The scale of stardom in Bollywood has always been linked to fees. An artist’s popularity and box office hold used to decide his fees. In the 80-90s, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra were among the most expensive actors. He was on top-1 in the list of most favorite actors of those days.
During this period, there was also an actress who left both of them behind in terms of fees. That was Sridevi. She won the hearts of every section of the audience with her excellent acting, innocent style and strong screen presence. His films were continuous hits, which was why the makers were ready to pay him the highest fees. For this reason Sridevi is called the first female superstar of Bollywood.
Worked in 300 films
Let us tell you that Sridevi started her career with the 1979 film ‘Sohlva Sawan’. Sridevi had worked in about 300 films in her career. It also includes South Hindi and other language films.
Made a record of giving superhit film
The golden years of Sridevi’s career were from 1985 to 1992. This is the same decade when Sridevi got the title of Bollywood’s first female superstar. According to media reports, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, his films were continuously proving to be big hits at the box office. Films like ‘Himmatwala’, ‘Mr. India’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’ and ‘Khuda Gawah’, ‘Najrana’, ‘Judaai’, ‘Chaalbaaz’ made him the most trusted face of the industry.
Got more fees than Dharmendra-Amitabh
Due to her continuous hit films, Sridevi started charging fees of up to Rs 1 crore for a film in the 1990s. At that time, the fees were more than that of superstars like Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra. This was the first time that an actress got more fees than the hero.
According to media reports, Sridevi received around Rs 1 crore fee for the 1993 film ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’. For this reason she was called the first female superstar of Bollywood.
