Did
you
know
that
Kamal
Haasan
was
paid
almost
three
times
more
than
Amitabh
Bachchan
for
Kalki
2898
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As
the
film’s
box
office
figures
show
an
upward
swing,
the
exact
budget
—
including
the
stars’
remuneration
—
has
been
revealed
to
Subhash
K
Jha
by
a
source
who
doesn’t
want
to
be
named.
So
what
exactly
is
the
budget
for
Kalki?
“It
is
Rs
600
crore
(Rs
6
billion),
not
Rs
800
crore
(Rs
8
billion)
as
rumoured.
Out
of
this,
a
major
fraction
went
into
star
remuneration.
Both
Prabhas
and
Kamal
were
paid
Rs
100
crore
(Rs
1
billion)
each.
Kamal
Haasan
has
just
10
minutes
playing
time
in
the
film
but
he
has
a
lot
more
in
the
sequel,”
the
source
reveals.
So
the
stars
have
been
paid
for
Kalki
as
well
as
its
sequel?
“Mr
Bachchan
has
been
paid
much
less,
around
Rs
35
crore
to
Rs
40
crore
(Rs
350
million
to
Rs
400
million).
Deepika
Padukone
has
been
paid
approximately
Rs
20
crore
(Rs
200
million)
while
Disha
Patani
got
Rs
12
crore
(Rs
120
million),”
the
source
reveals.
About
25
percent
of
the
sequel,
the
source
reveals,
has
already
been
shot.
