Ranbir Kapoor is one of the highest-paid actors in India, who has proven his bankability with recent hits such as Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva and Animal. Before embarking on a successful acting career, Kapoor assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the film Black. While the actor now charges a hefty remuneration for headlining movies, his first paycheque was a humble amount, and he didn’t earn it for acting. Scroll down to know more.
What was Ranbir Kapoor’s first paycheque?
Ranbir Kapoor’s first paycheque was Rs 250. The actor received the amount when he was around 14 years of age for assisting in the 1996 film Prem Granth, which starred his father, the late Rishi Kapoor. In an interview with Mashable India, Kapoor said: “My first paycheck was Rs 250 that I got while assisting on Prem Granth. Like a good boy, I went to my mother’s (Neetu Kapoor) room and I put it on her feet. She looked at it and she started crying. It was one of those filmy moments that I performed”.
In a more recent conversation with Nikhil Kamath, Ranbir Kapoor recounted how Rishi Kapoor had kept him on a tight budget when he was studying at The School of Visual Arts in New York, in an attempt to keep his son grounded. “My father had kept me on a very tight budget. Of course, when I say tight budget, I am still coming from a privileged background, but it was enough to have a McDonald’s dollar menu meal for lunch and dinner. So, it was like $2 for lunch and $2 for dinner. It was as strict as that, even though I come from a privileged background,” Kapoor recalled, according to India Today.
How much does Ranbir Kapoor presently charge for a film?
Ranbir Kapoor has come a long way since his first paycheque, as he now charges anywhere between Rs 70 crore and 75 crore per movie. According to Financial Express, the actor took home Rs 70 crore for starring in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal. He is reportedly charging Rs 75 crore for portraying Lord Ram in Ramayana, according to Times of India. The Nitesh Tiwari directorial is being planned as a trilogy, hence the actor will most likely be earning Rs 225 crore in total.
