Sholay cast fees: Dharmendra earned Rs 1,50,000, while Amitabh Bachchan got only Rs…, check fees of other actors in Ramesh Sippy’s film

Indian cinema has created a plethora of movies. While some became hits, others fairly performed, and then there are some which flopped on the big screen. However, movies like Mughal-e-Azam, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Lagaan have been given the title of being some of the most iconic movies ever made in Indian cinema’s history. One among them is the extremely famous Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay. Jai and Veeru’s friendship became an inspiration for people. Interestingly, Sholay was not an instantaneous hit, but then with the help of word of mouth, the movie became a huge hit and a timeless cult classic.

Released in 1975, and directed by Ramesh Sippy, Sholay is not just a movie but an emotion to movie lovers in India. While today, people who know about the Bollywood industry from its surface would never be able to guess the remuneration that actors took while Sholay was being produced. Today, many may think that it was Amitabh Bachchan who took home the highest money as fees. However, let us tell you that it is not correct!

Yes, you read that right! Do you know that Dharmendra was considered the biggest star of the era? Even bigger than Amitabh. One will be amazed to know that Amitabh stood at the third position when it came to taking the highest fees for Sholay.

Sholay Cast Fees

Sholay was made for Rs 3 crore, and it was Dharmendra who took the highest fees for Sholay. Dharmendra took Rs 1,50,000 for his role while Sanjeev Kumar got Rs 1,25,000. Even though Amitabh was the second lead, the actor was paid less than Sanjeev Kumar. Big B took Rs 1,00,000 for his role of Jai.

The female lead in Sholay, Hema Malini, was paid Rs 75,000 whereas Jaya Bachchan took home Rs 35,000 for her role in Sholay. Amjad Khan, who portrayed the role of Gabbar Singh and whose dialogue ‘Kitne Aadmi The, Sambha?’ from Sholay made fans go in frenzy, was only given Rs 50,000.

Media reports claim that Mac Mohan, who was the Sambha in Sholay, got Rs 12,000 whereas Viju Khote, who played Kaalia, got Rs 10,000. A.K. Hangal, who played Imam Saab, received only Rs 8,000 for his role.

This Actor in Sholay Got a Refrigerator Instead of Money

This may sound absurd, but then let us tell you that an actor in Sholay was not paid money but a refrigerator. This actor was none other than Sachin Pilgaonkar.

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