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These Highest-Paid Celebs Charge ‘No Money’ For Their Role in These Movies

Celebs Did These Famous Bollywood Movies Absolutely For Free

When any movie does extremely well at the box office and earns crores in just one day, the first question we all think about- How much does the lead actor/actress charge for their role? Of course, not less than crores but do you know there are certain movies for which even the highest-paid Bollywood celebrities did not take fees.

From Amitabh Bachchan to King Khan, there are several actors who did the most iconic movies for free. Read to know the names of those celebrities, movies, and the reason behind their humble gesture.

Celebs Did These Famous Bollywood Movies Absolutely For Free

1. King Khan- Hey Ram

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SRK did countless famous Bollywood movies that have made them a superstar but as he grew as an actor, his fees also grew. He charges around 60 percent of the share in a movie along with an endorsement fee of about 2-3 crores.

But for ‘Hey Ram’ Shah Rukh Khan denied taking any money, instead, he got a wristwatch from his co-star Kamal Hassan.  Krazzy 4 is another film for which he asked nothing in return for his dance number. Bhootnath returns and Dulha Mil Gaya are two more movies he did free of cost.

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2. Deepika Padukone- Om Shanti Om

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The highest-paid celebrity who charges around Rs 22 crore per movie did her debut film at zero fees. Deepika was glad to be cast against SRk and this was the reason she denied taking any money for the role.

3. Salman Khan- Son of Sardaar

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One of the most loved celebrities with die-hard fans, Salman Bhai took almost zero money for 4 films in her career. Ajab Prem ki Gajab Kahani starring Ranbir and Katrina, Om Shanti Om, Tees Maar Khan starring Akshay Kumar, and Son of Sardaar are those movies. He appeared for a short duration in all four.

4. Sonam Kapoor- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

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‘Nirja’ fame Sonam Kapoor has a net worth of Rs 95 crores that she earns from movies, endorsements, and her fashion label Rheson. She also takes more than Rs 5 crore as a fee from the producers but for the legendary movie ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, the actress accepted only a token of appreciation. Sonam received only Rs 11 for her role.

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5. Amitabh Bachchan- Black

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The biggest star in Bollywood, Big B has done around 200 films and the 79-years-old actor is non-stop. He is still in the game and charges around Rs 6 crore excluding endorsement fees. But, there’s one movie close to his heart for which he felt taking fees was not the right thing. It’s ‘Black’ where he acted opposite Rani Mukherji.

She has also done the role of KJO free of cost in the ever-green film Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gum.

6. Shahid Kapoor- Haider

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Many might not know that Shahid Kapoor did the ‘Haider’ movie for free. The actor is seen next in Jersey movie which is a remake of a Tamil film with the same title.

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7. Katrina Kaif- Agneepath

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Did you know that Katrina did the iconic song- Chikni Chameli for free? And there’s no doubt why Karan Johar and Katrina Kaif are good friends and the movie was produced under the banner of Dharma Productions.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kareena Kapoor, and Rani Mukherjee are a few more celebs who have done a few films without taking any fees. Even legendary actress Meena Kumari charge nothing for her career’s best movie ‘Pakeezah.’ Unfortunately, she died just a week later the movie got released.

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