Shah Rukh Khan

What: Actor
How much: Rs 247 per
minute


The King Khan, who started off modestly as a 'Fauji', made
about Rs 13
crore last year. This included his endorsement deals for Pepsi,
Hyundai
Santro - and of course, wetting himself in a bathtub, surrounded by
women
for HLL's Lux. How much per minute?


Brij Mohan Lall Munjal

What: Chief of Hero Group
How much: Rs 255 per
minute



The patriarch of the Hero Group received the Life-time
achievement award
for 'Excellence in Corporate Governance' by the Institute
of Company
Secretary of India this year. Brij Mohan Lall Munjal earned about
Rs 13.4
crore last
year. He continues to be the world's largest
motorcycle manufacturer and
fuels his bank balance with Rs 255 per
minute.


Sachin
Tendulkar

What:
Cricketer
How much: Rs 1,163 per minute



India's most loved sportsman makes a lot more than most CEOs of
Indian
companies; going by his annual remuneration for 2004-2005. Breaking
it
down, his three-year contract for endorsements is worth Rs 180 crores. He

is also paid Rs 2,35,000 for a five-day test match and Rs 2,50,000 for
one
dayers.

A little bit of elementary math: This highest paid
cricketer in the world
makes around Rs 61.15 crore a year, or Rs 1,163 per
minute


Dr A P J ABDUL
Kalam

What: President
of India
How much: Rs 1.14 per minute



Before taking on the reins of this country, Dr A P J Kalam played a
leading
role in the development of India's missile and nuclear weapons
programmes -
so much so - that he's fondly referred to as the 'Missile Man'.
In the
early
1990s, he served as scientific adviser to the government, and
his prominent
role in India 's 1998 nuclear weapons tests established Kalam
as a national
hero. For all his work in his present capacity as President of
the world's
largest de mocracy, Kalam draws an annual remuneration of Rs
6,00,000 or Rs
1.14 per minute.


Mukesh Ambani



What: CMD of Reliance Industries Ltd
How much: Rs 413 per
minute

Head honcho of the $16.5 billion Reliance Industries Limited,
Mukesh Ambani
was ranked the world's 56th richest man in Forbe's list. But
since this is
only about salaries (and the like), we'll completely ignore
his other
earnings. Last year, Mr Ambani earned Rs 21.72 crore; a neat growth
of 87
per cent over his previous year's earnings. He makes not less than Rs
413
per minute.


Amitabh Bachchan

What: Actor
How much: Rs 361 per minute


Kaun Banega Crorepati? Apparently, Mr Bachchan! With more endorsements
and
film releases per year than successful actors half his age, Bachchan's

take-home last year was around Rs 19 crore - that's Rs 361 per
minute.


Dr Manmohan
Singh

What: Prime
Minister of India
How much: Rs 0.57 per m inute


An economist by profession, Dr Singh has formerly served in the

International Monetary Fund. His economics education included
an
undergraduate and a master's degree from Punjab University ;
an
undergraduate
degree from Cambridge ; and a doctorate from Oxford
University . One of the
most educated Indian prime ministers in history,
Singh also served as the
finance minister under prime minister Narasimha Rao.
In his present
capacity, Singh is paid Rs 3,60,000 annually, i.e. Rs 0.57 per
minute.


Indra
Nooyi

What: New Pepsi
Chief
How much: Rs 2,911 per minute (from October 11)



Chennai-born 50-year-old Indra Nooyi was the Chief Financial Officer
(CFO)
of PepsiCo, the US-based soft drink major. In that capacity, her

remuneration stood at $5 million (over Rs 23 crore). With her
promotion
this
year, Nooyi becomes one of the highest paid CEOs in the
world, with an
announced remuneration of $33 million (approximately Rs 153
crores). This
means Nooyi makes a whopping Rs 2,911 per minute.

*All
figures based on media reports


DON'T start calculating your salary. Such currency
(fraction of paise) is yet to be invented.





















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