Akshay Kumar Hikes His Acting Fees Amid Pandemic Owing To Excessive Demand In The Market
Gupshup
oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Filmibeat Desk
There's
no
denying
that
Akshay
Kumar
is
one
of
the
most
busiest
actors
of
B-town.
If
he's
not
shooting
any
film,
he
is
busy
listening
to
scripts.
Now,
according
to
latest
reports,
we
hear
that
Akshay
has
hiked
his
acting
fees
owing
to
excessive
demand
in
the
market.
A
source
close
to
the
actor
told
Bollywood
Hungama,
"The
production
budget
of
most
Akshay
Kumar
films
will
be
in
the
range
of
Rs.
35
to
45
crores,
in
addition
to
15
crores
more
for
print
and
publicity,
taking
the
total
in
the
range
of
Rs.
50
to
60
crores.
Taking
the
number
of
his
acting
fees
into
account,
the
overall
budget
of
his
films
would
be
in
the
range
of
185
to
195
crores."
The
source
further
added,
"Doing
a
backward
calculation
in
the
account,
his
films
earn
approximately
80
to
90
crores
from
the
sale
of
satellite
and
digital,
whereas
10
crores
more
comes
from
the
sale
of
music
rights,
leaving
an
amount
in
the
range
of
Rs.
95
to
100
crores
for
recovery
from
theatres,
meaning
lifetime
box-office
collections
of
Rs.
210-220
crores
in
India.
This
isn't
as
big
a
number
for
him
to
achieve,
given
his
stardom
and
trust
among
the
audience.
And
in
2021,
it's
a
rather
easy
number
for
a
superstar
like
Akshay."
The
source
also
asserted
that
Akshay
doesn't
want
to
burden
his
films
with
unrealistic
expectations.
So,
the
films
which
warrant
a
bigger
budget,
the
Laxmmi
actor
is
open
to
negotiate
on
his
acting
fees
in
tandem
with
the
hike
in
the
budget.
"However,
he
will
make
up
for
the
same
by
asking
for
a
share
in
profit.
He
knows
the
box-office
market
as
also
his
appeal
among
the
audience,
and
setting
realistic
targets
for
film
to
be
a
rather
safe
venture," the
source
concluded.
With
respect
to
work,
Akshay
will
next
be
seen
in
Bell
Bottom,
Bachchan
Pandey,
Sooryavanshi,
Atrangi
Re,
Prithviraj,
Ram
Setu,
Raksha
Bandhan
and
Mogul.