The rivalry between the two khans is not a hidden affair, but this has reached the extremes when the latest reports have arrived. It says that Salman Khan has asked for a rupee more than what Yash Raj Films is to offer Shah Rukh Khan! It may sound silly but that is how high the ego clashes between the actors are.
Both Khans are currently performing ventures with the legendary Yash Raj Films, Ek Tha Tiger, directed by Kabir Khan, starring Salman has already finished the schedule and is ready when the latest controversy arose. The news came in with Shah Rukh Khan acting in YRF productions, which is being directed by Yash Chopra himself. The movie also stars Katrina Kaif along with SRK.
A source says "Salman Khan had a discussion with Aditya Chopra on the signing amount of his movie and had insisted on receiving a rupee more than what Yashji will be paying Shah Rukh for his movie. But Aditya Chopra did explain that the amount is mainly on the profit of the movie when it gets released and it is tough to define whose movie will fare well at boxoffice". Also the source adds that "Aditya Ji did convince Salman that he will be giving a fare share to the actor".
Salman Khan who had done wonders last year at the box office is strong among the Khans for this period and both SRK and Salman Khan has given 100crore plus hits last year. So it will be a dilemma for the producers who do sign them as to what they give in as remuneration. It is said that both actors take in a fixed amount of 15 crore as signing amount and the rest is being worked out on the movie profits.
Salman on Aamir too?
Salman Khan has not just limited the talks about his cut in movies, to just SRK, he has been also found enquiring about the signing amount that the production house gave to Aamir Khan for Dhoom 3. It seems that Salman Khan is quite careful about what they sign him up for.
YRF who has been known for not going by the market rates of the stars and who has been famous for not giving the actors the same amount as their market prices seems to be thinking otherwise with their new projects. They seems to understand the competition and is giving a fair amount to every actor based on their market price.
The Rupee 1 history
The rupee one ego did not start just with Salman and Shah Rukh. It is said that during the shooting days of Amar Akbar Antony, the rivalry between Vinod Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan was at peak. They had argued on the amount and finally it was Amitabh Bachchan who went out with the higher pay.
The same issue happened with Kishore Kumar who had been charging Rs 15000 then and had raised his amount close to Lata Mangeshkar, but always charged 1 rupee less than her as a mark of respect!
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- Unknown Updated at: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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