From Ranveer Singh To The Khans, Bollywood Stars Get The Lion’s Share From Movie Profits

Hitting theatre at the end of last year and becoming a blockbuster, Rohit Shetty’s Simmba racked in money with Rs 240 crore box office collection, not to mention the digital, satellite, and overseas sales which are worth up to Rs 100 crore.

As the film’s profits are being distributed, Ranveer Singh seems to be the one who roars the loudest. The superstar has joined the bandwagon of Bollywood A-listers like the Khans, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar who prefer the profit-sharing model for their films.

Meanwhile, his wife and superstar Deepika Padukone also get the same deal for her upcoming film Chhapaak. Apart from getting 20% of the film’s profits, the actress is reportedly paid Rs 12 crore for playing the lead role.

In addition to that, the couple is equal partners along with Kabir Khan and Reliance in their upcoming sport drama ‘83 while Ranveer Singh takes Rs 13 crore and Deepika takes Rs 12 crore for their fees.

Playing A Different Stroke

To make his film’s budget less expensive, superstar Akshay Kumar usually cut down his salary but require a whopping share of the profits. For example, he will takeRs 20 core for the remuneration but demanding 80 percent of the film’s profits.

According to a movie analysis, these movies’ production costs are only around Rs 25-30 crore while more than half is spent on promotions and distributions.

Back-end Deals In The Fore

While back-end deals are popular in Hollywood, Bollywood is taking up the trend when it comes to mega-budget films. It’s also the way the Khans prefer to go with. Salman Khan normally asks for an Rs 50-crore fee and half of the profit as he is also the producer of the film.

In addition to that, he is the one who owns the satellite right and gets a deal with the channel. Shah Rukh Khan goes in the same way while Aamir Khan only takes the profits to share to make his films financially viable.

Another one who takes back-end deal for satellite rights as his remuneration is Ajay Devgn. As he has his own production house NYVFXwala, Ajay rakes in more profits for the VFX of his films.

Meanwhile, young actors like Varun Dhawan or Tiger Shroff have started to get their first back-end deals with an average satellite deal worth around Rs 30 crore.