No Bollywood Films In 4 Years, Yet This 43-Year-Old Star Is India's Highest-Paid Actress
Both Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone are among the top earners in the industry, with Deepika Padukone reportedly pocketing Rs 20 crore for Kalki 2898 AD and Rs 15 crore for Pathaan opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
While these leading ladies continue to dazzle, one star has quietly (and rather glamorously) outshone them all. She hasn't done a Hindi film in four years, yet she's still the highest-paid actress in Bollywood!
We're talking about none other than Bollywood's original desi girl, Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The global superstar has made headlines once again; this time, not for a red carpet look or Hollywood premiere, but for her jaw-dropping paycheck.
Priyanka Chopra charged a massive Rs 41 crore for her Amazon Prime Video action-thriller Citadel and is reportedly being paid Rs 30 crore for SS Rajamouli's upcoming epic SSMB29; the highest ever fee commanded by a female actress in India. That officially makes her Bollywood's most expensive actress. And to think, she hasn't appeared in a full-fledged Hindi film since The Sky Is Pink in 2019!
Her last Bollywood stint was in the critically acclaimed Netflix film The White Tiger (2021), where she starred alongside Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav. Since then, Priyanka Chopra has firmly planted her flag in Hollywood, working on big-budget series and blockbuster deals.
Off-screen, Priyanka Chopra is just as much a powerhouse. She has a staggering 92.4 million followers on social media and co-founded Purple Pebble Pictures, a production house promoting regional Indian cinema. With a reported net worth of Rs 650 crore, it's safe to say that Priyanka Chopra isn't just playing the fame game; she's winning it.
So while Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt continue to shine at home, Priyanka Chopra is making sure the world remembers who wore the crown first; bollywood royalty, international star, and now, the highest-paid actress in Indian cinema. Happy Birthday to the unstoppable PC who is proving once again that some queens never leave the throne, they simply expand their kingdom.
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