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Average Actor / Actress Salary in India

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₹1,011,304 / year

Avg. Base Salary (INR)

10% MEDIAN 90%

₹82k ₹1m ₹10m

Base Salary 
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₹82k - ₹10m

Bonus
₹10k - ₹1m

Profit Sharing
₹0 - ₹28k

Total Pay 
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₹133k - ₹7m

Based on 34 salary profiles (last updated Apr 07 2022)

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What is the Pay by Experience Level for Actor / Actresses?

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₹2m
₹2m

₹2m

₹1m
₹1m

₹942k ₹750k

₹582k
₹225k
₹223k

< 1 yr 1-4 yrs 5-9 yrs 10-19 yrs

Entry Level ▼ 78%

Early Career ▼ 26%

Mid Career ▲ 29%

Late Career ▲ 98%

An entry-level Actor / Actress with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes
tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of ₹225,000 based on 8 salaries. An early career Actor / Actress with 1-4 years of experience
earns an average total compensation of ₹750,000 based on 17 salaries. A …Read more

What Do Actor / Actresses Do?

An actor or actress is someone who portrays a fictional role for entertainment purposes, often for
presentations, plays, movies, and television shows. Actors often read at auditions in order to acquire roles; for
any given job, there may be hundreds or thousands of people auditioning, so strong perseverance is
important to succeed in this line of work.

Some actors and actresses may opt to fulfill "extra" positions, which are far more common than speaking
roles, while others may fulfill smaller …Read more

Actor / Actress Tasks

Follow physical, costuming, voice and language guidelines to act as a character.
Appear on time and work well with other staff.
Follow blocking and movement instructions.

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