Mumbai: Hrithik Roshan’s cameo in Jailer 2 is drawing more attention for its reported price than for its screen time. Trade reports cited by The Economic Times put the actor’s fee at Rs 25 crore for a brief appearance: reportedly one line, filmed over two days. Neither Hrithik nor producer Sun Pictures has confirmed the figure.
What the reports say
Two Telugu entertainment outlets, 123telugu and Great Andhra, have carried the Rs 25 crore figure. 123telugu notes that the actor reportedly delivers a single line, while Great Andhra says he filmed for two days. Both details remain unverified.
- Reported fee: Rs 25 crore for a one-line cameo, shot over two days
- Role: Roddy, who comes to the aid of Rajinikanth’s Tiger Muthuvel Pandian
- Status: No official confirmation from the actor or producers
- Context: Reunites Hrithik and Rajinikanth nearly 40 years after Bhagwaan Dada
A four-decade reunion
Hrithik and Rajinikanth first shared screen space in the 1986 film Bhagwaan Dada, where Hrithik, then a child actor, played Govind, the adopted son of Rajinikanth’s character. Jailer 2 brings them together after roughly four decades. The new scene includes a nod to Rajinikanth’s sunglasses flip and frames Roddy’s arrival as a gesture of gratitude: Tiger helped him in the past, and he has not forgotten the favour.
Cameo economics
The reported Rs 25 crore highlights how star cameos are priced in big-budget Indian films. A familiar Hindi-cinema face can help a Tamil-led mass thriller travel into Hindi-speaking markets, where Hrithik is a known draw. But that is a marketing bet, not a confirmed box-office result.
What to watch
Directed by Nelson and produced by Sun Pictures, Jailer 2 already has Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, Vidya Balan and Vijay Sethupathi, with music by Anirudh Ravichander. The sequel’s collections across markets will show whether the Hindi-market push pays off. For now, the Rs 25 crore remains an entertainment-trade claim, not a verified payment.
Source: The Economic Times
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