Mumbai: Bollywood King Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming films ‘Jawan’ and ‘Dinky’ set a record for their non-theoretical rights even before their release.
Indian media has claimed from its sources that the rights of both the Pathan actor’s films have been sold for a total of 500 crores.
According to the sources, the two highest grossing films under rights belong to Shah Rukh Khan, which shows his popularity and influence in cinema.
The digital, satellite and music rights of both the King Khan films have been sold, ‘Jawan’ will be released in all languages while ‘Dinky’ has only sold the Hindi language rights.
According to media sources, OTT platforms are happy with Shah Rukh Khan’s worldwide popularity and it is a win-win situation for all parties.
‘Joan’ will be released on September 7 this year, while Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dinky’ will hit the theaters on Christmas.
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