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Meet star kid who charges Rs 1 crore for brand endorsement, has a link with Tollywood superstar
The average remuneration of child actors and models in India varies depending on the type of work, location and brand. While experience and skills definitely count, child actors/models can earn lakhs for designer campaigns and brand commercials. However, do you know about the star kid who charged Rs 1 crore for her first brand endorsement and donated it all to charity?
Sitara Ghattamaneni is the youngest child model who charged a whopping amount of Rs 1 crore for one brand endorsement. This emerging star earned Rs 1 crore as her first salary and donated it to charity. The young star kid was signed as the brand ambassador of PMJ Jewels. At the age of 11, she was featured on the billboard of Times Square, the most talked about commercial space.
Reportedly, she was paid a whopping amount of Rs 1 crore for her role in the commercial. However, she donated it to charity which earned her praise from fans.
The 12-year-old model is none other than Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu and former actress Namrata Shirodkar.
Notably, before featuring in the commercial campaign, Sitara appeared in a music video with her father. She also lent her voice to baby Elsa in the Telugu dub of Disney's Frozen 2.
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Sitara is the third-generation star of the family after her father Mahesh Babu and late grandfather Superstar Krishna. Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar have two kids, Gautham (18) and Sitara (12).
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