Freida Pinto: Highest paid actress in India

Model-turned-actress Freida Pinto of India, who has started going places after her small but effective role in the multiple Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has forged ahead of her Bollywood counterparts like Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, to become the highest paid Indian actress.

According to reports Freida Pinto is charging Rs 13 to 15 crore for her next Hollywood project, thus leaving behind actresses like Kareena Kapoor who charges about Rs 7 crores per film or Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who usually charges Rs 6 to Rs 7 crores per film. Even British born Katrina Kaif gets a package of Rs 6 crores for each film.

According to reports Freida Pinto is being paid up to £ 2 million for her deals. Anirban Das, CEO of her management company said 'Freida Pinto can't be compared to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because we're not pitching her as an Indian girl in international films. Freida Pinto is a true global face'.

Thanks to ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ which has racked in a total collections estimated at over US$ 270 million till date, Freida Pinto has landed a series of lucrative roles with top Hollywood directors, including Woody Allen and Julian Schnabel. The actress who has recently signed a endorsement deal with Estee Lauder, is currently shooting in Israel for a new film that focuses on the interwoven lives of a Israeli and a Palestinian women through the early 1990s in Israel. Even Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is scared that Freida Pinto might steal her £ 1 million-a-year contract with Estee Lauder. Incidentally Gwyneth Paltrow had replaced Elizabeth Hurley in 2005, as a younger and fresher face of Estee Lauder cosmetics.

According to reports "Gwyneth Paltrow makes millions through her sponsorship deals, and it's her commercial work that's keeping her rich. The news that Estee Lauder is talking with Freida Pinto caught her by complete surprise. Losing the Estee Lauder deal would be a huge loss for Gwyneth Paltrow, and is waiting for an exact outline of what Freida Pinto is doing for the brand and hoping she won't be sidelined."

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