Madhuri Dixit wants Rs 5 crore for a movie. Currently 5crore are being charged by reigning Bollywood divas Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra.
She is in her 40s and wants to charge the price which current Bollywood’s divas are getting. Her last hit was Devdas, which also starred Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan.
There is no doubt she is a huge name and has a large number of fan following even today but no filmmaker will pay her so much. Her comeback film Aaja Nachle (2007) had bombed at box office.
Madhuri has quoted this amount to at least four filmmakers who wants to sign her and is in no mood to negotiate about it. Madhuri’s manager Rikku revealed about it by saying, “Yes, Madhuri has asked for five crores. We feel she is definitely worth the price she is quoting. She is a superstar with an enviable fan following even today. So, why shouldn’t she ask for what she deserves? We are sure the filmmakers will gain from the fact that Madhuri Dixit is making a film with them.”
Trade analyst says, “Who will give Madhuri five crores now? Though she does have the fan base, she isn’t a top actress anymore. She has been out of the industry and the kind of roles she can do are limited. The roles that she has been approached to play are either sister or mother characters, which she is not too keen to play. She should learn from Amitabh Bachchan. A superstar, who still has roles specially written for him, isn’t demanding that his pay cheque match that of Aamir, Salman, Akshay or SRK. Madhuri needs a reality check. In case someone has a particular script in which only she fits, perhaps she will get the high price.”
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