Bollywood UpdatesWork is currently underway on several films inspired by the Ramayana and its characters in Bollywood. These characters also have three Sita-inspired films in the pipeline. Among them, Kriti Sanon will be seen as ‘Janaki’ in Om Raut’s ‘Adipurush’. Kangana Ranaut will play the role of ‘The Incarnation: Sita’ by KV Vijayendra Prasad, author of ‘Baahubali’. Deepika Padukone is also set to play a role inspired by the mythological character in Madhu Mantena’s ‘Ramayan’.
Kareena got the offer of the role
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan was the first choice of producers for Kangana’s ‘The Incarnation: Sita’. After Kareena asked a hefty fee of 12 crores to work in it, the makers approached Kangana Ranaut for the role. Kangana also did not let the opportunity pass by. The film will be directed by Aalukhi Desai and the film will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam apart from Hindi.
The audience is eagerly waiting
Kangana has played historical characters in ‘Manikarnika’, Kriti in ‘Panipat’ and Deepika in ‘Padmavat’. This is the first time that three contemporary actresses are getting to play the same character in different films. In such a situation, there is a lot of curiosity among the audience as to which of the three will impress the audience the most in the role of Sita.
Crore’s game is period drama
Period drama films often have very high budgets. In such a situation, A-list actors are attached to the film. There is a buzz that Kangana is getting a whopping fee of around Rs 32 crore for ‘The Incarnation: Sita’, while Kareena was not cast in the film even after asking for half the fee. At the same time, the information about how much fee Kriti and Deepika will get for this role is not yet available. There is talk of Hrithik and Ranbir being paid Rs 75 crore for working in Deepika’s ‘Ramayana’. While the budget of Om Raut’s ‘Adipurush’ is around Rs 500 crore, the estimated budget of ‘Madhu Mantena’s ‘Ramayana’ is also being told as Rs 750 crore. Looking at Kangana’s fees, the budget of her film can also be estimated.
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