Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Who were some of the highest paid Bollywood actors in the 90s?

 Ajay Devgn

In 1995, Ajay Devgn did movies for ₹70 lakhs. He had four releases that year, most of them didn’t work at the box office.

Suniel Shetty

Suniel Shetty charged ₹30 lakhs for Rajkumar Kohli’s Jaani Dushman. He and Sunny Deol were said to be bankable and worth it.

Amitabh Bachchan

₹3 crores is how much Amitabh Bachchan charged per film after Khuda Gawah released. Back then ABCL (Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited) had him on a one film per year contract.

Shah Rukh Khan

1995 was the year Shah Rukh Khan delivered Karan Arjun and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Back then, his fee per film was ₹30 lakhs and we saw him do Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Koyla, Pardesand Yes Boss in the coming years.

Madhuri Dixit

Hum Aapke Hain Kaun hit the jackpot at the box office and broke some major records. Post the success of this film, Madhuri Dixit charged Rs 50 Lakhs for Rakesh Roshan's Koyla.

Juhi Chawla

After films like Darr andHum Hai Rahi Pyaar Ke, Juhi Chawla charged a fee of ₹20 lakhs per project.