Rate benchmarks
Nobody will tell you what you should charge. So we published it.
These bands come from bookings actually paid on Suyaara in the last ninety days. Not a survey, not an opinion — contracted money, updated every month.
Screen acting
Per shoot day, for non-union productions. Leads on streaming originals sit well above these bands.
| Role | Entry | Mid | Established | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background / crowd | ₹1,500 | ₹3,000 | ₹6,000 | per day |
| Featured extra | ₹4,000 | ₹8,000 | ₹14,000 | per day |
| Supporting role | ₹10,000 | ₹24,000 | ₹45,000 | per day |
| Lead, streaming series | ₹30,000 | ₹60,000 | ₹1,50,000 | per day |
| Ad film principal | ₹40,000 | ₹85,000 | ₹2,00,000 | per day + usage |
Voice & dubbing
Finished-hour rates for narration; per-reel rates are common in dubbing houses.
| Role | Entry | Mid | Established | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiobook narration | ₹2,200 | ₹4,500 | ₹8,000 | per finished hour |
| Series dubbing | ₹1,800 | ₹3,500 | ₹7,000 | per hour |
| Ad voice-over | ₹8,000 | ₹18,000 | ₹45,000 | per spot + usage |
| E-learning / corporate | ₹2,500 | ₹5,000 | ₹9,000 | per finished hour |
Modelling
Catalogue work is usually a flat day rate; campaign work adds a separate usage fee.
| Role | Entry | Mid | Established | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce catalogue | ₹8,000 | ₹18,000 | ₹35,000 | per day |
| Editorial / print | ₹12,000 | ₹28,000 | ₹60,000 | per day |
| Ramp | ₹10,000 | ₹25,000 | ₹75,000 | per show |
| Brand campaign | ₹35,000 | ₹80,000 | ₹2,50,000 | per day + usage |
Creators & influencers
Per deliverable, before usage or whitelisting. Regional-language creators with high audience density often price above the band.
| Role | Entry | Mid | Established | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reel, 40k–150k followers | ₹18,000 | ₹40,000 | ₹75,000 | per reel |
| Reel, 150k–500k | ₹55,000 | ₹1,10,000 | ₹1,90,000 | per reel |
| Reel, 500k+ | ₹1,40,000 | ₹2,60,000 | ₹5,00,000 | per reel |
| Long-form video integration | ₹90,000 | ₹2,80,000 | ₹6,50,000 | per video |
| Paid-media usage add-on | +30% | +45% | +60% | on the base fee |
Crew & technical
Kit rental is invoiced separately at market rate and is not included in these figures.
| Role | Entry | Mid | Established | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camera attendant | ₹3,500 | ₹6,000 | ₹9,000 | per day |
| Focus puller | ₹7,000 | ₹12,000 | ₹20,000 | per day |
| Gaffer | ₹8,000 | ₹14,000 | ₹25,000 | per day |
| Editor | ₹2,500 | ₹6,000 | ₹12,000 | per day |
| Cinematographer | ₹18,000 | ₹35,000 | ₹90,000 | per day |
City index
The same role pays differently
in different cities.
Mumbai is set at 100. Everything else is expressed against it, so you can translate a band to where you actually live.
Mumbai
100The baseline every other city is measured against
Delhi NCR
94Ad film and corporate work close the gap
Hyderabad
89Rising fastest on streaming commissions
Chennai
86Strong feature and dubbing market
Bengaluru
84Brand and tech content heavy
Kochi
78High volume, lower day rates, longer schedules
Kolkata
74Independent features and theatre
Tier-2 cities
62Growing fastest, and travel is usually covered
A lower index does not always mean less money. Tier-2 shoots often run longer schedules with travel and stay covered, so a 62 in Bhopal across eighteen days can beat a 100 in Mumbai across three.
Tier-2 rates rose faster than every metro in the last four quarters.
About these numbers
How the benchmarks
are put together.
If something here is still unclear, our support team replies in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, usually within a few hours.
From bookings actually contracted and paid on Suyaara over the previous ninety days. We publish the twenty-fifth, fiftieth and seventy-fifth percentile for each role type, and we update it monthly.
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