She might not be active in Bollywood these days but Priyanka Chopra remains one of India's most sought after performers on the global stage. Priyanka is playing the lead role in ace director SS Rajamouli's magnum opus Varanasi which stars Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu as the male lead. This fantasy-action thriller, mounted on a gargantuan scale, is slated for release in 2027.
Meanwhile, Priyanka is busy promoting her newly released film, The Bluff, which is a direct OTT release on Amazon Prime. This action flick has begun streaming worldwide on Wednesday (February 25) and the initial reports from viewers on social media is on the positive side. Priyanka's performance is being lauded and her action avatar is getting appreciated in a big way.
Priyanka has pocketed a mind-boggling fee for The Bluff and when you tally it with Varanasi, the veteran actress has taken home a figure well above Rs 100 crore. It's already been reported on multiple platforms that Priyanka has been paid a whopping Rs 30 crore for the Rajamouli film that has a never-seen-before budget for Indian films.
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When it comes to The Bluff, Priyanka is comfortably the highest paid artist in the cast, allegedly costing Amazon Prime to the tune of $8 million approximately. When converted to Indian currency, this would be over Rs 70 crore. It takes the combined tally of Priyanka's fees for the two projects into the three-digit territory.
It must be noted that there is no official confirmation from Amazon Prime regarding Priyanka's fees for The Bluff and these are only estimates that have been compiled from certain sources. Irrespective of what the final figure may be, it's a fact that the 43-year-old actress has been paid lavishly by the streaming platform.
Apart from the standard English version, The Bluff has also been dubbed into all the major Indian languages.