We groove to their tunes, their voice beats the bells of our hearts, they calm our souls, they make us sing with them, they help us cheer up our partners, they help us through heart breaks, their tracks bring in a steady flow during workouts, long drives etc. These are our talented bollywood singers have a way to enter to every room, every heart, every moment of our lives and we are thankful to them ‘tahe dil se’.
But have you wondered how much they charge per song? I mean they are adding so much value to the film whether it is a blockbuster or not. Some tracks have actually lured the audiences to the theatres but do the singers get their worth? Well we have got our hands on the rich list of singers and after looking at list you will understand my drift I am definitely underplaying.
Shreya Ghoshal
We all know Shreya Ghoshal who has been the voice in many movies. She can sing live and rarely breaks out. She came into the limelight as a kid via singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Not just in Hindi, she has sung melodious tracks in many other languages including Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada. She charges Rs 18-20 lakhs per song.
Guru Randhawa
He started with jfew hundred per song but when he sang “High Rated Gabroo”, “Yaar More Do”, “Lahore”, there was no looking back. He is now charging Rs 10-12 lakhs per track.
Neha Kakkar
Neha Kakkar fans go crazy about her, this Indian Idol judge who is super emotional is known for “Kaala Chashma” and “Cheez Badi”, was charging Rs 8 lakh per song until 2019 end but now we are pretty sure the price must have hiked. Neha Kakkar was in spotlight after appearing as a contestant on season 2 of Indian Idol in 2006.
Badshah
This bad boy who worked under Honey Singh and has been making fans out of us all charges Rs 11 lakh per song. With his real name being Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, this 34-year-old has come out with the song “Garmi”.
Sunidhi Chauhan
A bold favourite singer of many of us , who has even collaborated with the heartthrob Enrique Iglesias charges Rs 9 lakh per song. Her net worth is Rs 1 crore.
Sonu Nigam
With the net worth of Rs 353.9 crores, Sonu too is a part of this big list list. As per 2018, the singer was charging Rs 10 lakh per song. Sonu has sung many famous tracks in not just Hindi but many other languages like Tulu, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, Nepali, Maithili and Assamese. He has also released many albums and rarely any song of his has gone unnoticed.
Arijit
He is the most talented among new singers. Arijit is one of the fastest growing rich singers of B-town, Arijit has the net worth of Rs 50 crores. He has given us songs like “Tera Fitoor”, “Sanam Re”, “Pachhtaoge”, “Tera Yaar Hun Mai”, “Tum Hi Ho” and “Haan Mai Galat”. He charges Rs 13 lakh per song.