A Bollywood actor’s primary job might be acting in front of the camera but one of their most lucrative jobs is performing at live events for their fans. Many international tours and concerts are designed with the idea of pleasing the desi diaspora, and stars get a fat pay cheque from such events. Recently, Australian event organisers Pace D and Bikram Singh Randhawa revealed that some stars are more sought after than the others, and some A-list stars charge a bigger amount than their contemporaries. After much insistence, they revealed that Shah Rukh Khan charges more than Salman Khan for a live fan event in Australia.
In a chat with Siddharth Kannan on his YouTube channel, the organisers revealed that much like the rest of the world, Shah Rukh enjoys a “crazy female fan following” in Australia. When asked who charges more for a show between Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, they revealed it was SRK. “The moment he spreads his arms, half the country’s population will just fall over,” they said.
The organisers were also asked who charges more between Kartik Aaryan and Ranveer Singh, they revealed it was Ranveer who gets a bigger pay cheque. Next, they were asked about the Indian female actor who enjoys the most popularity in Australia, they said it was Kareena Kapoor. “People are crazy about her,” they said. As the interviewer asked if Kareena enjoyed the most popularity when compared to other female actors like Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Kriti Sanon and Alia Bhatt, they said, “Of course, she does. She is a senior actress. People have liked her for a long time. People who can spend on concerts and meet and greets are not the young students. People who have been there for a while and are settled, they can spend, so those stars who have been around for long, they have a bigger fan base. Kareena, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, when they visit, people go crazy.” They also added that she was “the queen” when compared to other Indian female actors.
Salman Khan has been touring with his ‘Da-Bangg Tour’ for many years now and other stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan also see this as an opportunity to connect with their overseas fans.
