He is the highest ever any actor has reportedly earn, surpassed by Allu Arjun who is being paid staggering Rs 300 crore for Pushpa 2.
He is one of those actors who decided to focus on one film instead of doing multiple shifts like other superstars of 90s. With his impressive craft and meticulous acting, he has been titled Bollywood’s ‘Mr Perfectionist.’ By now, it would be easy to guess who we are talking about. He is none other than Aamir Khan.
Aamir Khan rules the list of Bollywood’s highest-paid actor. With his megahit Dangal, the actor earned Rs 275 crore from just one film. This happened back in 2017 and is still considered the highest-grossing film of the year.
Reportedly, Aamir Khan charged Rs 35 crore fees for Dangal. In addition, he also entered into a profit-sharing agreement with the makers on the sports biopic. The film released around Christmas in 2016 and became a massive success, earning over Rs 500 crore gross from India and over Rs 100 crore overseas in its initial run. Aamir took Rs 140 crore home from his Rs 420 crore profit, bringing total his earnings from the film to Rs 175 crore.
After Dangal released in China, it again became a massive hit and the actor reportedly earned another Rs 100 crore in his profit share. This is highest ever any actor has reportedly earn exceeded by Allu Arjun, who is being paid staggering Rs 300 crore for Pushpa 2.
Aamir Khan has always been the king of blockbusters and box office hits. Before Dangal, the actor entered the Rs 100 crore club with Ghajini. He also broke all the records with his superhit films like PK, 3 Idiots and Dhoom 3, earning Rs 400 crore-Rs 600 crore.
Following that, Aamir Khan’s next on-screen appearance was in Secret Superstar, where he did a cameo, Since then, Aamir did two films in lead, Thugs of Hindostan (2018) and Laal Singh Chaddha (2023), both have been massive flops at the box office. It has been 8 years, since the actor has given any big solo hit, yet still he remains Bollywood’s highest-paid star. According to Financial Express, Aamir Khan’s estimated net worth stands at a staggering Rs 1,862 crore.
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