"In Piku, Deepika Padukone was paid more than me. That says two things - one that she is obviously more important than me and two I have lost my price scale because I have been working for so long and maybe I am not that important now to get that kind of money," said Amitabh Bachchan
"The reports surrounding the star cast remuneration for Padmavati are completely false. The rumours are baseless and are being blown out of proportion," the spokesperson of Mr Bhansali said
Jennifer Lawrence, the star of the Hunger Games franchise, has earned $46 million before taxes over 12 months in part from a big upfront fee for the forthcoming movie Passengers, Forbes said
On the face of it, the Padmavati pay seems like small potatoes compared to the salaries and profit-sharing deals commanded by the likes of the Khans