The superstars laugh all the way to the bank even when their films continuously sink at the box office; but those outside the haloed circle can never aspire to these mind-boggling paychecks, no matter how brilliant they are as actors, or how commercially successful their films. Experts explain why

xA-listers Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Hrithik Roshan, Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan and Pawan Kalyan have not delivered a bona fide hit in ages, But they all get paid anything between Rs 90 and Rs 140 crore per film. On the other hand, actors with a track record of critically and/or commercially successful performances get a mere pittance.

Vikrant Massey, who shared the National Best Actor award with superstar Shah Rukh Khan this year, is paid around Rs 10 crore. When Vikrant was signed

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