11 Bollywood Celebrities And Their Shocking First Salaries

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For those who have started their professional career would know how it feels when you receive your first paycheck. It is the best feeling ever. No matter how small or big your salary amount is, it represents that your years long hard work has finally started paying off. You have started your journey for monetary growth in your life. That is the moment to rejoice and feel happy about.

Quite similar is the story of our Bollywood superstars. They would have had the same feeling of joy after receiving their first salary. However, it can be extremely shocking for you to know that they also earned very less salary when they kicked off their careers.

Let’s take a look at some of our favorite Bollywood celebrities and their first paychecks. The list is in increasing the order of salaries.

1. Naseeruddin Shah

At the age of 16, Naseer Shah worked in Mohan Kumar’s Aman movie in 1967. He stood behind actor Rajendra Kumar for his funeral scene that got him Rs 7.50 which lasted for about 2 weeks.

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2. Rohit Shetty

Shetty worked for Sandeep Kohli’s Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 as an assistant director. He earned Rs 35 for assisting Kohli.

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3. Shahrukh Khan

You won’t believe that King Khan once worked  as an usher for a Pankaj Udhas show in Delhi. The actor who is now one of the richest actors in the world earned Rs 50 for that show.

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4. Dharmendra

His debut Bollywood movie was Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere. It was also Arjun Hingoran’s first movie as a director. Arjun signed a contract with him for Rs 51.

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5. Amitabh Bachchan

A living legend who now earns in crores once earned Rs 500 working in a shipping firm. After necessary deduction, he would get Rs 460 as in hand salary.

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6. Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik also worked as a child actor in 1980 movie Aasha for which he was given a 100 rupee note. The movie starred Jeetendra, Reena Roy and Shakti Kapoor in the lead roles.

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7. Manoj Bajpai

You’ll be surprised to know that such a fine actor like Manoj Bajpayee got rejected 4 times by National School of Drama. Even then he didn’t lose hope and joined Barry John’s theater group to pursue his interest as an actor. During that time, he also helped Barry with directing plays at a salary of Rs 1200.

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8. Akshay Kumar

Everyone knows that Akshay Kumar was a chef and a waiter in Bangkok. The actor who is now worth million dollars worked at meagre salary of Rs 1500.

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9. Emraan Hashmi

Did you know that Emraan worked as a child artist for a good night commercial when he was just 7-year-old. He was paid Rs 2500 for that assignment.

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10. Sonam Kapoor

On her father’s recommendation, she was given a chance to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his movie Black. She worked as an assistant director in the movie for Rs 3000.

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11. Priyanka Chopra

The dusky beauty of the B-town once worked at a salary of Rs 5000 for a fashion assignment.

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It reminds me that our favorite actors also had their share of struggles and challenges before they made it big in the industry.

Leave your comments if we missed any of your favorite actors.

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Article inputs from , Rediff and The Telegraph



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