February 13, 2025 12:34 pm
This female superstar earned Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan every film and then left films after a few years.
The 1990s were the period of liberalization of the Indian economy. As Indian markets open, many new ways of earnings developed. The actors became big stars, as they were ever due to endorsement and visibility. This also increased their fees significantly. Chiranjeevi was the first Indian star to earn 1 crore per film, an achievement that he achieved in 1992 with Aapadbandhavudu. But the first actress to do so was not far behind. And his stardom was so big that even Khan could not match him at his peak. ,Also read: Not Shahrukh or Salman, it was the first Indian to charge South Star 1 crore per film was called ‘big big’,
First actress to charge 1 crore
Sridevi, often considered to be one of India’s first Pan-India stars, was the first female actor to charge 1 crore per film. The actor allegedly charged the amount for the 1993 release Rope Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, which was one of the most expensive Indian films made at that time. The 1 crore mark was recently violated by Chiranjeevi. And apart from that, only Sridevi charged this amount. Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan joined the club in the mid -90s. But the interesting thing is that from films to her first retirement in 1997, Sridevi was not just the most paid actress in Bollywood, but her male co-stars more than co-stars.
Three Khan – Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir – were the top stars of the industry, Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt from 1992-97. Still, he charged somewhere 50-75 lakhs back. It was not until the late 90s – when Sridevi left the films – that the mines violated 1 crore mark.
When Sridevi left films at her peak
Sridevi was the top star not only by Hindi cinema but also Tamil and Telugu films as well as the mid-90s. Along with Madhuri Dixit and Jaya Prada, she was one of the few female stars who could headline films, as she did in Gumra, Sena and Ladla. Nevertheless, in 1996, she shocked the industry when she announced that she would leave films. The reason was that the actor was pregnant with her first child. His 1997 release – Judai – was his last film for nearly 15 years. She was just 33 years old at that time.
Sridevi made a brief comeback on television with the show Malini Iyer in 2004-05, but her full big screen returns with English Vinglish in 2012. He then worked in Puli (2015) and Mom (2017) before untimely death in 2018 at the age of 54.
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