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Wait what? Akshay Kumar didn't charge a rupee for OMG2: Viacom COO Ajit Andhare

Directed by Amit Rai, OMG2 released on August 11. Starring Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam in the lead, the film has been receiving much appreciation and is being referred as a 'bold and brave experiment' by the audience. The film's box office collection is close to crossing Rs 100 crores and it continues to perform well. Recently, Ajit Andhare, the COO at Viacom18 Studios and producer for OMG 2, revealed that the lead actor didn't charge a penny for the film which was quite a surprise!

Ajit said, "I have been totally in lockstep with him in taking up scripts that are unconventional but stand for something larger and meaningful. Without him this risk was impossible to take, he was fully invested in the film creatively and financially."

Film follows the story of Kanti Sharan (Pankaj) who gets in trouble after his son is rusticated from the school for the help of which the messenger of Lord Shiva (Akshay) comes to help him go on a right path and Yami portrays the lawyer-antagonist.  

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