South Indian film superstar Kamal Haasan has been ruling the cinema since the 80s and 90s. Not only in South cinema but Kamal Haasan has also worked in many excellent films in Bollywood. Due to which he has become not only a South star but a Pan Indian star. Now recently it has been revealed that Kamal Haasan is the highest paid actor of the Indian film industry. Film maker Yugi Setu has revealed about this.
This much fee was charged for ‘Kalki 2898 AD’
There was a lot of hype about the film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, released in the year 2024. Kamal Haasan played the role of villain in this film. Now there are reports that Kamal Haasan has taken a fee of Rs 2 lakh per day for this film. Film maker Yugi Setu has revealed about this. Yugi told in an interview to IndiaGlitz that Kamal Haasan is the highest paid actor of India.
What did Yugi say?
While talking in this interview, Yugi said, ‘Kamal Sir’s stature is really very tall. He was called on call base for 20 days in the film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. For which he is getting Rs 150 crore. I told him on his birthday that he is the highest paid actor of India and he is getting 1 million dollars per day, because he has been paid Rs 150 crore for 20 days.
Time given was only 10 days not 20
Yugi further told that after this Kamal had introduced him to the producer of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ Ashwini Dutta. When Yugi told Ashwini that thank you for making Kamal Haasan the highest paid actor of India. At the same time, when he asked to give Rs 150 million for 20 days, producer Ashwini told him, ‘No sir, he has given only 10 days. Sorry, let me correct my mistake, actually it is 2 million dollars per day.
Characters in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’
Let us tell you that in the film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, Kamal played the role of a despotic king of gods named Yaskin. Who only knows how to rule. He got limited screen time, but despite this his role in the story is very important. At the end of the film, it is said that Kamal Haasan’s role may be longer in the next part.

