Moolah matters: How much do our Bollywood stars earn?

Moolah matters: How much do our Bollywood stars earn?

Curious about how much dough your favourite superstar or singer manages to make in a day, a month or a year? We tell you
For an outsider, it may appear that a star or a singer earns his / her living by acting in films and recording songs for films. But one would be surprised at the amount of money that celebs rake in on account of their popularity. Sometimes, the money made from these 'extracurricular' activities far exceeds their earnings from their primary source of income. We give you the break-up of which celebrity is earning how much and from what kind of assignments.

Shah Rukh Khan


Rs 40cr per movie (plus a share of the film's profit)
Rs 3cr per wedding/performance
Rs 2cr per appearance

Hrithik Roshan

Rs 25cr per movie
Rs 2cr per wedding/performance
Rs 1.5cr per appearance

Katrina Kaif

Rs 6cr per movie
Rs 2.5cr per wedding/performance
Rs 1cr per appearance

Priyanka Chopra

Rs 7cr per movie
Rs 2.5cr per wedding/performance
Rs 1cr per appearance

Akshay Kumar

Rs 35cr per movie (plus a share of the film's profit)
Rs 2.5cr per wedding/performance
Rs 1.5cr per appearance

Ranveer Singh

Rs 10cr per movie
Rs 1cr per wedding/performance
Rs 70 lakh per appearance

Anushka Sharma

Rs 6cr per movie
Rs 70 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 50 lakh per appearance

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Rs 8cr per movie
Rs 60lakh per appearance

Deepika Padukone

Rs 8cr per movie
Rs 1cr per appearance

Ranbir Kapoor

Rs 20cr per movie
Rs 2cr per appearance

SINGERS

YoYo Honey Singh

Rs 35 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 2-5 lakh Recording fee

Sunidhi Chauhan

Rs 35 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 2-3 lakh Recording fee

Mika Singh

Rs 35 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 2 lakh Recording fee

Shaan

Rs 50 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 50,000 Recording fee

Sonu Nigam

RS 50 lakh per wedding/performance
RS 3 lakh Recording fee

Shreya Ghoshal

Rs 30 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 1 lakh Recording fee

Kailash Kher

Rs 40 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 1 lakh Recording fee

Salim-Sulaiman

Rs 30 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 20 lakh Recording fee

Vishal-Shekhar

Rs 35 lakh per wedding/performance
Rs 25 lakh Recording fee

Fact File

>> Singers these days earn more from their performances at high-profile weddings than their recording assignments.

>> Most actors/ actresses and singers are open to performing or making an appearance as it's easy money.

>> Often singers are paid less money for their playback singing projects; they don't get royalty either.

>> Stars are known to travel with an entourage that includes his /her hairstylist, a make-up person, a secretary and on several occasions, a few family members too.

>> If the event in question is being held outside Mumbai, celebs expect their business class flight tickets and five-star accommodation to be taken care of.

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Trailer Out: Watch Madhuri's sinewy avatar in 'Gulab Gang'

Trailer Out: Watch Madhuri's sinewy avatar in 

'Gulab Gang'

Watch Bollywood divas Madhuri and Juhi - in a war of good v/s
 evil in the latest poster and trailer of 'Gulaab Gang'

The makers of the Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla starrer - Gulaab Gang-
 have released the film's high-octane trailer along with its brand 
new poster.

Capturing the intensity of the movie, the trailer with its perfect mix 
of action and gripping dialogues, give the audience a glimpse of 
what happens when two icons of Bollywood come together onscreen, 
setting it ablaze. Gulaab Gang will show both the actresses in a 
brand new avatar, where one stands for justice and the other for 
political power.

The colorful poster encompasses the ruthless war of good v/s evil
 in the film, precisely, into words- 'Is Holi gulaal nahi, Lahu bahega'. 
How their destinies intertwine and result in the most unexpected 
outcome, is what the trailer leaves you wondering.

Produced by Anubhav Sinha, Gulaab Gang is presented by Sahara Movie
 Studios & Bharat Shah and is a Benaras Mediaworks production, 
directed by Soumik Sen. Starring Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla, 
the movie will hit theatres on March 7th, 2014.

'Gulaab Gang' maker's gang robbery?

Even though his film 'Gulaab Gang' is similar to Nishtha Jain's documentary based on the pink saree gang in Uttar Pradesh, Soumik Sen is in no mood to give credit to Jain

Sohum Shah and Anand Gandhi are backing the release of the documentary Gulabi Gang that will release just before Soumik Sen's film 'Gulaab Gang'.

Directed by Nishtha Jain, the documentary is set to release on February 21 and it is said that Sen's film has drawn inspiration from this documentary.

A source says, `Soumik and his team have referenced this documentary extensively as it was shot two years ago and has already been to many film festivals. But ironically, the documentary was not getting much support here. Moreover, Gulaab Gang's makers have not taken permission to make a film on the life of Sampat Pal, who leads this group of pink sari clad women in real-life.`

Seeing the lack of support for the documentary, Sohum and Anand decided to present the same. `Documentaries often do not get a proper platform. Our own film, 'Ship Of Theseus', saw a theatrical release because of Kiran Rao's support. Now we are taking the opportunity to help Nishtha.



However, I am not sure if Soumik has copied anything from the documentary as I haven't seen his film,` says Sohum, adding that there is no hidden agenda behind releasing the documentary ahead of Sen's film that releases on March 7.

Sen's film stars Madhuri Dixit in the lead role and Juhi Chawla as the antagonist. Upon being contacted, the filmmaker denied drawing inspiration from the documentary. `My film is a work of fiction,` Sen said. However, another source insists, `There are a few incidents in the film which are rooted in reality and are strikingly similar to Sampat's story.`

Sonakshi Opts Out Of Subhash Ghai's Film

Showman Subhash Ghai ,facing some hard times with his recent films not doing so well,discovered the hard way when Sonakshi Sinha decided to unceremoniously walk out of Subhash Ghai's proposed film on Sarabjit Singh, the Indan soldier held in Pakistan for spying.

The reason being given out is that she is too young to play Sarabjit's sister.

A prominent director gives a completely different picture of Sonakshi's change of heart regarding the Sarabjit project. `It's surprising because not only Sonakshi but the entire family was very excited about Sonakshi's role as Sarabjit Singh's sister. They said Sonakshi wept when she heard the script.The entire story of Sarabjit's predicament unfolds through the sister's character.`

Subhash Ghai chooses to give his mooh-boli bhanji a clean chit.



Says Ghai, `Sonakshi sent us a message that it was too early in her career for her to play the elderly part of Sarabjit's sister .She is right.It is a part of a mature woman and my director Ishwar Singh Muchchal is very particular about the correct actors and casting.`


Ghai says this abrupt departure doesn't diminish his love for the Sinha parivar. `Shatru is my close family friend for 35 years.Sonakshi is like my daughter.She is a good actor and a nice girl.She has every right to give a second thought to a project to safeguard her career interests.I wish all the best.`

Then Ghai adds, `Sonakshi heard the script and loved it. She only gave her vocal consent and did not sign the contract.We wanted to sign her only after Amitji agreed to play the role of a lawyer. This did not happen because Amitji is doing a lawyer's role in another film.`

'Gulaab Gang' makers' confidence surprised Juhi Chawla

'Gulaab Gang' makers' confidence surprised Juhi Chawla

Actress Juhi Chawla plays a negative character in Anubhav Sinha's production venture "Gulaab Gang" and says she was surprised by the makers' confidence in her to pull it off.

Based on a woman's grit and determination, the film sees Madhuri Dixit in the lead while Juhi will be seen as an antagonist. Directed by Soumik Sen, it also features Mahie Gill and Tannishtha Chatterjee.

"'Gulaab Gang' is a very interesting film. I was startled when I heard the script because first of all it was a very strong film and the second thing was my negative role in it. I was like, 'What has happened to the director and producer that they want me for the role? How did they think that I can do the role?" Juhi said in an interview.



"But when I gave it a thought and talked to them, I liked it and thought it would be a different experience for me if I will do it," added the star of films like "Darr" and "Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke".

Is Chitrangada eyeing Salman?

A birdie chirps that Chitrangada Singh was all eyes on Salman Khan at the celebrity cricket tourney in Dubai recently while Sallu was busy conversing with Huma Qureshi.



Sohail Khan kept himself busy clicking pictures, for posterity sake.


Incidentally, Sallu's bearded look is for Sajid Nadiadwala's upcoming film Kick for which he is currently shooting.