The makers of #Prabhas21 roping in Bollywood's A-list actress Deepika Padukone is one of the biggest news of the week.
A Bollywood superstar like Deepika would charge a premium to pair up with a south Indian actor for sure.
If the buzz is to be believed, Deepika is paid a whopping Rs 30 Cr to be a part of this film. This is higher than some of our top tier male stars are paid.
Bollywood critics and analysts say that it is useless to spend so much on an actress who is past her prime and also has become controversial in recent times.
They believe that Prabhas has enough pull in Hindi belt that he doesn't need some A-list actress's support to increase footfalls. Spending that money on visual effects and production would be wiser is what they say.
The production house is yet to respond on the rumors about Deepika's paycheck for #Prabhas21.