Time flies and the current situation of the Bollywood industry is the perfect example for that. Compared to 90’s, not just the content we are consuming changed but the actors’ art alsowitnessed a drastic change. Making your name in the Bollywood industry is not an easy feat, but many names of the industry made it look like knife slicing butter. Still, the battle is not easy, and their hard work is paying them off. Celebs who were getting a paycheck of bare minimum at a point of time are today one of the highest-paid celebs in the world. Here we take a look at the top 08 Bollywood celebs and there salaries now vs when they made their debut:
1. Akshay Kumar: One of the biggest and busiest stars of the industry, Akshay Kumar runs his own legacy. Starting from a chef and waiter in Bangkok who used to earn 1500 per month to become an actor who charges 120 crores for a movie, he has come a long way.
2. Shahrukh Khan: The class himself, Shah Rukh Khan is the third highest-paid actor in the world. But there was a time when he got his first salary as 50rs for being an usher at a Pankaj Udhas concert. That same usher is charging 100 crores for his next venture with Sidharth Anand.
3. Amitabh Bachchan: The Bollywood industry is yet to see a star bigger than Big B. But Big B was not such a star when he was in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) for the shipping firm Shaw & Wallace as an executive and as a freight broker for Bird and Co. and was receiving his first salary of Rs 500. Today he takes home Rs 18-20 crore per project.
4. Aamir Khan: Mr. perfectionist, Aamir Khan started his acting career way back with Qayamat se Qayamat Tak and he never hesitates to polish his art even now. The big change he has seen till now is in his paycheck. In his first movie, he received a paycheck of 11,000. But The actor today charges a minimum of Rs 50 crore per movie, per India Today.
5. Irrfan Khan: Legendary actor Irrfan Khan has now died, leaving Bollywood business a blank place. Irrfan Khan was a teacher before he entered the profession. He taught the kids and charged Rs. 25 per student for the fees. Irrfan Khan built up his net worth up to $50 million by a modest start through commitment and determination.
6. Priyanka Chopra: Today, the desi girl of the industry is making industry proud on the global level. The actress started her career at a very young age. Soon after being crowned as the Miss World, the actress got her first assessment that gave her 5,000rs. Today, Chopra charges up to Rs 1.80 crores for a post on Instagram for brand promotion, per NDTV and Rs 22 crores for a movie, per Dailyhunt.
7. Dharmendra: The actor has become a politician. Dharmendra has struck several Bollywood movies on his behalf. He was granted merely an amount of 500 for his part when he made his debut in Bollywood.
8. Randeep Hooda: Sarbjit, Highway, Kiack, and others are the prominent roles of Randeep. However, he used to work at an Australian Chinese restaurant to meet his needs before his debut film. For every delivery he did, he used to earn 8 dollars an hour and 1.3 dollars for every delivery.
