Well if the distributors are willing to pay so much to gain the rights because of the huge hype around the movie, then why would the producers not sell them? It's just good business sense I believe.
What makes you think these numbers are legit coming from a random south Indian trade analyst that is known to exaggerate boxoffice collections.
The film will have to gross over 450 cr for PEN India to break even on this deal. They're not that dumb. The numbers won't be anywhere close to 209 Cr for Indian Theatrical rights.
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