Former Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit has demanded Rs five crore for doing a film, the price commanded by reigning divas Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra, says a media report.Madhuri, on the wrong side of 40, had her last hit Devdas eight years ago and it also starred Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan.
No film maker in his right mind, the report says, will be ready to pay this price to Madhuri.Another deterrent is that her comeback film Aaja Nachle (2007) had bombed.It is learnt that Madhuri has quoted the fancy sum to at least four filmmakers who approached her with scripts and is in no mood to negotiate.
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Her manager Rikku confirms, “Yes, Madhuri has asked for five crores. We feel she is definitely worth the price she is quoting. She is a superstar with an enviable fan following even today. So, why shouldn't she ask for what she deserves? We are sure the filmmakers will gain from the fact that Madhuri Dixit is making a film with them.”
Says a trade analyst, “Who will give Madhuri five crores now? Though she does have the fan base, she isn't a top actress anymore. She has been out of the industry and the kind of roles she can do are limited.
"The roles that she has been approached to play are either sister or mother characters, which she is not too keen to play. She should learn from Amitabh Bachchan.
"A superstar, who still has roles specially written for him, isn't demanding that his pay cheque match that of Aamir, Salman, Akshay or SRK."Madhuri needs a reality check. In case someone has a particular script in which only she fits, perhaps she will get the high price.”
