Hyderabad:
Everyone
knows
that
Bollywood
actress
Sonakshi
Sinha
is
foraying
into
Telugu
films
with
Superstar
Mahesh
Babu's
upcoming
movie
Shivam,
which
is
directed
by
Krish.
But
not
many
know
how
much
money
she
is
getting
to
star
in
this
big-budget
flick.
If
we
are
to
go
by
the
buzz
in
the
T-Town,
her
remuneration
is
almost
equal
to
the
payment
of
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
for
Rajinikanth's
Robot.
Sonakshi
Sinha
debuted
in
films
with
Hindi
movie
Dabangg
in
2010
and
so
far,
she
has
five
releases
like
Dabangg,
Rowdy
Rathore,
Joker,
Son
of
Sardaar
and
Dabangg
2
for
her
credit.
Except
Joker,
all
of
them
have
been
Blockbuster
success
at
the
Box
Office
and
joined
Rs
100
crore
club.
Her
popularity
has
no
bounds
now
and
she
is
one
of
the
most
sought
after
actresses
in
Bollywood.
The
secret
of
Sonakshi
Sinha's
success
is
that
she
is
very
choosy
and
makes
careful
selections.
When
the
makers
of
Telugu
movie
Shivam
approached
her,
she
liked
the
script
of
the
film
and
gave
her
consent
to
star
alongside
Mahesh
Babu
in
it.
But
the
actress
reportedly
quoted
Rs
5
crore
as
her
remuneration.
Since
she
had
lot
of
demand
in
the
B-Town,
the
producer
are
said
to
have
agreed
to
pay
her
this
hefty
amount.
However,
top
actresses
in
South
India
get
Rs
1.5
to
2
crores
for
a
film.
Earlier,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
had
reportedly
been
paid
more
than
Rs
5
crores
for
the
multilingual
movie
Robot.
If
the
news
about
Sonakshi
Sinha
comes
out
to
be
true,
then
she
will
become
the
highest
paid
heroine
in
the
Telugu
film
industry.
But
trade
pandits
in
Tollywood
question
whether
it
is
right
for
producer
Aswani
Dutt
to
pay
her
such
a
big
amount!