Aishwarya Rai becomes the highest paid actress in Indian cinema 19th Mar 2008
09.01 IST
By ApunKaChoice
It was earlier this month that we told you that Kareena Kapoor has become the highest paid actress in Bollywood overtaking the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
But now Ash, carrying home a pay packet of Rs.40 million for her proposed stint as Rajnikant 's leading lady in Shankar 's Robot , has become the highest-paid actress in Indian cinema.
"Yes, it's close to Rs.40 million. And she's very amused when she reads that she is the highest-paid actress in Bollywood. With three hits in a row, Guru , Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar , Ash's equity as a Rai and a Bachchan have gone through the roof," a report quotes a source close to Ash.
"It is no surprise that Aishwarya is getting Rs.40 million. It's still chicken feed compared with what Rajnikant carries home. He takes home Rs.150 million plus fifty percent of his film's profits. But still he cannot make a film commercially viable outside the Tamil belt on his own.
"The dubbed Hindi version of Chandramukhi came and went. And Rajni's biggest hit ' Sivaji - The Boss' is in no hurry to be released in Hindi. With Ash in 'Robot' it looks like an attractive non-regional film," another source, close to the project, is reported to have said.
Aishwarya Rai becomes the highest paid actress in Indian cinema
