MUMBAI: Salim Khan, the father of Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Arpita Khan Sharma and Alvira Khan Agnihotri, is the man behind some of the greatest hits Bollywood has had. With his writer partner Javed Akhtar, the duo penned films like Sholay, Seeta Aur Geeta, Zanjeer, Deewaar, Don, and many more.
In a video, Salim Khan starts off by saying that people began talking about a writer buying a place in Mumbai’s Bandstand – Galaxy Apartment. The acclaimed writer said, “Log khe rahe writer ne makaan le lia bandstand ke upar. Arey makaan hi liya tha 2 lakh rupey mein. (People started saying ‘a writer has purchased a house at Bandstand. So what, I paid Rs 2 Lakh and brought it.)”
He continued, “You will be surprised to know humari (his and Javed Akhtar) price kya thi Haathi Mere Saathi ke liye. Itni badi hit picture, uss time ki sabse badi hit (humari salary thi) 10 hazaar rupee, 5-5 hazaar.
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Salim Khan continued, “Andaz me 750/mahina. Hum Sippy film ke story department mein the dono, 750, 750. Seeta Aur Geeta me bhi 750, 750. Yaadon Ki Baaraat me 25, 000 – 12,500-12,500. Yeh humari price thi. Hum ko bhi koi charity me nahi mila hai joh mila hai. Prove karne ke baad, when we came into the position. Na bolne ke paise mile hai (At Andaz we used to earn a monthly salary of Rs 750.
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