Santoshi spends lavishly on Halla Bol

Fans of the winning Ajay Devgan Rajkumar Santoshi combo are counting the days to the release of their next venture, Halla Bol,, which is just a week away. In fact, contrary to the popular perception, HALLA BOL is a lavishly mounted project and has a budget of 25-crores.

Giving details about the financial aspects, the producer of Halla Bol, Abdol Samee Siddiqui (a banker by profession), elaborated that half of the budget was raised by way of a loan from IDBI (Industrial Development Bank of India). He added that the other half was sourced from TV 18, now known as The Indian Film Company.

The much awaited Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan and Pankaj Kapoor starrer, Halla Bol,, is all set to release with E Niwas's My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves, on Januaray 11.