Kamal Haasan emerges as Indian Cinema’s highest-paid villain charges Rs 25 crore “Project K”
Kamal Haasan emerges as Indian Cinema’s highest-paid villain charges Rs 25 crore “Project K”
It is learnt that Kamal Haasan has recently emerged as the highest-paid villain in Indian cinema. He has charged Rs.25 crores for his role in the Nag Ashwin’s most ambitious sci-fi drama “Project K” that also features Amitabh Bachchan .
That era has gone when villains, or actors essaying negative roles in films, were not paid well. Today’s big films often cast leading men in negative roles and these stars command astronomical fees.
Last year, reportedly, the tag of the highest-paid villain in Indian cinema has transmuted a couple of times with leading men like Saif Ali Khan entering the fray. And yet, their remuneration pales in comparison to the fees charged by one south star.
For the longest time, Pran and Amrish Puri were the most in-demand and highly remunerated villains in Indian cinema.
That changed in the 21st century when leading heroes began to play villains.
A month ago, there was an announcement that Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan had boarded the cast of Nag Ashwin’ ambitious sci-fi drama Project K.
Reports reveal that Kamal is playing the film’s primary antagonist and charged a whopping Rs 25 crore for the film
With this whopping charge Kamal Haasan has dethroned Vijay Sethupathi as India’s highest-paid villain. The Tamil actor reportedly charged Rs 21 crore for his villain act in Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan. Earlier, he had charged Rs 15 crore for Vikram as well. Other highly paid villains in Indian cinema include Saif Ali Khan (Rs 10 crore for Adipurush), and Emraan Hashmi (Rs 10 crore for Tiger 3). Fahadh Faasil is reportedly being paid Rs 6 crore for Pushpa 2. Amidst regular villains, Prakash Raj is one of the highest-paid, charging Rs 1-1.5 crore per film.
Nag Ashwin directorial Project K, is termed India’s most expensive film with a reported budget of around Rs 600 crore.
Besides Kamal Haasan, the film features Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Amitabh Bachchan. The film is predicted to release sometime in 2025.
News input KV Raman
