2.0 goes to the bank!

2.0 doesn’t release till October but S. Shankar has already pocketed a fat sum for its satellite rights!

Apparently a TV channel has shelled out over $16.5 million for the rights to the sci-fi flick’s Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions. If the figure is correct then this is the highest price ever paid for the satellite rights of a regional film, which is fitting since 2.0 is supposed to be India’s most expensive film ever at a budget of $60 million. I’m sure the Rajnikath and Akshay Kumar starrer will live up to all the hype.

Akshay Kumar is phenomenal; only he could have done film 2.0's role, says Salman Khan on the first look launch of 2.0!

The first look launch of the much anticipated Rajnikath film 2.0 was released by the megastar himself along with Bollywood big shot Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Karan Johar among others. Salman Khan, who was all applauses for the first look, stated that he was impressed with Akshay Kumar's act in it.

Salman told, "I loved the teaser. Akshay Kumar is phenomenal. Akshay is the only actor in Bollywood who has shown growth & only he could have done this role."

Rajinikanth essays doctor-scientist Vaseegaran in the movie, which is a sequel to his own 2010 hit, Enthiran. Akshay Kumar is being introduced as the antagonist and he plays a scientist called Richard, who turns into a Crow Man after an experiment goes wrong.

Also starring Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey and Adil Hussain, the movie is being completely shot in 3D, and is scheduled for Diwali 2017 release.