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India.com
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Not Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra or Aishwarya Rai, this heroine was the most expensive actress, beat three Khans, left Bollywood at the peak of career, she is…
Deepika Padukone has left director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's film 'Spirit'. After this, a lot of uproar was seen. The biggest issue was of 'gender pay'. According to many reports, Deepika left the film because the production refused to give her ₹ 20 crores as per her demand, while the male lead of the film Prabhas, is charging more than Rs 100 crores. Well, the issue of the gender pay gap has been raised many times in cinema. This has been happening since ancient times, not today. But now actresses openly express their views on this. But in the 90s, there was one heroine who proved to be an exception in this case. She had left even the superstars behind. This name is of Sridevi, who is considered to be one of India's first pan-India stars. There used to be a competition to cast her in their films. There used to be a lot of issues with dates. In such a situation, she was also the highest-paid star. Sridevi holds the record of being the first female actor to charge ₹1 crore for a film. She earned this amount for 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja' released in 1993. It was one of the most expensive Indian films of that time. The first actress who asked for such a high amount Sridevi's fees were not only a burden on actresses but also on actors. At that time, only Chiranjeevi was charging more than her for a film. Then, soon Sridevi increased her fees. By the mid-90s, when Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan joined the Rs 1 crore club, Sridevi was charging more than them. This record is a big thing in itself. Big stars were helpless in front of Sridevi The three Khans entered Bollywood during 1992-97. Stars like Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, and Sanjay Dutt came and slowly started dominating the industry. Even then, they were charging between Rs 50-75 lakhs at that time. It was not until the end of the 90s, when Sridevi retired from films. It was only when Sridevi took a break from films that the three Khans crossed the Rs 1 crore mark. Meaning Sridevi was way ahead of them. When Sridevi took a break, she was just 33 years old. Sridevi was as beautiful as she was talented. She was a top star not only in Bollywood but also in Tamil and Telugu films. Sridevi was at the peak of her stardom in the mid-90s. But everyone was surprised when she announced a break from films in 1996. Why did Sridevi retire at 33? What happened was that Sridevi was pregnant. Janhvi Kapoor was in her womb. In such a situation, she wanted to take a break from her career and take time for her family. The 1997 release 'Judai' was her last film for almost 15 years. She was only 33 years old when she retired. Then she remained busy raising her daughters, Khushi and Janhvi, for many years. Sridevi made a comeback with the TV show 'Malini Iyer' in 2004-05. But she made her lead role on the big screen in 'English Vinglish' in 2012. Then she was also seen working in 'Puli' (2015) and 'Mom' (2017). Sridevi died in 2018 at the age of 54.
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
When a ‘heroine' was India's highest-paid actor, out-earned Shah Rukh, Salman Khan, Rajinikanth; but quit films at 33
Deepika Padukone's exit from Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Spirit started a conversation about gender pay parity in Indian cinema, among other things. Reports claimed that the actor left after the production refused to pay her ₹20 crore for the film, as she had asked. The male lead, Prabhas, is charging over ₹100 crore. There are conflicting opinions on the gender pay gap in cinema, with some calling it a fair reflection of market value while others labelling it sexist. Yet, there have been times in Bollywood when female stars did rule the roost. In the 90s, Sridevi, often considered one of India's first pan-India stars, became the first female actor to charge ₹1 crore per film. The actor reportedly charged the amount for the 1993 release Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, one of the most expensive Indian films made at that time. At the time, only Chiranjeevi was charging more for a single film. But Sridevi soon increased her fees, and by the mid-90s, when Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan joined the 1-crore club, Sridevi was charging more than even them. The three Khans - Shah Rukh, Salman, and Aamir - were the top stars of the industry, alongside Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt from 1992-97. Yet, they charged somewhere between ₹50-75 lakh back then. It wasn't until the late 90s, by which time Sridevi had quit films, that the Khans breached the ₹1 crore mark. Sridevi's combination of versatility and star power was unlike anything seen before for female stars in Indian cinema. She was the top star in not just Hindi cinema but Tamil and Telugu films as well. Alongside Madhuri Dixit and Jaya Prada, she was one of the few female stars who could headline films, as she did in Chandni, Gumraah, Army, and Laadla. This allowed her to consistently get roles that were meatier than many of her juniors and contemporaries, and charge more than her male co-stars. Sridevi was at the peak of her stardom in the mid-90s, headlined hits in various languages. So, it did come as a shock when she announced she would quit films in 1996. The reason was that the actor was pregnant with her first child. Her 1997 release, Judaai, was her last film for almost 15 years. She was just 33 at the time. Sridevi devoted the next few years to raising her two daughters, Janhvi and Khushi. The actor made a brief comeback on television with the show Malini Iyer in 2004-05, but her full-fledged big-screen comeback took place in 2012 with English Vinglish. She then acted in Puli (2015) and Mom (2017) before her untimely death in 2018 at the age of 54.
