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Meet India’s highest-paid actress who charges Rs 30 crore per film without any release in 6 years

Do you know who is the highest paid actress in India at the moment? She recently bagged a whopping Rs 30 crore deal for an upcoming movie, despite not having a single Indian film release in almost 6 years. Read on to know more.

Sagar Malik | Mar 23, 2025, 03:17 PM IST

1.It's Priyanka Chopra!

It's Priyanka Chopra!
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Have you taken your guesses? Well the actress is Priyanka Chopra, who is returning to Indian cinema after a gap of nearly six years. She will star in director SS Rajamouli's next movie, also featuring Mahesh Babu.

 

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2.Highest film fee for an Indian actress

Highest film fee for an Indian actress
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Chopra will reportedly be taking home Rs 30 crore for the film -- the highest film fee charged by an Indian actress. The movie will also mark her return to South Indian cinema after more than 20 years.

 

3.Not PeeCee's highest fee

Not PeeCee's highest fee
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But this is not Chopra's career's highest film fee. She had earlier bagged USD 5 million (over Rs 41 crore) for her Amazon Prime Video series Citadel.

4.Surpasses Deepika Padukone's high

Surpasses Deepika Padukone's high
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Previously, Deepika Padukone had been the highest-paid Indian actress as she charged Rs 20 crore fee for Kalki 2898 AD, which came out last year.

 

5.Chopra's other movies

Chopra's other movies
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Chopra, who moved to the United States roughly a decade ago, hasn't since featured in many Indian movies. Her last Hindi film was the 2019 release The Sky Is Pink. Chopra's other upcoming movies include Heads of State and The Bluff.

 

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