Rajinikanth could become one of the highest stars in the world. The man offering this whopping figure is a certain Hansraj Saxena. He was the chief executive officer of Sun Pictures when Shankar’s Enthiran (Robot) was offered to them on a plate after Eros International got cold feet when the budget ballooned to north of Rs 130 crore. Saxena now has his own film production outfit called Sax Pictures. The amount in question is the small amount of Rs 240 crores. In return, the Superstar will have to give his dates for 30 days for a film Saxena has in mind.
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240 crore translates to $45 million. That’s the range that top Hollywood stars like Tom Cruise and Matt Damon command. If the deal goes through, then Rajinikanth will be right up there in the pantheon of global stars. There is no news about who the director of this magnum opus is going to be, but it has emerged that popular Telugu star Ram Charan Teja will also be signed in order to woo a younger audience and the lucrative Andhra film audience, thus defraying the huge cost. Watch this space for further detail on Hansraj’s Superstar Sax appeal.
