After over 10 years of continuous flop films, Sunny Deol made a memorable comeback with 'Gadar 2' which became the highest-grossing film of his career. Made for Rs 60 crore, 'Gadar 2' went on to earn Rs 691.08 crore worldwide.
Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Suneil Shetty are all superstars of the 90s who have been an active part of the film industry for decades now. Today, these actors charge in crores for films or brand endorsements but do you know which actor was the highest-paid in the 90s? The actor who charged the highest fees in the 90s was none other than Sunny Deol.
Sunny Deol, son of veteran superstar Dharmendra, used to charge the highest fees from 1990 to 1999. He was the most popular actor in the 90s and there used to be long queues in the cinema halls to watch his films. If reports are to be believed, Sunny Deol used to charge the highest fees of all the actors in the 90s. Sunny Deol charged Rs 90 lakh for the film 'Border' which was the highest at the time.
Sunny Deol, in his 40 years of career so far, has worked in more than 90 films. He is particularly known for his angry action-hero persona. In 2023, Sunny Deol emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian actors.
After over 10 years of continuous flop films, Sunny Deol made a memorable comeback with 'Gadar 2' which became the highest-grossing film of his career and the sixth-highest-grossing Hindi film of all time. Made for Rs 60 crore, 'Gadar 2' went on to earn Rs 691.08 crore worldwide.
After the success of 'Gadar 2', Sunny Deol is now all set to star in the sequel of the 1997 film 'Border', titled 'Border 2'.
The other highest-paid actors of the 90s include Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Aamir Khan, Govinda, and Akshay Kumar. Here is what these actors charged per film in the 90s.
Sanjay Dutt: Rs 80 lakh
Govinda: Rs 60 lakh
Akshay Kumar: Rs 30-40 lakh
Aamir Khan: Rs 30-35 lakh
Shah Rukh Khan: Rs 30 lakh
Ajay Devgn: Rs 30 lakh
Salman Khan: Rs 20-25 lakh
Suneil Shetty: Rs 20 lakh.
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