35 crores charged for an 8-minute role..!?
35 crores charged for an 8-minute role..!?
Actors' fees in the indian film industry have skyrocketed in the last few years. It is hard to believe that it was only three decades ago that chiranjeevi broke the 1 crore barrier in 1993 by charging 1.2 crores for a film. Whereas, today, the highest-paid actor in india is charging more than Rs 200 crores for a film. However, the interesting thing is that many big stars are charging huge amounts even for mere few minutes of a cameo. And ajay devgn is at the top of the list of those who do so. He charged Rs 35 crore for his 8-minute role in the film RRR.
ajay Devgan charged 4 crores every minute:
Many stars like Shah Rukh Khan, salman khan, Prabhas, Thalapathy Vijay, and allu arjun charge more than Rs 100 crore for a film. Many stars reduce their prices for supporting roles. While there are actors who are charging a hefty amount for cameos. One such name is ajay Devgan. ajay charged Rs 35 crore for his 8-minute cameo in SS Rajamouli's RRR. This means that he charged over Rs 4 crore per minute for his work in the film, which is more than any other actor in the country. Let us tell you that alia bhatt had paid Rs 9 crore for her 15-minute role in this film. On the other hand, many big stars did not charge any fees for doing cameos in films. Shah Rukh Khan did not charge a single penny for his cameo appearance in R Madhavan's directorial venture Rocketry. Similarly, salman khan worked for free in Pathan.
These stars also recovered a good amount
If reports are to be believed, huma qureshi charged Rs 2 crore for a song in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi. Similarly, urvashi rautela charged Rs 3 crore for a song in Chiranjeevi's film Waltair Veeraiya. samantha Ruth Prabhu reportedly charged Rs 5 crore for item number Oo Antwa in Allu Arjun's pushpa The Rise.