19 restrictions, accompanied by Alia’s marriage and pregnancy, resulted in numerous delays for the film’s shoot. All of these difficulties summed up, took a toll on the film’s budget. (Agencies)

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