Bhoot Police: Saif Ali Khan-Arjun Kapoor's Film Sold To Star Network For Rs 60 Crore?
The makers of horror-comedy Bhoot Police are exploring the digital release options for the film starring Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam.
The
makers
of
horror-comedy
Bhoot
Police
are
exploring
the
digital
release
options
for
the
film
starring
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Arjun
Kapoor,
Jacqueline
Fernandez
and
Yami
Gautam.
According
to
reports,
the
film
is
set
to
premiere
on
Disney+
Hotstar
sometime
later
this
year.
While
the
makers
are
yet
to
confirm
the
film's
release,
a
Bollywood
Hungama
report
said
that
the
producer,
Ramesh
Taurani,
is
now
waiting
for
an
official
announcement
from
the
team
of
Disney+
Hotstar.
An
insider
also
revealed
more
details
about
the
deal
including
the
film's
possible
profit
of
Rs
20
crore.
Reportedly,
Bhoot
Police's
satellite
rights
have
fetched
Rs
15
to
20
crore
from
Star
Network
while
the
film
has
been
valued
at
only
Rs
45
crore.
Notably,
Bhoot
Police
was
budgeted
at
Rs
40
crore.
"Being
a
horror-comedy
featuring
reasonably
big
names,
Bhoot
Police
is
expected
to
do
well
even
on
television.
Hence,
Star
Network
has
got
blanket
rights
around
Rs
60
crore
mark," said
the
report.
The
report
also
quoted
the
source
as
saying,
"The
satellite
and
digital
rights
of
Bhoot
Police
have
been
sold
to
Star
Network
for
a
sum
in
the
range
of
Rs
60
to
65
crore
as
compared
to
the
budget
of
Rs
40
crore.
With
this
deal,
producer
Ramesh
Taurani
has
made
an
easy
table
profit
in
the
range
of
Rs
20
to
25
crore
with
some
more
income
expected
from
the
sale
or
exploitation
of
music
and
other
rights."
Films
like
Akshay
Kumar's
Laxmii,
Vidyut
Jamwal's
Khuda
Haafiz,
Dil
Bechara
and
others
have
already
garnered
huge
viewership
on
Disney+
Hotstar.
Star
Network
reportedly
has
also
acquired
the
streaming
rights
to
Priyadarshan's
comedy
flick
Hungama
2,
starring
Paresh
Rawal,
Shilpa
Shetty,
and
Meezaan
Jaffrey,
and
is
set
to
release
later
this
year.