Shah Rukh Khan Debut Film Fees: Producer Vivek Vaswani reveals Shah Rukh’s initial struggle. His first signed film was Hema Malini’s ‘Dil Aashna Hai’. He got a good amount for this.
Today people are crazy about Shahrukh Khan, but he has struggled a lot to achieve this position. He debuted with the film ‘Deewana’ (1992). Now, Shah Rukh’s old friend and early mentor, producer Vivek Vaswani, talks about the lesser-known beginning of the superstar’s film journey, revealing which film Shah Rukh signed first and what a nominal fee he got for it at that time.
How Shahrukh Khan got the offer for his debut film
Vivek recalled the day when Shahrukh Khan met Hema Malini. At that time Shahrukh was trying to make his mark in the industry and was living with Vivek Vaswani. Then he got a call from Hema Malini. She was casting for her directorial film ‘Dil Aashna Hai’. Both of them reached their home excited, but nervous. There he saw a man hiding behind a newspaper. When he lowered the newspaper, he was stunned, because it was none other than Dharmendra. After some time, Hema Malini also came and offered Shahrukh’s look and as the lead actor. During this, Vivek said that famous producers like Rakesh Roshan and Ramesh Sippy have already signed Shahrukh. Later he admitted that it was a white lie, but it was the same lie which gave a new direction to Shahrukh’s career.
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How much fee did Shahrukh Khan get for his debut film?
Hema Malini saw Shahrukh’s energy and his acting on screen and decided to cast him in the film. Hema offered him Rs 50,000 for the role, a small but significant amount for a struggling new actor. Celebs like Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Dimple Kapadia, Amrita Singh and Kabir Bedi were seen with Shahrukh Khan in this film. Although Shahrukh’s first signed film was ‘Dil Aashna Hai’, his first film was ‘King Uncle’ directed by Rakesh Roshan, and his first release was ‘Deewana’, which led to his success.