Most Bollywood movies are star driven. The stars I have listed here have established themselves over a period of years and can be paid 40% of the film’s budget. Most are in high demand and work on one film after another with little downtime.
The movie “Bombay Talkies” is a tribute to 100 years of Hindi cinema. This is a song in the movie, “Apna (My) Bombay Talkies”, which features 20 popular stars of the last 25 years:
Evergreen Stars of Hindi Cinema Part 1: