Aamir Khan's upcoming movie, Laal Singh Chaddha is one of the most anticipated films of the year. After facing several days, the remake of Tom Hanks' movie, Forrest Gump, also starring Kareena Kapoor Khan is expected to hit the screens sometime this year. And it looks like the actors were paid big cheques for their roles in the movie. Recent reports of their salaries by koimoi.com show the huge gender disparity when it comes to pay. Read along to see how!
Aamir Khan has charged a whopping amount of Rs 50 crore for his titular role as Laal Singh Chaddha in the film. The perfectionist will be earning 6x times more than his female lead, Kareena Kapoor Khan in the movie.
Khan, who plays the role of Manpreet Kaur Chaddha, will earn Rs 8 crore for the film, far less than her male co-star.
The south Indian superstar who is making his Bollywood debut with the film has reportedly charged Rs 6 crore for the film. He plays the character of Ritesh Joshi in Advait Chandan's movie.
Mona Singh, who has earlier worked with Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan in 3 Idiots, will be collaborating with the two again in this movie. She is getting paid Rs 2 crore for her role of Udita Sharma in the movie.
Teetu Verma, who was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, will play the role of a news reporter in this drama. He has been paid Rs 50 lakh for the role.