Atlee Reveals Shah Rukh Khan Approved A Rs 300 Cr Film When No One Was Ready For Even Rs 30 Cr

Atlee is riding high on Jawan's success with the SRK-starrer crossing the Rs 700 crore mark at the global box office. While Shah Rukh Khan and the rest of the team attended a media meet at the YRF studios yesterday, the film's director Atlee revealed how he managed to make this big-budget film.

He spoke about how he was uncertain if anyone will even approve a Rs 30-40 crore film. Jawan was made on a budget of over Rs 300 crore.

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Atlee said, ¡°I narrated the film on a Zoom call during Covid times. I know theatrical footfall was going down and people were not ready to greenlight even a 30-40 crore film. I know because I am also a producer. But sir [Shah Rukh Khan] greenlighted a Rs 300 cr film when everyone was skeptical. But we didn¡¯t stop at Rs 300 cr. We went more. We made a blockbuster in three days and now, we are flying."

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Jawan has broken all box office records. Within just eight days since its release, the multi-starrer film has managed to earn more than Rs 400 crore at the Indian box office. It has achieved the status of being the top Hindi opener in both the global and domestic box office, while also securing the record for the highest single-day earnings ever recorded.

The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a double role as Azad Rathore and Vikram Rathore, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupati, Sanya Malhotra, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Sunil Grover, Priyamani, Yogi Babu, Eijaz Khan and many more. Deepika Padukone appears in a guest-starring role as Aishwarya, Vikram's wife, while Sanjay Dutt plays STF officer Madhavan Nayak.

Directed by Atlee, the film was produced by Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment.

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