EXCLUSIVE: Has SALMAN KHAN's Race 3 been sold at an ASTRONOMICAL AMOUN

No wonder they call Salman Khan
Blockbuster Khan. All his latest releases
including Tiger Zinda Hai have not only
made huge money at the box-office but his
films are hugely in demand and distributors
queue up to buy them at humongous prices.
One such case is Ramesh Taurani's Race 3
which will be releasing on Eid this year. The
film is directed by Remo D Souza and co-
stars Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Saquib Salim,
Jacqueline Fernandez and Daisy Shah.
Says a trade source, "Salman's TZH collected
an estimated total of Rs 339 crore at the
domestic box-office to become the third
highest domestic grosser in Bollywood.
There is a huge buzz and air of anticipation
around Race 3. It has been shot mostly
abroad and in prime locales in India and has
some great action. Not only is it the third
installment of the Race franchise but it also
stars Salman Khan who recently gave the
blockbuster Tiger Zinda Hai. Naturally
studios have been queuing up outside
Ramesh Taurani's office for the last month
to distribute the film. Apparently, there were
four top contenders Fox Star Studios,
Reliance Entertainment (a division of the
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group), Yash
Raj Films and Eros International. Buzz is that
Eros has made an outstanding offer to
Salman Khan (co-producer) and Ramesh
Taurani something which is almost
impossible to refuse. Eros has offered the
producers a whopping Rs.190 (approx)
which consists of Rs.160 MG (Minimum
Guaranty Basis i.e. outright sale) to acquire
the worldwide distribution rights of the film
(except China) and Rs.30 crore (PN&A). While
one has heard that YRF and Fox have bowed
out of the match, Aditya Choksi from
Reliance is still in talks with the producers.
But Reliance might find it hard to match the
offer and everyone in trade is talking of how
Eros appears to have clinched the deal. Once
both parties (Salman, Taurani and Eros) sign
on the dotted line within the next few days,
they will make an announcement.
The source adds that YRF was in talks to
distribute the film on commission basis.
"Initially, there was also a fifth player in the
running for Race 3, along with Fox, YRF, Eros
and Reliance. It was Narendra Hirawat's NH
Studioz, one of the biggest distribution
houses in the trade, and who had
distributed Tubelight last year. He was the
first to opt out of the race as he apparently
couldn't match the asking price of the
producers. As of now Race 3 and Thugs of
Hindostan are two of the hottest films in
Bollywood.
Despite numerous efforts to contact them,
Eros International and Ramesh Taurani
remained unavailable for comment.
The much-awaited and highly anticipated
Race 3 trailer launch is said to be early next
week.
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