Chhattisgarh paid Kareena Rs.1.40 crore for dance show

Chhattisgarh paid Kareena Rs.1.40 crore for dance show
Friday, December 14, 2012 13:00 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
The Chhattisgarh government admitted Thursday that it paid a whopping sum of Rs.1.40 crore to Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor for her performance last month at the state's anniversary function

In a written reply to Congress member Mohammed Akbar in the state assembly, Public Works Department Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, who holds the tourism and culture portfolios as well, said that 245 artistes performed during the weeklong (Nov 1-7) state foundation anniversary - Rajayotasava 2012- celebrations held in various districts and the government paid over Rs.5 crore to them.

The total expenditure as honorarium to 245 artistes, that included 42 artistes from outside the state, during Rajayotasava 2012 was Rs.5,21,22,500, the minister said.

He also listed details of per person honorarium paid out by the government, with Kareena Kapoor topping the list at Rs.1,40,71,000. Kareena performed at main Rajayotasava venue at Naya Raipur Nov 1 and her show was hardly for eight minutes.

The government also paid heavy amount to other artistes such as Sonu Nigam (Rs.36,50,000), Sunidhi Chauhan (Rs.32,00,000), Dia Mirza (Rs.25,00,000), Himesh Reshamia (Rs.24,00,000) and Pankaj Udhas (Rs.90,000).

The minister also informed the house that his department spent Rs.54,62,461 on inviting the artistes and their travel expenditure while the bill for artistes' lodging and food was put at Rs.11,67,956.
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