Yash Becomes India's Highest-Paid Villain with ₹200 Crore Fee

Kannada superstar Yash sets a new record by charging ₹200 crore for his role as Ravana in the upcoming film 'Ramayana,' surpassing top actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.
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Now Priyanka Chopra is collaborating with SS Rajamouli for the first time in the highly awaited film SSMB29. Featuring Mahesh Babu in the leading role, this film is already expected tp be a globetrotting adventure and is promising a spectacle never seen before. 

PeeCee will be seen playing a negative role in this ultra high-octane action drama of a film. The Barfi actress is reportedly charging the highest amount ever paid to an actress who has enacted on-screen villains. Koimoi recently surfaced news claiming that she is being slotted the astonishing thirty crore rupees. This makes Priyanka the highest paid actress for negative roles in the industry.

PeeCee emerges India’s highest paid negative role actor

Bobby Deol, who was featured in Animal charged 4-5 crore for his portrayal of the character. While Sanjay Dutt who made a storm with his negative role in the KGF 2 and the Tamil film Leo earned 8 to 9 crore, and Kamal Hassan who starred as a villain in Prabhas and Deepika Padukone ‘s Kalki 2898 AD took home 25 lakh, While Saif Ali Khan who starred in Adipurush acquired 10 crore as his fee on the film.

In the interim, the filming of SS Rajamouli’s SSMB29 has already commenced with both Priyanka Chopra and Mahesh Babu present. He is said to be taking his cast and crew to the wilds of Kenya where the majority of the film will be shot. As per the intel that comes from Pink Villa, the action will have two parts; the first one will be released in 2027 and the sequel in 2029.

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