Akshay Kumar is now trending as probably the highest paid actor in Bollywood with a whopping 120 crore fee.
Aanand L Rai of Tanu Weds Manu will direct the film and will possibly star Sara Ali Khan and Dhanush in stellar roles will go on the floors in the second half of 2020.
Akshay established the elusive Rs 700-crore box office club in Bollywood in 2019. A report in an online portal quoted “Akshay Kumar is known to charge upfront fees and in today’s time, his name attracts the audience to the cinema halls…”
Akshay is the only actor in Bollywood to have delivered five blockbusters back to back that crossed the Rs 150 crore mark at the box office. His latest release Good Newwz has crossed the Rs 200 crore mark and still counting.
“Good Newwz benchmarks…Crossed ₹ 50 cr: Day 3. Rs 100 cr: Day 6. Rs 125 cr: Day 7. Rs 150 cr: Day 10. Rs 175 cr: Day 13. Rs 200 cr: Day 24. India biz. SUPER HIT.”Says Taran Adarsh.
His other three releases of the year 2019: Kesari, Mission Mangal and Housefull 4 stands at Rs 154 crore, Rs 202 crore and Rs 194 crore, respectively.
Akshay has three major projects lined up for release this year. Sooryavanshi, Prithviraj, and Laxmmi Bomb.