Varanasi Budget Shot Up To Rs 1300 Cr Due To Priyanka Chopra’s Salary; Kapil Sharma’s Hilarious Question Gets A Witty Response

The new season of Kapil Sharma’s talk show, The Great Indian Kapil Show premiered on Netflix this weekend, and saw international star, Priyanka Chopra as its first guest. During the fun-filled conversation, the host quizzed PeeCee about her comeback in Indian films with SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi – co-starring Mahesh Babu and its massive budget.

Is Varanasi really being made on a budget of Rs 1300 crore? Scroll below to know the truth and how much she’s earning from that investment.

Priyanka Chopra Confirms Varanasi’s Rs 1300 Cr Budget

During the episode, Kapil Sharma pointed out that everything Priyanka Chopra tends to do is larger-than-life, as she doesn’t do anything small. He then said, “And now she’s working with Rajamouli saab, and we all know about his budgets. But I’ve heard that because Priyanka is in the film, its budget stands at Rs 1300 crore.”

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While the audience awed at the number, the ‘Varanasi’ actress simple nooded and said, “Haan (Yes)” with a smile on her face. But the interaction doesn’t end there. Kapil being Kapil, the comedian-talk show host then jokes, “So will these Rs 1300 crore be spent on just making the film or are you providing jobs to the people of Varanasi also?” He also added, “But, I heard that this wasn’t the initial budget and that it increased once you came on board.”

When asked if he thought half of the budget had been sent to her bank account, Kapil simply repleid, “It’s obvious.” She then responded asking him, “Matlab aap ulta naak pakadne ki koshish kar rahe hain? (Are you trying to pin it on me?)”

During the same episode, when Navjot Singh Sidhu tried to dig into the film’s plot, Kapil joked about how nobody found out why Katappa killed Baahubali before the second part, so there’s no use trying.

About Varanasi

SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi quietly went on floors in January this year and was officially announced only in November at a grand event held in Ramoji Film City. The film stars Mahesh Babu as Rudhra, Priyanka as Mandakini and Prithviraj Sukumaran as Kumbha. Slated for release during Sankranthi 2027, the film is an adventure drama that spans continents and time.

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