Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi will be seen sharing screen space in their upcoming Amazon Prime Original series ‘Sunny’. The web series will be directed by the famous director duo, Raj and DK.
With Sunny, both Shahid and Vijay will be making their digital debut and it is believed that Amazon has had to shell out a huge sum of money for this action series.
An informed source revealed, “Owing to the success of The Family Man, the company believed in the filmmaker duo and when they brought this show to the table and suggested a huge budget because of the two stars they were planning to get and Amazon agreed. This would be Shahid’s big debut and Vijay’s first web show as well. Plus, they loved the casting coup.”
The source added that there is a huge difference between the amount that is being offered to Vijay and Shahid. “Shahid asked for a hefty Rs. 40 crores plus for the whole season and his contract also mentions a hike in his remuneration if the show gets renewed for another season. The plan is to make it into three seasons as of now. Vijay, on the other hand, has not put a clause like that but straight away asked for a sum of around Rs. 55 crores. Both of them have roles that are on equal footing but Vijay is undoubtedly a mega star from South and the makers agreed on the deal. He is getting a much bigger sum compared to Shahid but unlike Shahid, his contract has no mention of any hike for the second season.” Stated the source.
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