Gone are the days when the popularity of stars could only be gauged by the Box Office earning of their movies. The big stars are now warring on TV as well.
So lets have a look at some of the movies whose TV rights have been purchased at jaw-dropping prices .
The upcoming movie Don 2 of the deadly duo SRK and Farhan Akhtar is set to release on December 23rd. The the Television rights for this much awaited film have already been purchased by Zee Entertainment, for a huge price of Rs 37 Crore.
It seems that the extent of SRK craze among his fan following is simply intoxicating. The recent SRK Sci-Fi saga Ra.One fetched around Rs 40 Crore from its Satellite Rights bid.
So if its about fan-following and popularity then there is another 'Hit machine' in Bollywood, our very own Sallu Miyan. The Satellite Rights for his BO hit Bodyguard were bought by Star Network for 7 years at Rs. 27 Crore.
Ajay Devgn aka Bajirao Singham truly proved his DUM with movie really hitting the big screen hard. The satellite rights for this Rohit Shetty's Cop cape story were sold for Rs. 18 Crore.
Hrithik Roshan starrer recent release directed by Farhan Akhtar, ZNMD earned Rs. 24 Crore from its satellite rights.
But if rumors are to be believed then Hrithik's magic has already fetched Rs. 41 Crores for his upcoming Agneepath from the Satellite.
Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots made Rs. 33 Crore from TV rights and it has also been heard that Satellite rights for his upcoming movie Dhuaan have already been purchased by Sony Entertainment for Rs. 40 Crore.