Kangana Ranaut becomes the highest paid actress of Bollywood; offered THIS much for Jayalalithaa biopic?

Kangana Ranaut is hands-down one of the supremely talented actresses we have in Bollywood. The ‘Queen’ actress is a force to reckon with and the way she has created a space for herself in this industry is commendable. Yesterday on the occasion of Kangana’s birthday, her next project was announced.

The actress will be starring in former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s biopic titled ‘Jaya’. Helmed by A L Vijay, the biopic is being written by KV Vijayendra Prasad. Reportedly the actress is being paid a whopping Rs.24 crore for this project.

A source close to the project said, “Kangana is being paid to the tune of Rs 24 crore for the bilingual project, which will be made in Hindi and Tamil. The makers are sure that her star power will help reach a pan-India audience. The producers have already signed a contract with her.” Now if this report turns out to be true then Kangana will become the highest paid actress in India. Deepika Padukone, the highest paid actress of Bollywood, was apparently paid around Rs 13 crore for ‘Padmaavat’.

Yesterday, while celebrating her birthday with media, the actress spoke about being a part of this biopic. “I always wanted to work in regional films because when we go to Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh, we realise that people over there only watch films made by their local film industry. So there is a disconnect with that part of the country. I was waiting for a good opportunity to work over there and this film just came my way,” she said.

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Kangana further added, “I was working on my own biopic, but her (Jayalalithaa) story is very similar to my story. In fact, it is a bigger success story than mine. When I heard the narration of this film, I found many similarities between both the stories. So when I had the option to do a film based on her story or my story, I decided on the former.”

Looks like the year 2019, is going to be a great one for our fiery actress.

Also Read: ‘Jaya’: Kangana Ranaut to star in former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa’s biopic

Pooja Sharma

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