From Pankaj Tripathi To Manoj Bajpayee: Meet The Highest-Paid OTT Actors In India

By Chhavi Porwal

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What would you rather watch—the new season of “Panchayat” from the comfort of your home or a blockbuster movie at the cinema?

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OTT platforms have made our lives too comfortable and introduced us to fantastic talents who deserve all the fame, love and raise. Here are some of the highest-paid OTT actors.

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1. Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan made his digital debut with Netflix’s Sacred Games and was paid a whopping amount of Rs 15 crore for his character, Sartaj Singh.

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2. Pankaj Tripathi

You might not find one person in the country who doesn’t like this man. Pankaj Tripathi was paid a sum of Rs 10 crore for Mirzapur and Rs 12 crore for Sacred Games 2.

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3. Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee was paid a significant amount of Rs 10 crore for The Family Man 2. The actor plays Srikant Tiwari, a middle-class man secretly working as an intelligence officer for the NIA in the series.

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4. Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui charged Rs 10 crore for Sacred Games season 2. The actor has been highly appreciated for most of his OTT content, but this series was a breakthrough moment for him.

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5. Radhika Apte

Remember when we thought Netflix is in love with Radhika Apte? We were right. The super talented actress was paid Rs 4 crore for playing RAW agent Anjali Mathur in Sacred Games.

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