Hrithik is Highest Paid Star in Bollywood
It isn’t official as yet, but Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan has gone beyond any actor’s pricing after signing a deal with Adlabs at a reported price of a whopping $7.5 million.
Manmohan Shetty’s company Adlabs Film Ltd. has apparently signed the “Krrish” star for a three-film deal. While Hrithik’s dad Rakesh Roshan says “negotiations are on”, other reliable sources say the deal has been signed, sealed and delivered.
Hrithik’s price? A staggering $7.5 million. This makes him the highest-paid star in Bollywood, outpricing every other actor, including Aamir Khan, who was reportedly paid $1.5 million for “Rang De Basanti”.
Hrithik’s reported price would change the entire pricing system in Bollywood, spiralling star fees beyond control.
A top filmmaker, who chooses to be anonymous until Hrithik’s price is made official, is aghast.
He said: “If true, this is a very unhealthy development. Hrithik is no doubt a fabulous hard-working actor. But star prices have constantly been the bane of Bollywood. Often more than 65 per cent of the budget for a film goes to the stars.
“Why, even a newcomer like Shiney Ahuja charges $200,000. The ladies get far less. But a two-film old Kangana Ranaut asks for and gets approximately $60,000. Now god knows how medium-budget filmmakers will manage the monies.”
There’s no doubt the three-film deal that Hrithik has clinched with Adlabs will dramatically revise the pricing system in Bollywood.
TheHimalayanTimes.com
