Samantha Ruth Prabhu, a major actress, is the highest-paid performer in this category, despite neither being a dancer or a performer who only does
dance routines. The Telugu-Tamil celebrity allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore for
pushpa The Rise's "Oo Antava," a single song. Examining the factors that make her India's highest-paid "item girl"
Throughout her 20-year career,
samantha, one of the highest-paid and most successful
telugu actresses of her generation, has acted in a number of
box office hits.
samantha has only ever appeared in one item song during her career, yet she surpassed more seasoned artists like
malaika arora and
nora fatehi to become the highest-paid performer right away.
Samantha reportedly received a 5-crore pay for "Oo Antava," which is more than many actresses receive for their whole motion picture.
rashmika mandanna, Pushpa's leading lady, made Rs 3 crore for the same movie, for example.
Before
samantha, the Canadian dancer of Moroccan heritage,
nora fatehi, was the highest-paid item
girl in India, reportedly earning Rs 2 crore every song.
Leading lady
kareena kapoor used to be the highest-paid item
girl in
hindi films, earning Rs 1.5 crore for her performance in 'Fevicol Se'.
Prominent performers such as
malaika arora and
katrina kaif charge between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 million each song. But neither has performed a
dance piece in a long time.