In this post, we will see who was the first indian actor who received a salary of Rs 1 crore for a film in the 90s. The economics of filmmaking always revolve around the hero. When big movies are released, whether it is an action movie or a romantic movie, it is sold using the name of the actor of that movie. If this is an actor's film, the producers will definitely have a prediction that it will earn so many crores. But at the same time some films will be successful for the director but they are very few..
This is the main reason why actors in india are paid the highest salaries. In that way, India's biggest superstars earn more than 100 crore rupees per film. There was a time when a salary of 1 crore seemed like a dream.
Yes, In 1992. amitabh bachchan was the superstar of Bollywood. As far as South indian cinema is concerned, Rajinikanth has established himself as a superstar. But, till then these two did not get a salary of 1 crore per film.
But for the first time in telugu cinema, a hero received a salary of Rs.1 crore. He is none other than actor Chiranjeevi. megastar chiranjeevi has become the highest paid actor in india with a salary of Rs 1.25 crore for Apadbandhavudu. At that time amitabh bachchan is said to have received a salary of around Rs.90 lakh. And chiranjeevi was hailed as India's biggest star during that period. The Week magazine published a cover story on him in September: his Abhadbandhu was a huge success and established chiranjeevi as one of the most dominant actors in the telugu film industry, giving him several blockbuster hits over the next 10 years.
However in 2008, chiranjeevi announced his retirement from films to focus on politics. This announcement shocked his fans. Accordingly, he stayed away from acting in films for almost a decade. Then he made a comeback in 2017 with the hit film Gaithi No 2017. Since then he has given many blockbusters.
Meanwhile, actor Kamal Haasan, who was at his peak in the 80s and 90s, in 1994 earned Rs. He got a salary of 1 crore. Following this, actor Rajini also soon made Rs. 1 Crore Salary amitabh bachchan started earning Rs 1 Crore per film in 1996. For actresses in 1996, per film Rs. sridevi became the first indian actress to receive a salary of 1 crore. Later on. In the next few years, Shah Rukh Khan, salman khan and aamir khan also started earning Rs 1 crore per film in Bollywood.
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