India's highest paid item girl charges Rs 5 crore per song, more than what most actresses earn as their full film fees
While not technically a dancer or performer who exclusively does dance numbers, the highest-paid performer in this bracket is leading actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The Telugu-Tamil star reportedly charged Rs 5 crore for just one song – ‘Oo Antava’ in Pushpa The Rise. A look at what makes her the highest-paid ‘item girl’ in India
1. Who is Samantha Ruth Prabhu?
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One of the highest-paid and successful Telugu actresses of her generation, Samantha has worked in several successful movies over a 20-year-career
2. India’s highest paid item girl
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Samantha has performed in only one item song in her entire career but became highest-paid straight away beating seasoned performers like Nora Fatehi and Malaika Arora
3. Samantha Ruth Prabhu fees for Pushpa
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Samantha’s reported Rs 5-crore fees for ‘Oo Antava’ is higher than what many actresses earn for their full films. For instance, Pushpa’s female lead Rashmika Mandanna earned Rs 3 crore for the same film
4. Nora Fatehi’s fees per song
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Nora Fatehi, the Canadian dancer of Moroccan descent, used to be India’s highest-paid item girl before Samantha with a reported fees of Rs 2 crore per song
5. Bollywood’s highest paid item girl
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During the days when she performed in item songs, leading star Kareena Kapoor was the highest-paid item girl in Hindi films, charging Rs 1.5 crore for ‘Fevicol Se’
6. Other high-paid item girls
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Leading stars like Katrina Kaif and Malaika Arora all charge between Rs 50 lakh-Rs 1 crore per song. However, neither has done a dance number in years now
7. Highest paid item girls today
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Currently, actresses like Jacqueliene Fernandez and Tamannaah Bhatia charge the most for an item song, with Tamannaah reportedly earning Rs 3 crore per song
