A worker in India usually earns Rs 32,200 per month. Salaries range from 4,360 INR (lowest average) to 143,000 INR (highest average, actual maximum salary high). This is the average monthly salary, including housing, transportation and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different jobs.
However, higher inequality in wealth hinders the growth of the country's economy. There is inequality in every sector. For example, comparing CEOs and clerks in a field, when one person earns more than his luxuries requirements, the other suffers for the basic needs. Though this can be justified with thehierarchy of job nature, yet it makes a huge difference.
Looking into the cinema industry, film actor’s job is to act, but technician and cameraman do much moreto the acting. The actors earn more than the video editor and other technicians. This is mainly because of the illusion that the films run for the actors’ faces and the work of the technicians remain unnoticed.
An actor or actress with a few successful films establish their market and fix their salary whereas the technician and the crew members with decades of experience earn the same or the fixed salary for their work.
Who is the highest paid actor in Indian cinema now? – This is will be the question that every blockbuster movie is released. The reason is that the success of each film changes the salary of its hero, the heroine. Tamil films are get good reach in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Telugu films are dubbed in Tamil and are grossing out. Tamil and Telugu heroes earn salaries ranging from 10 crore to 40 crore.
Rajinikanth is the number one Indian actor to date. He says his salary is around Rs 40 to Rs 50 crore per film. Bollywood star Salman Khangets around Rs 50 – 60 crores per movie. Even Shah Rukh’s charges Rs. 50 – 60 crores per film. Mahesh Babu is reportedly paid a salary of up to Rs 30 crore.
Nayanthara is the highest paid actress in Kollywood and her salary is the highest grossing of the Tamil industry. She is number one when it comes to heroines. Ajith is making Rs 28 – 30 crores per film and Vijay is charging Rs 25 – 30 crores.
Indian cinemas withthe beat talented directors, actors, technicians, musicians have contributed its artists to the Hollywood. Indian cinema is playing its part in the global cinema sector.
The main reason for the success or a failure of a film is the director and cinematographer. A film director controls the artist, stunt masters and other aspects in the movie and execute the script also guide the technical team like lightning and other settings and actors to fulfill that vision. Yet, the maximum earned director is paid just 7 crores. A normal movie director paid Rs. 15,819 per month and for the creative director Rs. 37,689 and Rs. 331,799 annually.
A cinematographer or photography director is the leader of camera and light team’s works in a film, TV production and other live action. A cinematographer who recently joined in Indian film industry are paid Rs. 94,000 – Rs. 1,00,000 every year. When the cinematographer is gradually confronted, his / her pay is Rs. 500,000 Rs. 600,000 per annum.
The editor who makes the actors glow and shine earn just 1% of the actors salary. The average annual film editor salary in India is Rs. 331,799 per annum.The make up artists who are the reason behind the beauty if the heroes and heroines are paid any way better 20,000-50,000 for a film. Indian film crew members earn 60% lower than the national average for all working Indians. They are sometime left without pay but just with food.
The inequality of income and wealth in every sector is questionable and is the accumulation of wealth in one hand while digging off from other. This inequality on the other hand is the vital cause for black money. The suggestion to the government will be to fix the salary for any employee/ artists at every level that will bring the gap of wealth to a ladder for growth.
