Jr NTR’s body double says he was offered very low remuneration for War 2: ‘Bollywood is worse than Telugu cinema’ | Bollywood News

Actor Jr NTR’s body double, Eshwar Harris, who previously worked with him in SS Rajamouli’s RRR, recently revealed that he turned down an offer to work in Ayan Mukerji’s War 2. The reason, he shared, was the extremely low remuneration, which he claimed wouldn’t even have covered his flight expenses.
In an interview with Mana Stars, Eshwar revealed that he was approached to be Jr NTR’s body double for a few scenes in War 2, but he had to decline the opportunity due to the extremely low remuneration. “Recently, I was asked if I would like to work in War 2. I did not do it because of the remuneration. They asked me to come to Mumbai on the next flight I could get. But the remuneration was so low, it probably wouldn’t even cover my flight charges,” he said.
Eshwar also criticized the Hindi film industry, stating that he received better remuneration in the Telugu film industry. “Bollywood is worse than us; I’m getting paid better than that here (in Tollywood). You have such high budgets; you should be paying better. I was asked to work for three days, but I turned it down because it’s barely enough to cover my travel,” he added.
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War 2 is part of YRF’s Spy Universe, which includes films like Ek Tha Tiger, War, and Pathaan. Produced Yash Raj Films, the first installment, War, was directed Siddharth Anand, while the sequel will be helmed Ayan Mukerji. Hrithik Roshan returns as Major Kabir Dhaliwal, joined Jr NTR in his Bollywood debut. The film also stars Kiara Advani as the female lead and is slated for release on August 14 this year.