There is a rising chatter across the charges charged by actors Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar with a report claiming that Shah Rukh’s charge for his upcoming movie Pathaan is lower than half of Akshay’s rumoured charge for his movie Cuttputlli. The comparability has left Cuttputlli producer Jackky Bhagnani shocked and amused.
As per the report, Shah Rukh has charged a charge round ₹35-40 crore, together with a profit-sharing deal, additional stating that Akshay’s charge for the thriller was “ ₹120 crore, which was 80% of the film’s budget”. Cuttputlli launched final 12 months on a streaming platform.
Reacting to the claims, Bhagnani says, “Whoever calculates and reports actors’ fee this way is doing a misinformed calculation to begin with”.
“Every top actor in the industry now has a stake in the films’ profit,” provides Bhagnani, whereas referring to the development of profit-sharing offers made by the actors within the business.
Nowadays, actors command a share, principally starting from 50% to 80%, from the income of a movie, in addition to a flat upfront charge.
The producer continues, “Their overall fee is a function of that stake and how much the film earns on the box office. This is the way it works, whether for SRK or Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan or most leading stars. To compare one actor’s base fee with another actor’s overall profit earning is like comparing apples with oranges”.
While Bhagnani doesn’t go into element about Kumar’s charge construction, he says his lengthy working affiliation with the actor is an indication of his “fair” pay calls for.
“I can’t specifically comment on anyone else but I am doing my fourth film as a producer with Akshay Sir and I find him most fair when it comes to charging his fees,” he ends.