Who is the highest paid South Indian actor?

 Actor Allu Arjun is the highest paid South Indian actor

Allu Arjun took home Rs 300 crore for his power-packed blockbuster hit Pushpa 2, He has now become India's highest-paid actor, racing ahead of Thalapathy Vijay and Shah Rukh Khan.

Next is. Former Actor and politician Thalapathy Vijay, comes 2nd spot

Vijay has an overall net worth of Rs 600 crore, making him one of the richest and highest-paid actors. Filmibeat source also reported that he charges around Rs 200–250 crore per film. Vijay was last seen in 'GOAT'.

His final movie Jana Nayagan, he receives upfront fees of Rs 275 crore.

Now as an Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thalapathy Vijay's salary is approximately Rs 2.85 lakh per month including allowances.

The actual amount may very depending up on the time period.

Source:- Times of India

Highest paid Tamil actors 2026: Thalapathy Vijay and Rajinikanth lead the remuneration race - The Times of India

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.