Whoa! This is India’s highest paid OTT star, and it's not Saif Ali Khan, Pankaj Tripathi or Manoj Bajpayee, read on to know who

MUMBAI:The OTT space has grown in leaps in bounds in the last 2-3 years. With exciting and spellbinding stories and content splashed across various OTT platforms, the actors performing in these films and series have gained immense recognition like never before. While some new ones became overnight sensations, some Hindi film actors made it big even in digital space.

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It would not be surprising that with the consumers of the OTT space increasing nearly everyday, the actors playing pivotal roles in them are being paid hefty amounts for their performances. So here is the list of the top highest paid actors on OTT.

Ajay Devgn

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Number one on this list is Ajay Devgn! While the actor has been part of just 1 series namely; Rudra: The Edge of Darkness, he was paid a whopping Rs 125 crores for it. 

Saif Ali Khan

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For the popular series Sacred Games, Saif was paid Rs 15 crores for 8 episodes.

Pankaj Tripathi

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Pankaj is a well known actor who has been part of many OTT series was paid Rs 12 crores for Sacred Games and 10 Crores for Mirzapur

Manoj Bajpayee

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Manoj who was recently seen in Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai, was paid Rs 10 crores for Family Man 2.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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Nawazuddin took home a paycheck of Rs 10 crores for Sacred Games 2.

Radhika Apte

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Actress Radhika Apte who is known for playing bold and women centric roles was reportedly paid Rs 4 crores for her role in Sacred Games.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

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Samantha who blew everyone with her brilliant villainous role in Family Man 2 was reportedly paid Rs 4 crores for it.  

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