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Mr Bachchan losses: Raviteja and Harish Shankar paying back?

Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja and mass director Harish Shankar’s highly anticipated movie, Mr Bachchan carried a strong buzz before the release. The film failed to reach expectations and became one of the biggest flop of this year.

Produced by TG Vishwa Prasad under the banner of People Media Factory, the film features Bhagyashri Borse played the heroine opposite Ravi Teja. Massive losses incurred for People Media Factory as the film failed to attract audiences from Day 1.

Director Harish Shankar took Rs 15 crores as remuneration for the film. Considering the losses incurred, he decided to return back some of his remuneration so that it would compensate for the losses of the buyers. The director is returning 2 crores to producer. He also promised to do one more film for the production.

On the other side, Raviteja also gave 4 crores to the producer to cover the losses for buyers. This significant help for producer by actor and director is winning hearts. The film’s producer TG Vishwa Prasad promised to refund the buyers as they lost big on Mr Bachchan.