Jhanvi Kapoor is making her ambitious Tollywood debut opposite Arjun Reddy actor Vijay Deverakonda.The film has been tentatively titled ‘Fighter’ and will be directed by South director Puri Jagannadh. Just like Bollywood actress be it Shradha Kapoor or Alia Bhatt make big bucks with their South Indian movie Janhvi who is just one film old too is getting a hefty pay cheque for her portrayal.
While the makers are yet to make an official announcement, it is being reported that the Dhadak actress has been offered a whopping amount for the project. If latest reports are anything to go by the actress will be paid Rs 3.5 crore as remuneration to feature in the film. Surprising, but true!
A source told Deccan Chronicle, “Even actresses such as Alia Bhatt and Ananya Pandey were approached for the part, but things did not materialise. However, Karan Johar was instrumental in getting Janhvi Kapoor on board. The actress is still working her date diary, and in all probability, she might commence shooting in February.”
Hindi version of the film will be backed by Karan Johar along with Janhvi’s dad Boney Kapoor.
Meanwhile, Janhvi is also currently filming Karan’s Dostana 2, which co-stars Kartik Aaryan and newbie Lakshya. She will be next seen in Netflix show The Ghost Stories streaming January 01, 2020 onwards.