According to a recent report, Mukesh Ambani's personal driver earned around â¹2 lakh per month in 2017, which translates to an annual salary of â¹24 lakh, surpassing the earnings of many professionals in today's workforce. It remains unclear how much the driver currently earns in 2023.
Ambani's household drivers are hired through a private contracting firm and receive extensive training to handle the tycoon's bulletproof vehicle and navigate challenging roads and circumstances.
Additionally, other employees such as cooks, guards, and housekeeping staff reportedly receive allowances and insurance.
Several Bollywood celebrities, such as Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan, also pay their bodyguards and staff significant sums of money.
For instance, Salman Khan's bodyguard, Shera, earns â¹2 crore annually, while Kareena Kapoor pays her nanny â¹1.50 lakh per month (rising to â¹1.75 lakh for overtime).
Akshay Kumar's bodyguard, Shreyas, makes â¹1.2 crore per year, and Amitabh Bachchan's bodyguard, Jitendra Shinde, earns 1.5 crore annually.
Similarly, Yuvraj Ghorpade, Aamir Khan's bodyguard, takes home a hefty sum of â¹2 crore per year, and Shah Rukh Khan's bodyguard, Ravi Singh, earns 2.5 crore annually.
In addition, SRK's manager, Pooja Dadlani, reportedly earns between â¹7 to 9 crore annually and has a net worth of â¹50 crore.