Who Tops the List? The Highest Paid Indian Actors and Actresses of 2025

This year, in India, we saw different kinds of movies that were captivating the audience’s hearts. There are many top movies that rocked the box office collection, becoming the highest grossing movies. As the year ends, let’s recap the highest Indian actors and actresses in 2025, who topped the list.

Last year, when Pushpa 2 released, Allu Arjun made the headlines for charging Rs. 300 crore for a single film. The film also crossed 1000 crore club. Now, Bollywood movies are making 1000 crores at the box office. As the market is growing, the superstars are charging much higher than before. Since 2016, there has been a growth line of Bollywood movies, where they are earning more than Rs. 500 crore easily. This year we also witness the same.

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According to a Statista analysis, the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, such as Thalapathy Vijay, Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan and Allu Arjun, earn multi-billion rupee fees per film as of March 2025. Allu Arjun currently leads with a fee of approximately Rs. 3 billion, which demonstrates the enormous earning potential in the Telugu and Tamil sectors.

2025, big names like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Mahesh Babu, Prabhas, Rajnikant, Kamal Hassan, Ram Charan, Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Mohanlal, Ajay Devgan, Jr. NTR, Vicky Kaushal, Tiger Shroff also includes. According to IMDb, Allu Arjun stands the highest paid actor of 2025.

With Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt among the highest-paid Indian actresses in 2025, with salaries that might range from Rs. 15 to 30 crores each movie, and prominent brand endorsements, as well as celebrities like Rashmika Mandanna, Nayanthara, Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor Khan commanding high rates as well, it’s clear that the top actresses are making a lot of money from a variety of endeavors outside of acting.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is said to be India’s highest-paid actress in 2025, earning an estimated Rs. 30 crore every project, closely followed by celebrities like Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt. Katrina Kaif, Kiara Advani and Rashmika Mandanna are also in the top tier, with numbers varying depending on the size and franchise potential of the film.