Pakistani entertainment industry has progressed with leaps and bounds in the past few years. There was a time when being associated with the world of entertainment was not enough for people to earn their bread and butter. Things have changed a lot and not only can the celebrities earn their bread and butter with this money but also afford a very luxurious lifestyle. Waqar Zaka in his latest video gave detailed information about the highest paid celebrities in Pakistan giving definite figures about how much they earn from different projects they do.
While pointing out who these highest paid celebrities were, he made it clear that not everyone in media was or could earn this much. These people who are earning so much are obviously gifted but people have no idea how much a gifted celebrity can earn in Pakistan.
He started off with giving the list of top 3 male celebrities who were the highest paid in the industry for commercials. Here is the list:
3. Hamza Ali Abbasi (Around $40,000 for commercial)
2. Atif Aslam and Ali Zafar (Around $80,000 for commercial)
1. Fawad Khan (Around $150000 for one commercial)
Then he gave a list of female celebrities who charged the most for a commercial. The list contains these names in this order:
3. Mawra Hocane ($25000 for one commercial)
2. Mehwish Hayat ($40,000 for one commercial)
1. Mahnoor Baloch and Mahira Khan ( Around $100000)
He also talked about talk show hosts who get paid on monthly basis. He also said that they get perks like car and house to live in in some cases. Here is the list of top 3 highest paid talk show hosts:
3. Mubashar Lucman (Monthly $20,000)
2. Waseem Badami (Monthly Around $40,000)
1. Shahid Masood and Kamran Khan (Around $45000)
Waqar Zaka also revealed how much the singers charge for doing concerts. As mentioned by him in his video, the top 3 highest paid singers in Pakistan are:
3. Ali Zafar ($70,000 for one concert)
2. Atif Aslam (Around $90,000)
1. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Around $90,000)
He also listed the highest paid Morning Show hosts. The list is as follows:
3. Sahir Lodhi ($20,000 Monthly)
2. Nida Yasir ($25,000 Monthly)
1. Aamir Liaquat ($45,000 Monthyl)
Watch the video here: