The recently-released Ajay Devgn-Abhishek Bachchan film Bol Bachchan had run into controversy when the producer of the film, Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd., were involved in a legal battle. The company's account had been sealed, hence stalling the payment of the crew amounting to Rs. 26 lakhs.
However, the latest news is that director Rohit Shetty has come to the producers' rescue and has paid the crew out of his own pocket. When Rohit learnt about the unpaid dues of the crew, he called them and handed over the amount on Friday night.
A source close to the film was quoted saying that Ashtavinayak will be returning the amount to Rohit by this week itself. Bol Bachchan, starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Prachi Desai and Asin, released on July 6 this year and grossed more than 100 crore at the box office.
Buzz is that Shah Rukh Khan and Rohit Shetty's latest venture Chennai Express has been sold for a mammoth 105 crore rupees.
Rohit Shetty has hit a purple path with his latest film Bol Bachchan also proving to be a success at the box-office.
Sources claim that Shah Rukh's company and a major film corporation are partnering for this film so chances are that they will only sell the satellite, home video and music rights and actually keep the overseas and Indian theatrical rights with them.
Chennai Express, also starring Deepika Padukone is set to go on floors by the end of this year.
Rohit Shetty and the Bol Bachchan team must be grinning from ear to ear today! Shetty's recently released laugh riot Bol Bachchan, which starred Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles, has reportedly crossed the much coveted 100 crore mark! Incidentally, this is the first film from ADF (Ajay Devgn Ffilms) to join the 100 crore club.
The masala entertainer, which opened to huge collection figures of Rs 43.10 crores net in India in the 1st weekend itself, maintained its steady collections over the box office even in the third week! The action-comedy flick collected a massive Rs. 66.81 crore in its 1st week and Rs.24.12 crores in the 2nd week. The film then amassed a whopping Rs 9.33 crore in week 3, taking the total box office collections to Rs.100.26 crore net.
After Golmaal 3 and Singham, this is the third Shetty-Devgn flick to cross the 100 crore mark. The film, which was loosely inspired from famous rib-tickling comedy Gol Maal starring Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt, revolved around a young man, who has to keep lying to maintain a secret identity. The film also starred Asin and Prachi Desai as female leads.
Masala director Rohit Shetty's last film Bol Bachchan starring Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan was a major hit and is soon expected to join the coveted 100 crore club and this possibly has made Shetty flirt with the idea of bringing out a sequel to the movie, claim sources.
At a recent interview, Shetty was quoted saying that he is quite open to the idea of a sequel provided he gets an original idea that works. Shetty also added that he has had enough of South and old Bollywood remakes. Apart from this, Shetty is also gearing up for Singham 2, in which Ajay Devgn will reprise his role as upright cop Bajirao Singham.
Bol Bachchan, which also starred Asin and Prachi Desai, was a rib-tickling comedy about a young man who has to lie in order to keep his identity a secret and the hilarious consequences that follow.
Director Rohit Shetty is known for his penchant for over the top action sequences, complete with gravity defying fight scenes and somersaulting vehicles and now, it seems that the Bol Bachchan director will be roped in to design the action scenes for Akshay Kumar's upcoming flick Khiladi 786.
The son of fight master M.B Shetty, who was well known for action sequences in films in the 70s, Rohit has reportedly agreed to come to the aid of his assistant Aashish R Mohan, who makes his directorial debut with Khiladi 786. However, the makers are yet to take a call on whether Shetty will just design the action scenes or execute it too.
Co-produced by Akshay Kumar and Himesh Reshammiya, Khiladi 786 marks the return of Akki, as he is popularly known, to the 'Khiladi' series after a period of 12 years. Rohit Shetty, whose last film Bol Bachchan earned rave reviews, will also be working on Chennai Express with Shah Rukh Khan and Singham 2 with Ajay Devgn.
Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn, who had everyone rolling in the aisles with laughter with their recent flick Bol Bachchan, also managed to bring a delighted smile to the faces of some underprivileged kids from the Smile Foundation this Sunday.
It seems that Shetty and Devgn interacted with their little fans at Mehboob Studios and the two were quite touched when the children presented them with a huge and colourful card as a token of their love and affection. Needless to say, the kids charmed the duo, who were seen distributing chocolates and other goodies to the little ones.
Shetty and Devgn, who teamed up for hit films like the Golmaal series, Singham and Bol Bachchan will next work on the sequel to Singham, which Shetty claims is a fresh story and not a remake of any other flick.
