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‘Get Lost’; Chiranjeevi on what Salman Khan told the producers of Godfather
Godfather, the Telugu remake of Prithviraj-Mohanlal film Lucifer, which became a huge hit in Malayalam, is gearing up for release. The film will hit the theaters on October 5.
Chiranjeevi and Nayanthara are playing the lead roles in the film and Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is also appearing in a guest role. The film is produced by Chiranjeevi’s son and Telugu star Ramcharan.
Salman is playing the role played by Prithviraj in Lucifer in Telugu. Chiranjeevi had already revealed that Salman did not get paid for his role in Godfather and he accepted to act in the film without even listening to the script.
Chiranjeevi is now talking regarding Salman acting in the film without getting paid and his response when he was offered money. The actor was speaking in an interview given to Film Companion.
”I sent a message to Salman. Immediately came his reply, ‘Tell Chiru Garu, what do you want.’ I said, ‘There’s a little character, a good character, if you want you can watch Lucifer.’
‘No no chiru garu. No need to see Lucifer. I will do this movie. Just send one of yours here. We can talk regarding dates and things,’ said Salman. He readily agreed.
He didn’t want to get paid for his role in Godfather. When my producers went to meet him and offered him some money, Salman replied, ‘You can’t buy my love for Chiranjeevi Garu and Ramcharan with money. “Get lost,” said Chiranjeevi.
The actor added that Salman Khan is a close friend of their family and they have a lot of respect for him.
Meanwhile, the released stills, teaser and trailer of Godfather received huge criticism and trolls from the Malayali audience. When Lucifer’s Stephen Nedumpalli came to Telugu, he danced with Salman’s character and ‘smashed a wall with a jeep’, which led to the trolls.
This suggests that Godfather is prepared with the ingredients of a typical maas masala Telugu film. There is also criticism that Godfather does not do justice to Lucifer.
Content Highlight: Chiranjeevi says angry Salman Khan said ‘get lost’ following being offered money for Godfather
