Was ‘Ghajini’ really sold for a whopping Rs. 90 crore?

So what’s the price of the next biggie to hit the screens this year? I’m talking of ‘Ghajini’. There’s tremendous speculation about the price of the film, with 75, 80 and 90 crores being quoted by various sections of the media. The truth is something else.

Quiz ‘Ghajini’ producer Madhu Mantena about it and he adds promptly, “The India theatrical business has been sold for Rs. 40 cr. to Studio 18, while the Overseas rights sold to Big Pictures has fetched Rs. 10 cr.” Of course, the Satellite rights sold for Rs. 20 cr. to Studio 18, Home Video not sold yet and Audio rights sold to T-Series have also fetched handsome amounts.

Another interesting aspect about ‘Ghajini’ is that the film isn’t a scene to scene copy of the original ‘Ghajini’ Tamil. “We’ve changed the last 30 minutes of the film. It’s completely different from the original,” Madhu says. That increases the expectations from this Aamir Khan starrer all the more. Bollywood hungama