Movies are one of the most entertainment giving things to us. Before a movie even hits the theatres, what do we (people) generally look forward to? It’s the music or soundtracks. We always hope that even if the movie doesn’t do wonders at the box office, we could at least add some new tracks to our playlist and sway to the numbers.
What’s a Bollywood movie without amazing numbers to groove to? Be it a romantic or a party number, most of us opt to catch flicks just for a few good songs. Nobody can’t even begin to imagine what Bollywood would come to if it wasn’t for our talented singers.
We have been listening to them for years and it’s their soothing voice that has been with us. Our movies are incomplete without them.
Bollywood singers have always entertained us with their soulful voices. People eagerly wait for the new collection of songs from the singers of Bollywood. These voices play an important role in the industry and this is why they are also paid much for one song.
Ever wondered how much the voices (singers) behind our actors’ romantic tracks get paid? Many think that singers won’t get much money through singing, but the below singers definitely prove the myth wrong.
Here is the list of highest paid singers in the Bollywood:
A.R. Rahman:
The less we say about him, the more it echoes out. A. R. Rahman is the most versatile singer and composer India ever had. He does everything related to creating a song. He is a composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist.
As everyone knows, for his excellence, he was also awarded two Academy Awards and two Grammy awards, a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe, four National film awards, fifteen Filmfare awards and sixteen Filmfare Awards South.
Coming to his earnings, he charges 1.5 to 2 crores per movie (Indicating that all the songs in the movie would be his).
Armaan Malik and Amaal Malik:
Armaan and Amaal are the nephews of Anu Malik. Both have earned popularity quite easily. Armaan Malik was the finalist for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa challenge and since then, there has been no looking back. At 21, has sung for quite a few movies and often does live shows. He earns around 40 lakhs from singing in movies.
Kailash Kher:
Kailash Kher has a unique voice that suits any song, be it a regional or a folk, he nails it. What most of us don’t know is that before becoming one of the leading musicians of India, he suffered a huge loss in the business. He was depressed and tried attempting suicide by jumping into the Ganga river.
But, he passion for singing showed us that we can’t always know about our future. He can sing in 9 languages namely, Hindi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Odia and Urdu. He has sung more than 700 songs and has been honored with Padma Sri. He earns 30 Lakhs as a playback singer in movies.
Shreya Ghoshal:
Shreya started singing at sixteen when she recorded her first song for ‘Devdas’. She can sing in regional languages films, including Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Meitei, Marathi, and Bhojpuri. Her voice leaves everyone into a kind of trance.
She had participated in the popular singing reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ and won the show. It was on the show when Sanjay Leela Bhansali noticed her potential and offered her a song in ‘Devdas’. Shreya charges in the range of Rs. 18 to Rs. 20 lakhs per song, be it in any language.
Arijit Singh:
Everyone who listens to Bollywood song knows Arijit Singh. He is currently the leading male playback singer in the industry. Arijit shot to fame with his romantic rendition ‘Tum Hi Ho’ from ‘Aashiqui 2’. The song was such an overnight hit and suddenly he became everyone’s favorite.
But very few know that for many years before his breakthrough song, Arijit assisted many noted music composers like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal-Shekhar and Mithoon as a music programmer.
Currently, the singer charges nearly Rs. 15-20 lakhs for one song in a film.
Sonu Nigam:
Who doesn’t love the most versatile singer of Bollywood? Sonu Nigam has won many hearts over these couple of years. He has given his mesmerizing voice to many songs in various languages. National award winner, Sonu has millions of fans across the world.
He has been the voice of all stars of the current generation from Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan to Aamir Khan. Considering all these fame, we think he would charge a bomb. But he charges around Rs. 10 lakhs for a Bollywood song.
Sunidhi Chauhan:
Frankly speaking, we didn’t think she would make it to the list as she hasn’t been seen or heard around as much as other budding singers. The reality show winner Sunidhi, in spite of not getting any form of vocal training in her childhood, has surely proved her worth in the B-town.
Sunidhi is a favorite among concert organizers all over the world. She has sung few hit numbers like ‘Dhoom Machale Dhoom’, ‘Sheila Ki Jawaani’, and ‘Beedi Jalaile’. She has been in the industry for more than 15 years and still, her popularity hasn’t gone down.
In fact, Microsoft hired Sunidhi Chauhan to sing the “Windows Vista Song” titled Wow is Now. She charges around Rs. 12 to Rs. 15 lakhs per song.
Mohit Chauhan:
From ‘Ye dooriyan’ to ‘Jo Bhi main Kehna chaun’, Mohit Chauhan has definitely left us spellbound from his naturally husky and different vocals.
His songs ‘Khoon Chala’ and ‘Masakali’ were huge hits. His work in the movie ‘Rockstar’ is considered his best. The songs that he sang were a huge rage at that time and are still very popular. Mohit charges nearly Rs. 6-8 lakhs per song.
Sukhwinder Singh:
Quite a rare voice in Bollywood that has given some amazing numbers to groove to. He has sung many Bollywood songs but his most famous song remains ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’ from the movie ‘Dil Se’ on top. ‘Taal’, ‘Chak De! India’, ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Black’ are memorable songs forever.
He doesn’t playback on such a frequent basis anymore but he charges up to Rs. 8 lakhs.
Mika Singh:
His nasal touch to the songs makes us tap our feet even if we don’t really like his songs. Maybe that’s what Mika Singh’s voice is all about. He brings a lot of heat to the music when it comes to Dhol, Beats and fast music.
Known for his distinctively unique voice, Mika Singh has delivered a great number of hit songs including ‘Mauja Hi Mauja’, ‘Subha Hone Na De’, ‘Gandibaat’ and ‘Pungi’. The singer has millions of fans globally and charges around Rs. 15 -18 lakhs for a song.
Atif Aslam:
Nobody has thought that a rockstar hailing from Pakistan would make it so big in India. His voice is ethereal. He got his first breakthrough in Bollywood when Mahesh Bhatt called Aslam to sing “Woh Lamhey” in for Zeher and since then, Atif hasn’t looked back. He has sung for quite a lot of Bollywood films, has sung covers of the classic songs and he is one of the best in the soulful/Sufi genre. He is being paid Rs. 9 Lakh for a song.