This Actor was the First one to Charge 1 Crore for a Movie Before Big B, SRK!

Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Salman Khan eventually followed this actor in receiving a salary of one crore.

The 100 crore salary club is the newest craze in the Indian film industry, and it’s driving everyone insane. Yes, and not just one or two actors, but many, have already joined this exclusive group. Recently, it was reported that Pawan Kalyan requested 100 crores for his upcoming movie, OG. However, decades ago, earning one crore a film was also unheard of. This actor started the custom, and Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Salman Khan later followed him.

Actors that reportedly demand 100 crores for each movie include Thalapathy Vijay, Akshay Kumar, Rajinikanth, Pawan Kalyan, and Prabhas. However, none of the actors mentioned above were on the list of actors who demanded one crore per film back in the 1990s, with the exception of Rajini. Rajini is actually the third Indian actor to pull off the feat. Who then became the first actor to earn $1,000,000 for a single movie?

The story first surfaced in a magazine’s “Bigger Than Bachchan” issue from 1992, which featured none other than’megastar’ Chiranjeevi. Yes, Chiru was the one who set the precedent for 1 crore film prices. The payment was made for the movie Aapadbandhavudu, which had a very successful opening weekend. Amitabh Bachchan, who once demanded between 85 and 90 lakhs, has been bested by him.

Kamal Haasan later joined Chiranjeevi in charging the same price for his 1994 picture, and Rajinikanth soon after. Later, in 1995, Amitabh Bachchan joined this group. Later, a number of stars, including Salman Khan, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, and Shah Rukh Khan, joined the 1 crore pay club.