Get ready for some thrilling news about the movie Fighter! It’s hitting theaters on January 25, 2024, and the teaser has given us a sneak peek into the roles of Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor. They’re playing Squadron Leader Shamsher Pathania, Squadron Leader Minal Rathore, and Group Captain Rakesh Jai Singh, fighting for our country. The film also stars Karan Singh Grover and Akshay Oberoi in important roles. With a budget of around Rs 250 crore, let’s take a look at how much the star cast is earning.
According to reports, Hrithik is getting a huge Rs 50 crore for playing the character Patty, while Deepika is taking home Rs 15 crore for her role. Anil Kapoor is reportedly receiving Rs 7 crore, Karan Singh Grover is getting Rs 2 crore for playing Squadron Leader Sartaj Gill, and Akshay Oberoi is taking Rs 1 crore for his role as Squadron Leader Basheer Khan. However, the production team has not officially confirmed these figures.
There were rumors about Fighter having a runtime of 3 hours and 10 minutes, but the director Siddharth Anand clarified on X (formerly known as Twitter), saying, “#Fighter run time rumours. Real run time is under 2 hours 40 minutes.” This film marks Siddharth’s third collaboration with Hrithik after Bang Bang (2014) and War (2019). It’s also the first time Hrithik and Deepika are sharing the screen. Fighter is reported to be the first in an aerial action franchise supported by Viacom18 Studios and Marflix Pictures.
In other news, Hrithik recently made a special appearance in Tiger 3, and besides Fighter, he has another action-packed film, War 2, in the pipeline. Deepika is also busy with exciting projects like Kalki 2898 – A.D, an upcoming Indian epic mythological-science fiction alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Prabhas, and Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again.