Saturday, August 26, 2006

Desi Pay Cheques

Now, here are some Famous Indian Pay Packets

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 2005 pay: Rs.3,60,000
Pay per minute: 57 paise

President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam 2005 pay: Rs.6,00,000
Pay per minute: Rs 1.14

Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan Bank Balance: Rs 13 crores
Pay per minute: Rs.247

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan:
Pay per minute: Rs. 361

Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani 2005 pay: Rs 21.72 crores
Pay per minute: Rs 413

Cricket Star Sachin Tendulkar 2005 pay: Rs 61.15 crores
Pay per minute: Rs 1,163

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Famous Pay Checks

Steven Spielberg2005 pay: $332 million
Pay per minute: $632

Howard Stern2005 pay: $302 million
Pay per minute: $575

George Lucas2005 pay: $235 million
Pay per minute: $447

Oprah Winfrey2005 pay: $225 million
Pay per minute: $428

Jerry Seinfeld2005 pay: $100 million
Pay per minute: $190

Tiger Woods2005 pay: $90 million
Pay per minute: $171

Dan Brown2005 pay: $88 million
Pay per minute: $167

Jerry Bruckheimer2005 pay: $84 million
Pay per minute: $160

J.K. Rowling2005 pay: $75 million
Pay per minute: $143

Dick Wolf2005 pay: $70 million
Pay per minute: $133


And the Biggest of them All...

Lakshmi Mittal: Worth $23.5 billion
Pay per minute: $3,130

Bill Gates: Worth $50 billion
Pay per minute: $6,659 .
His foundation, which is frequently lauded for its investments in education and antipoverty programs, handed out $2,663 per minute last year