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Rs300m

Boss Man

Top Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan will be paid Rs22.5 million (Dh1.7m) per episode for Bigg?Boss, India's version of the reality show Big Brother. He will only appear in some of the show's 84 episodes, taking his estimated earnings to a whopping Rs300m.


£6m

He Said No, No No

Singer Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil has reportedly dropped demands for a £6 million (Dh36m) divorce settlement. "I don't want a penny – just your love," he told her during a teary phone call.


33 years

Return To Form

Yusuf Islam, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, goes on tour across the British Isles in November to unveil his first stage musical, Moonshadow. It will be his first tour since 1976.


1m

Selling Well

The critics may hate him, but Dan Brown's new book, The Lost Symbol, sold a million copies on its first day of sale in the United States,?Canada and Britain. But while that's impressive, it falls far short of record-holder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which sold eight million on ?its first day – in the US?alone!


£250K

What Recession?

Luxury lover Cherie Blair has reportedly spent a cool £250,000 (Dh1.5m) on antique furniture at auction for the Blairs' new country pile – a far cry from her 99p bargain shopping on ebay when hubby Tony was British Prime Minister.

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