MUMBAI :After Laxmii and Atrangi Re, Akshay Kumar’s Cuttputlli, is gearing up for a direct to digital premiere on Disney+Hotstar on September 2. Over the last few days there are several reports about the amount for which the film has been sold for a direct to digital premiere. However, according to the latest reports, Star Network has acquired this thriller for a hefty sum of Rs 180 crore.

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"The digital rights of Cuttputlli has gone for a sum of approximately Rs 135 crore, with satellite and music fetching over Rs 45 crore. The blanket deal with Star Network is for a sum slightly in the North of Rs 180 crore," revealed a trade source,

Cuttputlli is produced by Pooja Entertainment with Ranjit Tewari as the director. This is Akshay's second film with Pooja Entertainment and Ranjit after the 2021 thriller, Bell Bottom. It features Rakul Preet Singh as the female lead.

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Talking of Cuttputlli, the film has fetched one of the biggest directors to digital deals for a Hindi film, and interesting 3 in top 5 belong to Akshay Kumar.

Akshay's next theatrical release is the Abhishek Sharma directed Ram Setu. It is gearing up for a Diwali 2022 opening in cinemas across the globe. Apart from this the Khiladi actor will reunite with the producers on Ali Abbas Zafar directed Bade Miyan Chote Miyan co-starring Tiger Shroff.

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