How much royalty was paid to celebrities for their biopics?

We all grew up as a fan of our favourite Sports or Bollywood stars. We know a little bit about them. Bollywood started a trend of making biopics, with the goal that we want to know about the battles and lives of our loved celebrities.

But do you know how much our favourite stars get paid for their biopics?

So Let’s Take A Look:

1 - Sanjay Dutt(Bollywood star)

Sanju is a biopic dependent on the life of Sanjay Dutt(Bollywood star). The film focused on three different phases of Sanju’s life.

As per some reports, Sanjay Dutt requested a benefit share from the biopic movie “Sanju”. The movie is directed by Rajkumar Hirani and is based on his life.

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2 - Mohammad Azharuddin(Cricketer)

Mohammad Azharuddin did not charge a single penny for making his biopic. Emraan Hashmi won the hearts of his fan with this vibrant and strong role that he rarely does.

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3 - Paan Singh Tomar(Athlete)

Paan Singh Tomar was played by Irrfan Khan. Paan Singh Tomar’s family was paid 15 lakhs as reported.

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4 - Mahavir Singh Phogat

Aamir’s “Dangal” was a blockbuster hit. This biopic broke all possible records of by earning 2000 crores. Mahavir Singh Phogat agreed for their biopic on an agreement of 80 Lakhs.

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5 - Mahendra Singh Dhoni(Cricketer)

Sushant Singh Rajput received so much love for portraying Dhoni in his biopic. Mahendra Singh Dhoni himself appreciated his acting. Dhoni charged Rs. 80 crores for the revelation of his life story.

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6 - Sachin Tendulkar(Cricketer)

This film earned Rs. 17 crore in the first two days of its release. As per some reports, Sachin Tendulkar charged Rs. 40 crores for his story to be played on screens. But as per the spokesperson of the documentary, Sachin charged 35-40 crores is completely incorrect. Sachin backed the project.

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7 - Milkha Singh(Athlete)

Farhan Akhtar depicted Milkha Singh in his blockbuster “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”. It is hard to believe that Milkha Singh charged Rs. 1 for providing all the details of his story to the makers. Milkha Singh proved his greatness by this gesture.

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8 - Mary Kom(Athlete)

Priyanka Chopra played Mary Kom in her biopic. This was about life struggles and passion for boxing of Mary Kom. Marry Kom is a huge fan of Priyanka Chopra hence she also helped her in promotions of the film. Mary Kom Was paid 25 lakh for providing her life story.