Whopping: This amount is being spent only on the special effects in Housefull 4

As Akshay Kumar gears up to do his first costume drama, producer Sajid Nadiadwala is readying himself to make the most expensive film of his career.

We have come to know that the budget for the special effects alone in Housefull 4 is about Rs 75 crore. Confirming this whopping figure, Sajid says, “Housefull 4 will be the first Bollywood film to go into the reincarnation/costume drama space within the comedy genre. We cannot afford to let the visual spectacle be tacky just because we will give the audience a star-studded film. Gone are the days when filling a film with stars was enough incentive for audiences to flock theatres. Now they understand technical finesse. We have to compete with The Avengers, Wonder Woman and Baahubali.”

Akshay, who has never done a costume drama before, is already prepping in what Nadiadwala calls the ‘Dharamveer-meets-Baahubali’ costumes. Interestingly, director Sajid Khan had a massive fall-out with Nadia-dwala after Housefull 2. The third segment was directed by Sajid-Farhad.