Sachin Tendulkar charged whopping fee for 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams'? Here’s the truth

Mumbai: James Erskine’s docu-drama 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' that narrates the awe-inspiring journey of Sachin Tendulkar - from being a boy-next-door to a cricketing legend - hit the silverscreen last Friday.

The film has had a terrific opening and trade experts are quite happy with the film’s performance at the Box Office.

However, soon after the film made headlines, speculations regarding the cricketer’s fee for the film started doing the rounds.

It was being rumoured that the former sportsperson charged around a whopping Rs 35-40 crores for the film! But according to a report in TOI, the film’s spokesperson has put all speculations to rest.

“The suggestion on Sachin Tendulkar's fee for 'Sachin A Billion Dreams' is incorrect and grossly overstated. Sachin has completely backed this project which has resulted in creation of a commercially viable genre of docu-drama for the Indian film industry,” TOI quoted the spokesperson as saying.