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Shah Rukh Khan follows Salman Khan in price hike
After Partner was declared the biggest hit of 2007 – grossing Rs 41 crores in the first two weeks - Salman Khan, hiked his price from Rs 5.5 crores to a whopping Rs 12 crores. This has incited Shah Rukh Khan to increase his market price to Rs 15 crores.
Aamir is the only other Bollywood actor charging Rs 15 crores and this includes a part of the distribution rights, either domestic or abroad.
A Bollywood insider tells us, "The King Khan has been charging Rs. 7 crores per film in the recent times. He has not signed a new film yet for outside producers for some time. He has currently on hand, his home production, Om Shanti Om, Ravi Chopra-produced Bhootnath, and his yet untitled home production, a fantasy adventure film to be directed Shirish Kunder ( Jaan-E-Mann). It is confirmed that he will be a part of Don's sequel which he shall be signing soon. It is a known fact that SRK prefers working within his own circle, the Chopras and Karan Johar and he doesn't charge them his market price. But South whiz kid Shankar's (Sivaji) sci-fi film offer has excited him and he has quoted his newly hiked price, Rs 15 crores. That is going to be his market price for outside producers henceforth."
Adds the insider, "Profits of a hit Bollywood film have started reaching unimaginable proportions if one looks back at last few hits. Films like Krrish, Dhoom 2 or even a Namastey London have crossed the Rs.100 crores mark. The budgets are getting bigger with the entry of corporate production houses. Plus, if Rajnikant down south can demand Rs.16 crores for Sivaji and get it then why should our reigning Bollywood superstar stay behind."
A Bollywood trade analyst has offered us the latest break up of top stars' prices.
Super A + (Rs. 12-15 crores)
Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan
Super A (Rs. 5 crores)
Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan
A (Rs. 2 crores)
Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Deol, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan
B + (Rs 1.5 crores)
Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Akshaye Khanna, Vivek Oberoi.
B (Rs 1 crore)
Emraan Hashmi, Bobby Deol, Fardeen Khan.
After Partner was declared the biggest hit of 2007 – grossing Rs 41 crores in the first two weeks - Salman Khan, hiked his price from Rs 5.5 crores to a whopping Rs 12 crores. This has incited Shah Rukh Khan to increase his market price to Rs 15 crores.
Aamir is the only other Bollywood actor charging Rs 15 crores and this includes a part of the distribution rights, either domestic or abroad.
A Bollywood insider tells us, "The King Khan has been charging Rs. 7 crores per film in the recent times. He has not signed a new film yet for outside producers for some time. He has currently on hand, his home production, Om Shanti Om, Ravi Chopra-produced Bhootnath, and his yet untitled home production, a fantasy adventure film to be directed Shirish Kunder ( Jaan-E-Mann). It is confirmed that he will be a part of Don's sequel which he shall be signing soon. It is a known fact that SRK prefers working within his own circle, the Chopras and Karan Johar and he doesn't charge them his market price. But South whiz kid Shankar's (Sivaji) sci-fi film offer has excited him and he has quoted his newly hiked price, Rs 15 crores. That is going to be his market price for outside producers henceforth."
Adds the insider, "Profits of a hit Bollywood film have started reaching unimaginable proportions if one looks back at last few hits. Films like Krrish, Dhoom 2 or even a Namastey London have crossed the Rs.100 crores mark. The budgets are getting bigger with the entry of corporate production houses. Plus, if Rajnikant down south can demand Rs.16 crores for Sivaji and get it then why should our reigning Bollywood superstar stay behind."
A Bollywood trade analyst has offered us the latest break up of top stars' prices.
Super A + (Rs. 12-15 crores)
Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan
Super A (Rs. 5 crores)
Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan
A (Rs. 2 crores)
Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Deol, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan
B + (Rs 1.5 crores)
Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Akshaye Khanna, Vivek Oberoi.
B (Rs 1 crore)
Emraan Hashmi, Bobby Deol, Fardeen Khan.
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