The new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is about to begin and it means that our favourite Bollywood stars would grace the stage with some high-octane performances.
The opening ceremony of the IPL season 11 is on April 7 and this time, a bevvy of Gen-Y stars includes names like Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Parineeti Chopra, who will be part of the starry line-up for the opening night’s glittering affair.
Among the actors who are performing this time, the Judwaa 2 star has got the highest remuneration. A source revealed to DNA, “Recently, there were reports that Ranveer has been given around Rs 5 crore for his IPL act. But the organisers have paid Varun much more and he’s the highest paid of the lot this year. His fee is somewhere close to Rs 6 crore, although the exact figure isn’t known.”
There’s a simple reason why the organisers decided to pay Varun more than everyone else: his connect and popularity with the masses.
The source said to the daily, “Varun has a great connection with the masses and among all the actors from the younger generation, he has the maximum number of chartbusters in his kitty. He will be dancing to his recent hits from Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Judwaa 2, as well as other films. Jacqueline and he might also perform a few songs together.”
Varun is currently shooting for Sui Dhaaga and simultaneously promoting October, which releases in April. A source close to the actor told the daily, “Varun has taken two days off from the schedule to rehearse for his IPL performance.”