5 Bollywood villains who charged more than heroes

Filmgoers do enjoy watching a menacing villain or antagonist in a film

There have been instances when the bad guy took away audience's praises

A few of the most memorable on-screen baddies are Sholay's Gabbar Singh, Sadak's Maharani, and Sangarsh's Lajja Shankar Pandey

Here's the list of villains who reportedly charged more than the heroes of the films

Pran: Back in the 1960s and early 70s, the late acting legend would charge more than film's protagonists, even more than Amitabh Bachchan

Amrish Puri: For Mr India's Mogambo, the late actor charged more than Anil Kapoor, but less than Sridevi

Akshay Kumar: For playing ruthless baddie in Ajnabee, Akshay got a higher salary than Bobby Deol

Hrithik Roshan: For Dhoom 2, Hrithik was paid more than Abhishek Bachchan. 

Ranveer Singh: Ranveer reportedly got higher pay than Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor for his role of  Allauddin Khilji in Padmaavat