Vijay Deverakonda who created a sensation in Tollywood with his power-packed and subtle performances in films like Pelli Choopulu, Arjun Reddy and Geetha Govindam, captured the imagination of even the Bollywood and national media.
Though his recent films NOTA, Dear Comrade and World Famous Lover did not do well at the box office, Bollywood got fascinated with his films and performances. His film Arjun Reddy got remade in Bollywood as Kabir Singh and created a sensation. His other films like Taxiwala are getting remade in Bollywood as Khaali Peeli.
Many Bollywood beauties like Sridevi's daughter Janhvi Kapoor shared her dream of romancing Vijay Deverakonda. He even bowled Bollywood star filmmaker Karan Johar. According to sources, Vijay Deverakonda struck a crazy deal with Karan Johar.
According to the deal, Karan Johar will be paying a whopping Rs 100 crs to Vijay Deverakonda per year and he has to sign only films sanctioned by the Bollywood filmmaker as per the deal.
Sources say Karan Johar is planning to direct Bollywood films with Vijay and already Vijay is starring in the bilingual entertainer Fighter with Puri Jagannadh. Inside talk is Karan Johar promised Vijay Deverakonda to turn him into a national star.