Back in 1989 Bollywood superstar Salman Khan made a remarkable debut in Sooraj Barjatyas Maine Pyaar Kiya. The actor who headlined the romantic drama was apparently not the highest-paid member of the cast. In fact his fees was less than his co-star Bhagyashree. Well actress Parvien Dastur who portrayed the role of Seema in the film made this interesting revelation. In a conversation with Bollywood Thikana Parvien revealed I was paid Rs 25000 and Bhagyashree was the highest paid at that time. She got Rs 150000 and we were all like ‘wow’. She further added 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. Salman Khan was initially paid Rs 31000 for his role in Maine Pyar Kiya. However his renumeration later increased to Rs 75000. The actor once told PTI 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 and then it was Rs 1500 for the longest time. Then I got paid Rs 31000 for Maine Pyar Kiya which was then increased to Rs 75000 later. Maine Pyaar Kiya released in 1989 and also starred Reema Lagoo Mohnish Bahl and Alok Nath among others. Helmed by Sooraj Barjatya the film was the highest-grosser of the year and became career-altering project for many involved. While Khan became a star following Maine Pyaar Kiyas success Bhagyashree chose to step away from the film industry and got married.
