Leaving behind Salman, Shahrukh and Saif Ali Khan, This Actor Is Officially The Highest Paid Actor on OTT
Many well-known actors, like Kajol, Shahid Kapoor, Salman Khan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonakshi Sinha, and others, have been inspired to take on a variety of roles and participate in intriguing new projects as a result of the recent, extraordinary surge in the viewing of OTT content. OTT services like Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5, Netflix, SonyLIV, and others have provided a fantastic platform for talents like Jitendra Kumar, Pratik Gandhi, Jaideep Ahlawat, and more to showcase their skills in addition to well-known actors.
One of the first well-known figures from Bollywood to adjust to the changing dynamics of content consumption was Saif Ali Khan. Pankaj Tripathi, Radhika Apte, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui were his co-stars in the acclaimed Netflix drama Sacred Games. The 52-year-old actor reportedly demanded Rs 15 crore for the first eight episodes of the Netflix drama, according to DNA. Since then, a lot of Bollywood actors have collaborated with skilled filmmakers to create entertaining material for OTT charging huge amounts. But nothing beats this newest update. One Indian star reportedly charged a staggering Rs 125 Crore for an OTT show. The most interesting thing is – that actor is neither Shahrukh nor Salman, not Akshay or Saif! He is our very own Singham – ‘Ajay Devgn’!
Ajay Devgn has become the highest-paid Indian actor on OTT, after charging a whopping Rs 125 crore for his OTT series, Rudra: The Edge of Darkness. The series had aired in 2022. The psychological crime thriller is an official remake of the British series Luther, starring Idris Elba. Devgn was seen playing the role of a police officer named Rudra Veer Singh, who is known for his unorthodox methods of solving crimes. The series also starred Raashii Khanna, Atul Kulkarni, Esha Deol, and Ashwini Kalsekar. Devgn had chanrged a whopping 18 crores for each episode of the show and by the end of it, he took home a massive sum of 125 crores! Way to go Singham!
