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Meet first Indian actress to charge Rs 1 crore fee, she's not Aishwarya Rai Bachchan or Deepika Padukone, left behind Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan...

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The film industry is known for paying fat pay cheques to male actors. However, actresses are paid comparatively less and it has always been a topic of discussion or debate. For the past few years, the pay disparity topic has been taken seriously, as even some actresses have started calling out such unfair practices. But did you know there was an actress in the past who was the first one to charge Rs 1 crore for her movie? What's interesting is t…
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THIS actress charged more than Shah Rukh, Salman, and Aamir in the 90s

Sridevi was one of the most successful actresses in Indian cinema, and she made history by becoming the first actress to charge INR10 million for a film. At a time when the biggest male stars, including Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Salman Khan, were earning around INR7.5 million per movie, Sridevi broke barriers with her record-setting fee. The issue of pay disparity between male and female actors has long been debated in the film industry. W…

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Meet first Indian actress to charge Rs 1 crore fee, she's not Aishwarya Rai Bachchan or Deepika Padukone, left behind Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan...

The film industry is known for paying fat pay cheques to male actors. However, actresses are paid comparatively less and it has always been a topic of discussion or debate. For the past few years, the pay disparity topic has been taken seriously, as even some actresses have started calling out such unfair practices. But did you know there was an actress in the past who was the first one to charge Rs 1 crore for her movie? What's interesting is t…

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