MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Salman Khan says that he wasn't paid less than his 1994 blockbuster “Hum Aapke Hain Koun” co-star Madhuri Dixit, as suggested by veteran actor Anupam Kher, NDTV reported. Kher was running a gender equality initiative on Twitter when a woman mentioned the pay disparity in Bollywood. The “Baby” actor replied saying: @AnumpamPkher: “I agree in certain cases it is true. But Madhuri was paid more than Salman in HAHK.:)“
When asked about the actor's statement, at a press interaction in Mumbai, Salman initially claimed that he wasn't aware of it, but later replied: “I don't think it is true.”
Salman was present at a dance reality show with actors Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty to promote their upcoming film “Hero.” Regarding disparity in remuneration, Salman said “It's all about what people want to see.”
“The busier you get, the more people want to see you, that's how your price increases. So if you can pull off a solo hero or solo heroine film on your own and the producers, exhibitors and distributors make that money then the producer doesn't have problems in sharing that money with you. So you can't demand, you need to command that,” he added. - Agencies
