Hrithik returns cheque to Adlabs for 30 crore deal

April 29th, 2008Related|Filed Under

By Subhash K. Jha, April 29, 2008 - 12:12 IST

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The buzz about the multi-crore deal that Hrithik had struck with Adlabs last year is that it’s off! Hrithik wants to return the full amount to Adlabs. But the company is not willing to take a no for an answer.

According to a source, “Hrithik has given the cheque back. But they aren’t accepting it. In fact they’ve asked him to keep the money and they’ll make just one film instead of three films for that whole amount with him at a date convenient to him.” Hrithik won’t comment on the status of his deal with Adlabs.

All he says about star prices is, “The corporate companies are looking at the movie market expanding in the next 3-4 years. I agree many recent films haven’t done well. But Om Shanti Om and Jodhaa-Akbar reaffirmed the industry’s faith in big films. Jodhaa-Akbar was a period film and above three hours long with no commercial trappings. Theatres across India could’ve just four shows daily. And it’s done 150 crore-rupee business worldwide. For me that’s what matters, not the controversies that happened initially. It’s my biggest hit ever overseas.”

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  1. Comment by satyam on 29 April 2008:

    Not sure about the spin here (in fact I’m skeptical) but I had said many months back that the multi-film deal was in question from the Adlabs side.

  2. Comment by Myna on 29 April 2008:

    “but I had said many months back that the multi-film deal was in question from the Adlabs side.”

    lol…yes, even I talked to the adlabs chief and he said the same thing!! ;)

  3. Comment by Ravi on 29 April 2008:

    I don’t know Satyam if someone is able to sign hrithik for a 3 film deal for 30 crores, they will have got themselves a bargain.

    Here it is adlabs loosing/gaining depending on how this turns out, Hrithik IMO has nothing to loose except I wish he acted in more movies regularly.

  4. Comment by jayshah on 29 April 2008:

    It is not good business logic to sign a 3 film deal, especially someone like Hrithik who’ll spend 3 years doing those films. Hard to trust the figures but assuming the relative change is right than why sign 3 film deals. 1 film deals are the way to go in such inflationary times.

  5. Comment by Myna on 29 April 2008:

    Hrithik said in a recent interview that the 3 film deal is off bcoz they couldnt come up with a script so far and also considering the inflation its not a good idea. But looks like adlabs still want to do atleast one film. But here 30 crs for 1 film is an exaggeration by the writer. Unless they come up with a good script I dont think any deal (1 film or 3 films) is going to take off.

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