Entertainment Desk

For ages now we’ve heard about the fat paychecks Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and others get for starring in mainstream Bollywood films. Seldom do we come to know how much the film’s actresses get paid. It is a known fact that almost all female stars get paid much lesser than their male counterparts, now a new list of how much an actress gets paid is out.

Reportedly Deepika Padukone, the biggest female star of the country, charges around Rs15-20 crore per film, whereas second on the list is Alia Bhatt, who charges Rs 15 crore per film, as per Bollywood Hungama. Deepika was last seen in Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD and is now on a maternity break. Alia, on the other hand, was last seen in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani and Heart of Stone with Gal Gadot. She’ll next be seen in Jigra, YRF spy universe film Alpha and Sanjay leela Bhansali’s most awaited Love And War with Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal.

With ₹8-11 crores as fees for a film, Kareena Kapoor follows in the third place. Kareena delivered a huge hit at the beginning of the year with Crew, which was headlined around 3 female stars. She also made her OTT debut with Jaane Jaan last year, which was a great success for Netflix. Kareena has The Buckingham Murders, and Singham Again in her pipeline.

Katrina Kaif and Shraddha Kapoor make a tie for 4th and 5th position respectively, with ₹ 8-10 crores per film as remuneration. Katrina had Tiger 3 and Merry Christmas as her last releases, while Shraddha had Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. All eyes are on Shraddha as she stars next in Stree 2.

Next on the list were Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani, Kangana Ranaut and Taapsee Pannu, all of whom charge in the range of ₹ 5-8 crores.