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According to Bollywood tattle, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has reportedly grabbed the female lead opposite Southern Superstar Rajnikanth in Robot. According to reports, the pricey actress is charging a whopping 1.5 crores for the film. The amount is said to be a kind of a landmark, considering no Rajini heroine has ever commanded such an astronomical fee so far. Shriya Saran, who starred opposite Rajnikanth in Shivaji was reportedly paid just 30 lakh for the film.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai (also known as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after her marriage (born 1 November 1973) is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994. Rai has featured in films in various languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali.