Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone starrer air action patriotic film, 'Fighter' was released on 25th January for Republic Day. Though the film received positive reviews and good word of mouth, it didn't take in huge numbers as per early estimations. Repetitive Indo-Pak enmity in storyline is said to be not worked in favour of the film as it gets familiar with the audience's.
Apart from the result, Hrithik Roshan has emerged as the highest paid Bollywood actor after the release of Fighter. Hrithik was seen playing a pilot in the Indian Airforce. As per reports, Hrithik has charged a whopping Rs 85 crores for Fighter.
Deepika Padukone has also charged a massive sum for the film. If the report is to be believed, Deepika reportedly got Rs 20 crores for her role in Fighter. The film has already surpassed the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office. Fighter has so far collected Rs 118 crore in five days.
Fighter has a run time of 2 hours and 46 minutes. Besides Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone, the film stars Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Talat Aziz, Pradum Shukla, and Pradum Jaykar in pivotal roles. The film marks Hrithik and Deepika’s third film with Director Siddharth Anand. Hrithik previously worked with the filmmaker in Bang Bang and War. Deepika had worked with him in Bachna Ae Haseeno and Pathaan.