Not Salman Khan but Bhagyashree was the highest paid actor in Maine Pyaar Kiya, was paid Rs 1.5 lakhs

Actor Pervien Dastur, known for her role as Seema in Maine Pyaar Kiya, has opened up about the film’s pay structure, revealing that Bhagyashree, the lead actress, was the highest paid despite Salman Khan’s presence. Pervien further disclosed that she received a payment of Rs 25,000 for her role, while Salman himself had previously mentioned being paid Rs 31,000 for the film.

In an interview with Bollywood Thikana, Pervien said, “I was paid Rs 25,000 and Bhagyashree was the highest paid that time. She got Rs 1,50,000 and we were all like ‘wow’. Having said that, the production house of Rajshri never gave a lot of money to actors but our cheques always came to our house. We never had to ask for our money. They would never cheat you of your money. There are people in the industry who do not pay and I have worked with people where I was not paid.”

The actor added, “The set up was so decent. The makeup room, the food, we got everything that we asked for. Maybe they were not big pay masters but I was told that my pay was a princely sum because they used to pay Rs 1k or 2k.” Maine Pyaar Kiya was produced by Rajshri Productions. Helmed by Sooraj Barjatya, the film was a blockbuster. 

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In an interview with PTI, Salman had said, “My first salary was, I think, about Rs 75. I was dancing behind in some show in Taj hotel. One of my friends was dancing there so he took me (and I did it) just for fun. Then it went up to Rs 750 for Campa Cola (a soft drink brand) and then it was Rs 1,500 for the longest time. Then I got paid Rs 31,000 for Maine Pyar Kiya, which was then increased to Rs 75,000 later.”