Prabhudeva and Salman Khan first came together for Wanted in 2009, Pokkiri’s Hindi remake which was a swashbuckling hit. They then came together for Dabangg 3 which released last year. They have also joined hands for Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai which Salman Khan has sold to Zee Studios for a whopping Rs 230 crore.
“Salman has sold the satellite, theatrical (India + Overseas), digital and music rights of Radhe - Your Most Wanted Bhai to Zee Studios for Rs. 230 crores, which is the biggest deal in Covid times. They have been discussing the possibility of collaboration all through the lockdown and the deal was finally cracked early in December. It’s a reasonable deal that has led to a table profit for Salman whereas Zee, too, doesn’t have much risk involved given that Salman’s films command a great return value in terms of digital and satellite viewing side by side music streaming on various platforms,” Bollywood Hungama quoted a source as saying.
“It’s a blanket deal, and a beginning of partnership for the two. Salman’s production, Kaagaz featuring Pankaj Tripathi, too, is seeing a premiere on Zee’s streaming platform. He also has a multi-film satellite deal with Zee Network and his last 3 releases – Race 3, Bharat and Dabangg 3 – saw the world television premiere on Zee Cinema,” the source added.
Radhe has Disha Patani as the female lead and Randeep Hooda as the antagonist while Jackie Shroff will be seen in a pivotal role of a cop. The movie is the official remake of Korean Film, The Outlaws, and is set for an Eid 2021 release in theatres.