Comments on: Who deserves to be paid the most?

By: Vishala

Vishala — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:45:39 +0000

AAMIR KHAN without a doubt deserves to be the highest paid actor in Bollywood…He’s the most versatile and dynamic actor who can always be trusted by the audience to deliver mega-hit after mega-hit like Ghajini and Fanaa….He’s the undisputed King Khan of Bollywood!!!! His films are different each time and he’s refreshing on screen….he’s great to look at, he dances well, a “crackshot” actor. Therefore, AAMIR KHAN is number one in my book…anyone else can come after…..

By: Imran

Imran — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:49:43 +0000

Hahahaha

Kank ( Biggest hit overseas ) India Hit ATB
Don – Hit India 50+ crore and BB Overseas
wana check the facts and figures ….. here I go people dont wana digest srks success as what bachan achieved in 35 years …

2000 till 2008

See the number of movies -> and BB and ATB by SRK more than any 1

Top Earners 2000-2009 (Figures in Ind Rs) INDIA

Rank Film Year Nett Gross Adjusted Nett Gross Verdict
1 Gadar Ek Prem Katha 2001 70,00,00,000 97,37,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
2 Dhoom 2 2006 85,48,00,000 88,33,00,000 Blockbuster
3 Om Shanti Om 2007 Blockbuster (officially biggest ever ) status would change here
4 Lage Raho Munnabhai 2006 69,89,00,000 72,22,00,000 Blockbuster
5 Krrish 2006 65,53,00,000 67,71,00,000 Blockbuster
6 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2001 49,00,00,000 66,44,00,000 Super Hit
7 Chak De India 2007 63,98,00,000 63,98,00,000 Blockbuster
8 Partner 2007 62,14,00,000 62,14,00,000 Blockbuster
9 Fanaa 2006 53,13,00,000 54,90,00,000 Super Hit
10 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2007 53,97,00,000 53,97,00,000 Super Hit
11 Koi Mil Gaya 2003 44,00,00,000 53,64,00,000 Super Hit
12 Rang De Basanti 2006 51,07,00,000 52,77,00,000 Super Hit
13 Don 2006 50,04,00,000 51,71,00,000 Hit
14 Heyy Babyy 2007 51,64,00,000 51,64,00,000 Super Hit
15 Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 2000 34,00,00,000 49,85,00,000 Blockbuster
16 Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna 2006 46,40,00,000 47,95,00,000 Hit
17 No Entry 2005 44,84,00,000 47,70,00,000 Super Hit
18 Devdas 2002 36,00,00,000 47,63,00,000 Hit
19 Veer Zaara 2004 41,00,00,000 47,32,00,000 Super Hit
20 Mohabbatein 2000 30,00,00,000 43,99,00,000 Hit

2000 till 2007 – 2 Blockbuster – 2 Super Hit and 5 hits ( More than any 1 )

19 90 to 19 99 – Top 20 see were SRK stands here ..

Top Earners 1990-1999 (Figures in Ind Rs)

Rank Film Year Nett Gross Adjusted Nett Gross Verdict
1 Hum Aapke Hain Kaun 1994 65,00,00,000 110,10,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
2 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 58,00,00,000 98,33,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
3 Raja Hindustani 1996 50,00,00,000 83,46,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
4 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998 50,00,00,000 76,41,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
5 Border 1997 38,00,00,000 60,63,00,000 Blockbuster
6 Karan Arjun 1995 32,00,00,000 54,25,00,000 Blockbuster
7 Aankhen 1993 12,50,00,000 46,77,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
8 Dil To Pagal Hai 1997 28,00,00,000 44,68,00,000 Super Hit
9 Beta 1992 10,00,00,000 43,06,00,000 Blockbuster
10 Saudagar 1991 8,00,00,000 35,57,00,000 Hit
11 Dil 1990 7,00,00,000 33,46,00,000 Super Hit
12 Biwi No1 1999 22,00,00,000 32,70,00,000 Hit
13 Hum 1991 7,00,00,000 31,13,00,000 Semi Hit
14 Ghayal 1990 6,50,00,000 31,06,00,000 Super Hit
15 Khalnayak 1993 8,00,00,000 29,93,00,000 Hit
16 Hum Saath Saath Hain 1999 20,00,00,000 29,73,00,000 Semi Hit
17 Saajan 1991 6,50,00,000 28,90,00,000 Super Hit
18 Pardes 1997 18,00,00,000 28,72,00,000 Hit
19 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 1999 19,00,00,000 28,24,00,000 Semi Hit
20 Darr 1993 7,50,00,000 28,06,00,000 Hit

2000 till 2007 – 2 Blockbuster – 2 Super Hit and 5 hits ( More than any 1 )
1990 till 1999 – 2 ATB – 1 Block buster – 1 super hit and 2 Hits ( Again more than any actor ) Forget about semihits see the number of his movies in the top 20 Ranking.

Lets talk overseas

Overseas Earnings (Figures in Ind Rs)

Rank Film Year United Kingdom North America Rest of Overseas Total Verdict
1 Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna 2006 17,50,00,000 15,00,00,000 12,00,00,000 44,50,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
2 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2001 17,00,00,000 14,75,00,000 5,00,00,000 36,75,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
3 Om Shanti Om 2007 10,25,00,000 14,50,00,000 11,25,00,000 36,00,00,000 Blockbuster
4 Veer Zaara 2004 15,25,00,000 14,00,00,000 6,50,00,000 35,75,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
5 Don 2006 12,50,00,000 10,00,00,000 9,50,00,000 32,00,00,000 Blockbuster
6 Dhoom 2 2006 10,00,00,000 11,75,00,000 10,00,00,000 31,75,00,000 Blockbuster
7 Devdas 2002 12,00,00,000 13,00,00,000 4,00,00,000 29,00,00,000 Blockbuster
8 Fanaa 2006 10,00,00,000 9,75,00,000 8,00,00,000 27,75,00,000 Super Hit
9 Kal Ho Na Ho 2003 12,75,00,000 9,50,00,000 4,50,00,000 26,75,00,000 Blockbuster
11 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998 10,75,00,000 9,00,00,000 3,00,00,000 22,75,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
12 Salaam-E-Ishq 2007 7,00,00,000 9,00,00,000 6,25,00,000 22,25,00,000 Hit
13 Lage Raho Munnabhai 2006 7,00,00,000 10,25,00,000 5,00,00,000 22,25,00,000 Super Hit
14 Rang De Basanti 2006 6,50,00,000 10,00,00,000 5,00,00,000 21,50,00,000 Hit
15 Krrish 2006 6,00,00,000 8,00,00,000 5,00,00,000 19,00,00,000 Semi Hit
16 Baabul 2006 8,25,00,000 5,00,00,000 5,50,00,000 18,75,00,000 Hit
17 Main Hoon Na 2004 7,25,00,000 8,25,00,000 3,00,00,000 18,50,00,000 Super Hit
18 Namastey London 2007 7,00,00,000 5,00,00,000 6,50,00,000 18,50,00,000 Hit
19 Guru 2007 4,25,00,000 9,25,00,000 4,50,00,000 18,00,00,000 Hit
20 Salaam Namaste 2005 6,50,00,000 6,40,00,000 5,00,00,000 17,90,00,000 Super Hit

Plus – Mohabbatein 2000 7,25,00,000 7,25,00,000 2,50,00,000 17.00,00,000 Super Hit
21 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 9,00,00,000 6,50,00,000 2,00,00,000 17,50,00,000 All Time Blockbuster
Dil To Pagal Hai 1997 7,50,00,000 5,25,00,000 2,00,00,000 14,75,00,000 Blockbuster

In two Decades – SRK had

Over Seas ( in two decades )
4 All time Blockbuster
5 Blockbusters
2 Super hits
Many-Hits ( which is not at top 20) I.e – Paheli was semi hit.

India ( in two decades )
2000 till 2007 – 2 Blockbuster
– 2 Super Hit and
5 hits ( More than any 1 )
1990 till 1999 – 2 ATB –
1 Block buster – 1 super hit and
2 Hits in top 20 Catogary

Total – 2 ATB – 2 Blockbuster – 3 Super hit and 7 royal hits (india )
Overseas – 4 All time Blockbuster – 5 Blockbuster – 2 superhit and many hits ( his movie neverfailed )

So the person of this calibure I am sure is to be legend , even Big B didnt succeed as much as SRK in this era. And no denying why SRK rules big time india and abroad.

What big B achieved in 35 years SRK achived in 15 years Mind you just fifteen. ( he is the sure Legend ) and biggest super star india had ever produced.

So Srk deserves it coz Boxoffice success proves OSO is the biggest in history of indian cinema collection 175+ crores still screened at Mumbai,bangalore,hyderabad and delhi. And its creating ripples @ Berlin.

By: pinhead9810

pinhead9810 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:12:46 +0000

hi, half of you are SRK fanboys. First of all SRK as only worked with big directors e.g, Yash Chopra(Darr, Dil to pagal Hai)) , Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Devdas), Aditya Chopra (DDLJ), Karan Johar(Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and the other three), Rakesh Roshan (Karan Arjun), Farah Khan (om shanti om and main hoon nai,)abbas-mustan (baazigar) now all these have done well good in the box office now check is movies with small directors and still half them are produced by the yash raj banner and does very bad in the box office. I do agree with SRK acting is one of the best but Aamir and Hrithik are better actors in bollywood including Big B. SRK is scared of Hrithik as he knows Hrithik can dominate in films and awards and money. The five top actors who should get paid the most are (All round acting skills)
1.Aamir Khan
2.Hrithik Roshan
3.Amitabh Bachchan
4.SRK
5.Salman Khan/Sanjay Dutt

By: Ayaz

Ayaz — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:48:08 +0000

One and only ROCKSTAR,SUPERSTAR SALMAN KHAN.

By: sana

sana — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:26:00 +0000

hrithik,hrithik and only hrithik. rest are trash

By: khan peshawari

khan peshawari — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:08:57 +0000

SRK OFCOURSE BECAUSE IS THE GREAT AND NO ONE IS EVEN CLOSER TO HIM IN TERMS OF ACTING.

By: abhinav

abhinav — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:22:22 +0000

i think it should be akshay kumar..becoz without ever working with biggies like yash chopra, subhas ghai,rajsri……….he has a large no. of hits to his name.

By: saughmraat

saughmraat — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:53:45 +0000

Nice to see healthy arguments, unlike vulgar disputes between fans of other actors.

My reply is not at all related to the topic in this page.

What I feel is, It doesn’t matter how much money, a star is paid with, but what is important is the respect he must be paid for his contribution to the society, through his movies.

I would love to see, people talking about

“Which movie deals with the problems of India?”, and rank heros, based on the way, they conveyed a message to the society.

for eg.

Chirajeevi’s “Tagore” vs Vikram’s “Aparichit”

Kamal’s “Indian” vs Amir’s “Rang de Basanti”

I also love to see, Actors concentrating more on Physics, rather than just Graphics in a film. For example, graphics in “Krish” conveyed the story, but I hardly see any physics in it, like Hrithik moving in straight lines while jumping. I don’t know why physics is always absent in Rajini’s movies

By: Ramachandran

Ramachandran — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:45:07 +0000

whatcha all talking about?
look at the facts idiots…
rajnikanth is the highest paid in all of india…. even though he is from kollywood
he got 16 crores from his latest movie, while sharukh khan highest was 7 crores…
and don’t forget his rival and friend, MGR

By: subhendu

subhendu — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:17:48 +0000

according to me it should be hrithik.because he is the complete actor in bollywood who can compete with hollywood actor throuh his brilliant performance.he looks good also an amazing dancer.if u are tinking of shaharuh khan ,let me tell u that most of his films are under yash ra and karan johar banner.thats why he is giving hit film otherwise he is flop star.

By: cem

cem — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:16:15 +0000

hi guys only SRK and amir knows acting other kiddo boys infront of these big actors ,Hirithick should start its own children show dont try to act in a film,his father knows how to make good bucks ,but he cant make his son good actor with his money….and of course big b is big but he is legend no comparison only dilip kumar is better then him…

By: furqan

furqan — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:00:19 +0000

I think SRK should be the highest paid actor due to many reasons. 1. His versatile and different acting style in nearly every next movie like Ashoka, Josh, Ram-Jane, Swades, Koila etc. I cannot name all of his hits movies because all are big time hits. Secondly he is the only man who is taking the industry out of Losses and giving biggest hits like DON, Main Hoon Na, Veer Zara. Thirdly in terms of business only his movies break previous records and my meaning for generating the business means likeness of the people. If people like the movie, they will come more and business will be more. Mostly other heros are flop. No other movie is doing good business like Jane-man is a flop, Fana’s second part is all garbage. Only this man SRK is taking the industry out of problem. He is the best whether his acting as gangster, lover, King, Servant. He is natural actor and no other hero is even near to him as far as acting is concerned whether it be amir, Hrithik, Salman or Akshay.

By: cool

cool — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:12:21 +0000

Listen gagan and anti-srk fans…u guys are so sick..how come u dont read teh papers? DON and KANK have made the most money…biggest opening ? Di u keep ur eyes closed while reading..SRK should get paid most and then salman..aamir does same kind of movies,,he is jsut big bore…..fanah was the dumbest movie i have ever seen

By: SHEZZI

SHEZZI — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:00:38 +0000

I SAY AAMIR BECZ HE GIVES HIS 100% TO THE DIRECTOR
JUSS BY SIGHNING THE MOVIE ITS A HIT. NO OTHER ACTOR CAN GUARANTEE A HIT BUT HIM.
AND SHAHRUKH SHOULD MAKE THE SAME AMOUNT AS AAMIR NOT BECZ OF HIS ACTING ABILITY HE WAS A GRAT ACTOR FEW YEARS BACK BUT I THINK ITS LOST IT IN HIS STARDOME
BUT HE IS THE STAR OR I SHOULD SAY 5 STAR EVEN HIS FLOPS (KANK) R MAKEING 50 CRORE JUSS IMAGINE WHAT WOULD THE COLLECTION BE IF HI GIVES A HIT (GRAT SUPPORT FROM OVER SEA)

By: mack

mack — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:19:36 +0000

I PREFERED SHAHRUKH BECOZ HE IS THE SUPER STAR.And every body no wat ever movie he do there is money becoz he act superb no body can beat him might be after he retires.

By: aman dwivedi

aman dwivedi — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:20:45 +0000

IT COULD NOT BE OTHER THAN MR. PREFECTIONIST AAMIR KHAN FOR HIS COMBINATION OF BOX OFFICE MAGNETISM AND VERSATILITY.HE IS THE ONLY ACTOR THIS YEAR WHO HAS GIVEN TWO 50+ CRORE FILMS.HE ALWAYS PROVIDES SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL MASALA FLICKS.HE DARES TO PICK THEM AND MAKE THEM HIT(RANG DE BASANTI AND LAGAAN).NO OTHER ACTOR IN BOLLYWOOD COMMANDS THAT RESPECT.
ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE READERS THAT THE ENTIRE CAST OF DHOOM 2 WAS GIVEN THE PAYMENT OF 4 CRORES WHICH WAS CHARGED BY AAMIR KHAN FOR FANAA ALONE.THAT INCLUDES 1 CRORE FOR HRITIK FOR THE MOVIE,SO I LEAVE IT HERE TO LET YOURSEF DECIDE WHO THE HIGHEST PAID ACTOR IS.

By: Thumbs UP

Thumbs UP — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:19:11 +0000

AMITABH BACHCHAN !! THE ONE AND ONLY

By: Anmol

Anmol — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:13:26 +0000

where did you guys get the idea. that KANK and the still Don is floped? Do you guys read any news or watch any? Please Check the fact then talk. Beside go look at those money figure around how much money those movies made and still making.

By: dewdrop

dewdrop — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:23:18 +0000

Honestly it’s who works hard in acting well and it’s obviously King Khan SRK.

By: Raj

Raj — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:12:01 +0000

SRK deserves big fat zero because in last 4 years.SRK had delivered 4 mega flops.SRK is only god in chopras kind of movie.

By: gagan

gagan — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:08:17 +0000

Sharuck is a flopest star because he has not given a single hit outside yashraj & karan johar.His last films Swadesh,Paheli,KANK & Don are disaster.Shame on SRK.I openly challenge SRK that in your whole life just give one hit outside yashraj & Karan johar & yes one thing all yahshraj & karans film srk character is same.HAHA

By: X2K

X2K — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:52:06 +0000

SHAHRUKH KHAN.. He is the one actor who has proven over and over that he has the best power at the box office. His producers and fans are never let down. He is hard working and a very good entertainer. He definately deserves to be paid the highest. I am sure he already is being paid the right amount. He is a smart guy. Hrithik Roshan is also very hard working so giving him a high price is also justified

By: Atul Mohan

Atul Mohan — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:36:11 +0000

Shahrukh is the highest paid actor in India because of his Overseas clout.

Hrithik Roshan has a 3 film deal with Adlabs but not at the rates they are saying, closer to the time the correct figures will come out.

Basically Hrithik and SRK are on par in India and its overseas that makes SRK get to 2-3 crore more.SRK is at 8-9 crore while Hrithik is around 6 crore

Aamir comes next but his popularity is limited to Mumbai and South but due to his problems with Gujarat government, his films are having big problems selling for decent prices in Mumbai and this has effected his rate.He managed 6.5 crore for Mangal Pandey but now the rate is about 5 crore.

Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar come next in the 4-5 crore bracket

Then you have the 2 crore heroes Ajay Devgan, Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt.

Then come the multiplex heroes Saif Ali Khan and Abhishek Bachchan who have seen recent success but due to their limited appeal they have a limited rate. They get 1.50 crore.

By: Spartacus

Spartacus — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:37:38 +0000

no ones ever thought of Sanjay Dutt……Don was a movie just for him…..If he wud have played the lead role….it wud have been a 100% hit…..He’s my man…..He rocks !!!

By: Freestyler

Freestyler — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:52:27 +0000

I think Shahrukh khan deserve to be the highest paid ,cause he’s the best actor ,and has the biggest power in the BO

By: Anmol

Anmol — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:56:02 +0000

I think it should be SRK.. Believe me or not I live in an international place in US. Where people from all over the world comes and goes 24hrs. when i tell them, I am from India they only know one name from the nation and its SRK. they will say Do know him? i love his movie, this and that and lot.

By: Sayak Bose

Sayak Bose — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:45:17 +0000

I believe it should be the one and only legendary BIG-B simply because he’s the best actor in the whole milky way. He’s next to GOD, a gift to the art of cinema itself.

By: jeegan

jeegan — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:19:21 +0000

srk and aamir right at top and who says srk oonly works with johars and chopras man they created eachother. see chopras were struggling before ddlj came even johars last film including agneepath and duplicate floped and then srk gave johars kkhh and that has just filled there banks then why we are always speculating about camps. they are family and they can work like them if they want

By: Salman

Salman — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:42:04 +0000

Well, I still believe that Aamir Khan should be the highest paid actor because of his tremendous hit after hit and believe me or not..all of his movie that are coming soon will be hit for sure..because its Aamir. Second person in my list should be Akshay Kumar. His making waves since Waqt till now…all of his movies been hit or been appreaciated. Salman Khan should be the third highest paid actor in India.Although he didn’t win any best actor awards yet ..but he is the most secured actor in the industry.Not only that, his movies are always hit too….Why I didn’t pick SRK is that I had enough of his acting.His bringing the same style of acting and he have Yashrajs, Karan Johar and Farah Khan’s backup. Try to put him in other home production the movie will be flop for sure. And that’s the fact. Look what happen to Don, excellent opening but there’s no quality of the movie not like Jaan-e-mann. Jaan-e-mann deserves better than Don.Hrithik is too early to say…his doing only his dad movies. And he should be doing more movies like Abhishek Bachan. I think AB Jr should get pay more than Hrithik. His an excellennt actor.SRK…is time to retire now…ur time is up..New boys in the house now…

By: q

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:09:01 +0000

i believe the real entertainment for me is some real looking acting which only is shown by aamir khan and shahrukh khan but i still believe aamir is way better actor than shahrukh therefore in my opinion the highest paid actor should be aamir khan.