India, Jan. 28 -- For years, AR Rahman has been the most prominent and bankable music composer in the country. His albums have been chartbusters frequently, allowing him to charge crores per film. However, in 2023, a young upstart dethroned him as India's highest-paid musician, charging nine figures for a single project. And he did all this at the age of 33. (Also read: World's highest-paid TV star does not act, yet makes $75 million a year, beat Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Chris Pratt)

Anirudh Ravichander, the popular music composer known for Tamil films such as Jailer, Petta, Master, and Vikram, is the highest-paid music composer in India and, consequently, the highest-paid musician too. In 2023, Anirudh made his Bollywood debut wit...