Deepika Padukone Paid Rs. 20 Crores For Prabhas Starrer, Makers Also Working To Make Her Role More Substantial: Reports

Deepika Padukone and Prabhas are coming together for the first time and the fans of both the stars cannot contain their excitement. The pair will be seen in Nag Ashwin’s next film which will be a sci-fi drama and has been tentatively titled Prabhas 21. Well, bringing these two stars together definitely wouldn’t have come easy for the producers especially given their hefty paycheques.

According to a recent report on Bollywood Hungama makers had to shell out a whopping sum of Rs. 50 crores to rope in Bahubali star Prabhas and another Rs. 20 crores to get Deepika on board. According to the report getting the actress son board wasn’t too easy for the makers thanks to their persistent efforts and of course a massive paycheque it did happen.

 A source tells the portal, “Apparently Deepika these days, asks for remuneration on a par with what the leading man of a film gets. She rightly feels she has earned herself a place of gender equality in her profession.”

The Chhapaak actress who is known for carefully picking out her projects has definitely achieved a new high in her career with this one as far as her fee is concerned. Apparently the actress wasn’t all too pleased by the part of the female protagonist and the makers are reworking it to make it more substantial for Deepika.