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Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan is trending on Twitter amid reports that she demanded a whopping Rs 12 crores for the upcoming mythological period saga Sita.
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As per a report in Bollywood Hungama, the makers of Sita are said to have approached Kareena for the lead role. Quoting a source, the report states that the actress who usually asks for Rs 6-8 crores for films has quoted a sum of Rs 12 crores.
The filmmakers, it stated were reconsidering their decision and are in talks to take the film to a younger actress instead. But Kareena still remains the first choice.
Expressing their outrage against the actress, netizens demanded to Boycott Kareena alleging that is hurting with religious sentiments and that the demand of Rs 12 crores for a role is too much and is ‘against humanity’.
Some people also called to boycott Sita’s director for planning to cast Kareena. One of the social media users also dragged in Kareena’s husband and actor Saif Ali Khan and alleged that while earlier Saif hurt Hindu sentiments with Tandav, now Kareena is repeating the same.
Interestingly, Kareena Kapoor’s husband actor Saif Ali Khan will be seen playing the antagonist in Om Raut’s screen adaptation of the epic Ramayana – ‘Adipurush’.The film will show Prabhas essaying the role of Lord Rama. It has found its Sita in actress Kriti Sanon and Lakshman in actor Sunny Singh.
Kareena will be next seen with Aamir Khan in the film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’.