Aishwarya Rai replaces Kareena Kapoor as the highest paid actress in the history of Indian cinema with the massive pay cheque that she had received for 'Robot'.

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Aishwarya Rai usually makes more than Rs 2 crores for her films in Hindi. When she stars in Hollywood flicks, she easily makes twice the amount. But, for the first time, she is going to make that kind of money with an Indian film, a south-Indian one at that!

Director Shankar has signed the 34-year-old actress to play the heroine of the new film 'Robot'. She reportedly made Rs 4 Crores for the offer. In return, she will have to lose about 6 kilos of weight and spare her callsheets until the film gets completed. There were rumors that Rajinikanth was always eager to star with her in his films. He makes his wish come true with this film.

Rajinikanth makes a cool Rs 15 Crores plus a big share in the film's profits as his remuneration.

Aishwarya was naturally bemused therefore when she saw reports that Kareena Kapoor was the highest earner!