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The remuneration of A-listed stars in the Indian film industry
has been speculated from the word get-go, some believe that stars charge the
moon, and some believe it is well beyond that. Nowadays Shahrukh Khan’s pay-off
for Pathaan and Akshay Kumar’s salary for Cuttputlli is making headlines for
its comparison, but young and dynamic Jackky Bhagnani is amused beyond
disbelief and calls it a misinformed calculation.
News is viral
that Shah Rukh Khan charges a whopping 40 crore per film and some profit
sharing. While Akshay Kumar’s pay is astronomical, he doesn’t believe in profit
sharing but takes a straight pay for the film, which happens to be 120 crores
for Cuttputli, which is roughly 80% of the entire film’s budget.
Actor and producer Jackky Bhagnani, who produced Cuttputlli,
cleared the misconception about the fee-comparison trend, and said, “Whoever
calculates and reports actors’ fees this way is doing a misinformed
calculation, to begin with. Every top actor in the industry now has a stake in
the films’ profit”. Further adding, Jackky said, “Their overall fee is a
function of that stake and how much the film earns on the box office.
This is the way it works, whether for SRK or Akshay Kumar or
Salman Khan, or most leading stars. To compare one actor’s base fee with
another actor’s overall profit earning is like comparing apples with oranges” Jackky
also affirms the fact that Akshay Kumar is “fair” when it comes to the fee
structure and that is the reason he is collaborating with him for the fourth
time.
“I can’t specifically comment on anyone else, but I am doing my
fourth film as a producer with Akshay Sir, and I find him most fair when it
comes to charging his fees,” said Jackky.
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