Shah Rukh Khan waived off Rs 42 lakh bill to help Deool Band 2; the small Marathi film is now a Rs 80 cr hit
4 min readNew DelhiJun 18, 2026 04:33 PM IST Pravin Tarde’s Deool Band 2 has emerged as a box-office phenomenon, becoming one of the five highest-grossing Marathi films of all time. Made on a reported budget of just Rs 8-10 crore, the film has already crossed Rs 80 crore at the box office. But what if we told you that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan played a crucial role in helping the film reach theatres in the first place? The film, which has been receiving widespread praise for its strong theatrical run, almost faced a major hurdle before its release. According to director Pravin Tarde, Shah Rukh Khan stepped in at a critical moment and helped the makers by waiving off a bill of Rs 42-45 lakh. Speaking to Abhijat Marathi Filmy, Tarde recalled approaching Shah Rukh Khan’s production house, Red Chillies Entertainment, for a Digital Cinema Package (DCP)—the digital format required to screen films in theatres. While the makers had budgeted around Rs 12 lakh for the process, they were handed an estimate of …
