Alia Bhatt is one of the famous actresses in Bollywood, who never misses a chance to win the hearts of her fans with her acting talents. Over the years, Alia carved a place for herself in the hearts of cinephiles. Recently, the actress made it to the headlines, owing to her ex-personal assistant, Vedika Prakash Shetty. On July 9, 2025, Alia’s ex-PA was arrested in Bengaluru. Vedika reportedly forged the actress’s signature and stole almost Rs. 77 lakh from her personal account and her production house’s account. Amid this, let’s have a look at how much the PAs in general are paid, and the amount can shock you.
How much does Alia Bhatt’s personal assistant get paid?
In Bollywood, there has been a buzz that the bodyguards and staff members of the actors and actresses are paid in lakhs. In the case of Alia, it was also reported that her staff members have a package of lakhs. It was a few days ago, when Alia’s bodyguard, Yusuf Ibrahim sat for an interview with Pinkvilla’s Hindi Rush and mentioned that they are paid in a range of Rs. 25K Rs. 1 lakh, and it generally depends on the experience level. The questions surrounding the same topic still continue to arise repeatedly. With Alia’s personal assistant, Vidya, being arrested, netizens have been asking how much she might have been paid.
While the actual salary of hers isn’t known, as per several individuals’ opinions, which was surely depended on a wild guesses, the amount of the critical work PAs have to do, including fixing dates for shoots, managing schedules, collaborating and more, they might get an amount of USD 40K to USD 80K, anually. It also depends on the experience level of the PAs. It’s worth mentioning that the amount is not fixed and has not been officially disclosed, and the mentioned amount is just a rough estimate based on industry standards. The actual salary of the Bollywood actors’ PAs can vary from person to person and from work to work.
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Alia Bhatt once reportedly gifted her staff members a house
As per a report by SpotboyE, Alia Bhatt gifted Rs. 50 lakh each to her driver and house help. Reportedly, in 2019, the actress made this generous offering a few days before her birthday. The actress gifted Rs. 50 lakh to two of her staff members to help them buy houses. The two staff members have been with the actress since 2012, when she entered the industry with Karan Johar’s movie, Student Of The Year. The same reports also mentioned that her staff members actually used the money to buy houses.
Alia Bhatt’s ex-PA was arrested
It was in February 2025 when Soni Razdan filed an FIR against Alia’s PA, Vedika, for financial misconduct. And months after the same, Vedika was arrested. She reportedly took more than Rs. 76 lakh from Alia’s personal account and her production house’s account from 2023 to 2025. She reportedly used one of her friends for this misconduct and even forged the actress’s signature for it. Alia’s team is yet to react to this matter as of now.
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