Salman pockets whopping Rs 12 Crore deal!

By: Subhadeep Bhattacharjee
Friday, October 19, 2007

Salman Khan it seems is calling the shots in his life at present. The bad boy of Bollywood was recently in news for turning down the offer from London's Madame Tussuads for placing his wax statue along with Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwariya Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. Now the actor has bagged a whooping Rs 12 Crore as acting fees.

The deal has been finalized between Sallu and Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited. Not only does the actor get Rs 12 Crore but along with it 30% of its profit. Such sort of fees is unheard of in Bollywood and only the top Hollywood stars cut through this kind of deals. The movie will be directed by none other than Priyadarshan.

The will make him the highest paid actor in Bollywood supressing the likes of Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan. The actor has been riding high this year after the success of his film Partner. He is next release will be Saawariya. The actor is also teaming up with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the movie Bajirao Mastana.