Shilpa Shetty rate is Rs 5.25 crores now
According to reliable sources, Shilpa Shetty —the Big Brother winner and “the new face of Bollywood in the international market” — has been offered a whopping Rs 5.25 crores by an American NRI producer for an international film to go on floors in mid-2008. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is said to have received Rs 6 crores for her forthcoming venture, Shankar’s Robot opposite Rajnikanth and Kareena Kapoor is being offered Rs 3.5 crores for her new movies after Jab We Met. So this film will catapult Shilpa into the big league as far as her price is concerned.
When we contacted Shilpa, all she said was, “I get what I deserve”. Her publicist Dale Bhagwagar was a little more forthcoming, though he also asked us to be patient. “Let time unfold the news. I can’t divulge figures, but why would anyone be surprised at them?” He added, “Since her transformation from actress to diva in the international arena, Shilpa has been offered astronomical amounts by all kinds of filmmakers from all over the world, including Bollywood. But what matters most to her are hard-hitting roles which can satisfy the actress in her.”
True. After Phir Milenge, Dus, Apne and Metro, Shilpa has become extremely choosy. She is doing Sunny Deol’s The Man now. Her character portrays the meteoric rise of a simple but dedicated girl to instant international stardom. Shilpa’s next project would be Uru Patel’s international flick Hanuman, featuring her in the role of Goddess Sita, with Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves being tipped to play Lord Ram. The actress is currently in Miami, shooting a “special song” with Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham in Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions’ Dostana.