Kartik Aaryan takes a fee hike for Shehzada, charging Rs. 21 crores he joins the league of stars like Varun Dhawan, Tiger Shroff

Kartik Aayran is one of the most sought-after stars in Bollywood at the moment. The actor’s career turned a new leaf after the success of his 2018 film Sonu Ke Tittu Ki Sweety which was a surprise entry in Bollywood’s coveted ‘100 crore club’. While it seems like a long time ago, the actor in these three years has risen to be one the highest-paid young stars in Bollywood.

According to a Bollywood Hungama report, Kartik has signed the dotted line for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo remake titled Shehzada for a cool Rs. 21 crores. The Allu Arjun and Pooja Hedge film remake in Hindi has already been announced and stars Kriti Sanon as the female lead who was previously seen beside Aaryan in Luka Chuppi.

Kartik’s fee is steadily on the rise as he was previously reported to have charged Rs. 15 crores for the love story being produced under Sajid Nadiadwala’s banner. Comparing his current fee to his contemporaries, Varun Dhawan, Tiger Shroff, Shahid Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh are said to charge somewhere between Rs. 20 – 30 crores for their projects. While Varun had reportedly hiked his fee post-Judwaa 2 to Rs. 25 crores, Shahid is said to have charged the same amount for Jersey after bringing down his fees.

Ranveer is rather economical as a star in comparison who is said to have charged Rs. 18 crores for ’83, and Rs. 20 crores for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. Ranbir Kapoor, who reportedly signed Sanju for Rs. 25 crores is said to have taken a fee hike for Luv Ranjan’s next with Shraddha Kapoor and charged Rs. 30 crores for it. His fee for Animal is reportedly higher.

Kartik has a number of films in his kitty at the moment. The actor will be seen in the thriller Dhamaka next which is releasing on November 19. Apart from this he has Hansal Mehta’s Captain India, Anees Bazmee’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Sameer Vidhwan’s next, Rohit Dhawan directed Shehzada, Shahshank Ghosh directed Freddy.