The Hindi actor charged Rs 40 crore per minute for his Telugu film.

Mumbai: The Indian film industry is undergoing major changes due to the popularity of South Indian films. Currently, many Bollywood stars want to collaborate with filmmakers and producers from the South. It all started with his 2015 global hit Baahubali The Beginning.

Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra are some of the Bollywood actors who have appeared in South Indian films.

Crossover projects have allowed actors to expand their fan base while giving viewers a chance to see some of the best talent in the Indian film industry come together.

However, there are some Bollywood actors who have demanded more than 400 million rupees per minute to appear in South Indian films. Any guesses?

Ajay Devgn’s amazing salary in the South

According to reports, Ajay Devgn is the only Bollywood star to command an eye-watering salary. He earned $350 million for his eight-minute appearance in the global hit “RRR,” also from the South. Yes, you read that correctly! It is approximately Rs. The screen time per minute is 4.35 billion.

Blockbuster: RRR

The film that created a financial frenzy is none other than SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’. The film starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan won an Oscar and became a sensation across the world. It wasn’t just Telugu speaking people who were eagerly awaiting the release of this film. Bollywood fans were also excited to see Ajay Devgn opposite the South Indian superstar.

On the professional front, Ajay Devgn is currently working on several projects including Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham Again’ and the biographical sports drama ‘Maidaan’. His new film ‘Shaitan’, in which he shares screen space with R Madhavan, was released yesterday. He will also be seen opposite Vaani Kapoor in Raid 2.