Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar is one of the most busiest actor currently in the industry. He has been constantly shooting for his interesting films. After wrapping up the shooting for his spy thriller, ‘Bell Bottom’ in Scotland, he has kickstarted yet another project without wasting much time. The star to now start charging a whopping amount per film from next year, according to the latest reports.
After delivering some of the mesmerising films at the box-office, the star has become one of the highest earning persona in the industry. Khiladi Kumar is known for showcasing great performance at the box-office. As per a latest report by Bollywood Hungama, the actor has increased his fees from 100 crores per film to 135 crores. The report also suggests that the film producers are willing to get Akshay Kumar on board, owing to his massive popularity and assurance of a maximum revenue at the box office.
Talking about the same, a source close to the development has informed the portal, “Over the last few months in the lockdown, Akshay Kumar has gradually hiked his fees from 99 crores to 108 crores and finally settled in on 117 crores for the films he signed recently. Every producer wants to have Akshay on board, considering his low risk, low budget, and assured return model, leading to excessive demand in the market. For the films which are slated for a 2022 release, Akshay will charge a bomb of Rs 135 crores per film.”
Further the sources reveals that Kumar earns somewhere between 80 to 90 crores from the Satellite and digital rights alone per film project. “The production budget of most Akshay Kumar films will be in the range of Rs. 35 to 45 crores, in addition to 15 crores more for print and publicity, taking the total in the range of Rs. 50 to 60 crores. Taking the number of his acting fees into account, the overall budget of his films would be in the range of 185 to 195 crores. Doing a backward calculation in the account, his films earn approximately 80 to 90 crores from the sale of satellite and digital,” states the sources.
The star has some of the big budget films such as ‘Sooryavanshi’, ‘Atrangi Re’, ‘Bell Bottom’, ‘Bachchan Pandey’, ‘Prithviraj’, and ‘Ram Setu’. He is currently shooting for period drama, ‘Prithviraj’ alongside Manushi Chhillar.
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