Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 4, 2014)

Rajshri Productions, which has so far never parted with the satellite rights of their films, are making an exception for the first time in their 52-year old run.

The production house is bending the rule to fit Salman Khan’s business model, which categorically states that he will not star in a film unless and until the satellite rights are given to him as part of his remuneration. Reportedly, these rights are eventually passed on to Star India.

The actor had signed a Rs 500-crore contract with the channel in 2013 whereby the channel owns exclusive satellite rights to all his films, released between January 2013 and December 2017. Some forthcoming films could figure on these list, including Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kick, Boney Kapoor’s No Entry Mein Entry and Sooraj Barjatya’s family drama.

Just like his box-office record, Salman's satellite ratings too have been on an upward swing since Dabangg hit the theatres in 2010. The film had a TRP close to 10 while Bodyguard registered TRPs of 10.3