# Sridevi charged Rs 1 crore in 1993, built Rs 250 crore fortune 2026-08-14T02:12:08+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet On what would have been her 63rd birth anniversary, ndtv.com reports that Sridevi was the first Indian actress to command a Rs 1 crore fee for the 1993 film 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'. At a time when the Khans were reportedly paid Rs 50-75 lakh, she charged more than Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan. After quitting films in the late 1990s she returned with 'English Vinglish' in 2012, reportedly asking for Rs 3.5 crore to Rs 5 crore per film. Sridevi's net worth at her death in 2018 was estimated at Rs 250 crore according to Moneymint. She owned luxury cars worth Rs 9 crore and three bungalows in Mumbai and Chennai valued at over Rs 80 crore. The actress began her career at age four in Tamil cinema and starred in over 300 films across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam industries. ## Coverage - ndtv.com Tags: Bollywood, Box office, film history, net worth, pay disparity, Sridevi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sridevi-charged-rs-1-crore-in-1993-built-rs-250-crore-fortune/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sridevi-charged-rs-1-crore-in-1993-built-rs-250-crore-fortune/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.