Sonam Kapoor: Sonam Kapoor took only 11 rupees as a fee for this film; the film won 55 awards

Today, when actors charge crores for doing a film, in 2013, an actor in this film charged only 11 rupees for doing it. This was revealed by the film's director, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra.

You must remember Rakesh Omprakash Mehra's superhit film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', which was released in 2013. This film created a stir in the theatres. Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor were in the lead roles in this film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' was a biopic of India's famous athlete Milkha Singh. Made in a budget of Rs 41 crore, this film won 55 awards at the national and international level. Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor's acting in this film was highly praised.

The interesting thing about this film is that while today actors charge crores for doing a film, in 2013, the actor of this film charged only 11 rupees for doing it. This was revealed by the film's director, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra.

Why did Sonam take such a low fee?

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Actress Sonam Kapoor took only 11 rupees to do this film, which even surprised the director of the film. Sonam Kapoor played a small but important role of Biro in the film. In an old interview given to Bombay Times, director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra explained why Sonam Kapoor decided to take only 11 rupees as a fee. He said, "I talked to Sonam and clearly told her that her role in the film would be about 15 minutes. I did not even know whether she would be in the trailer or poster or not."

Mehra further said, "Sonam listened to me and jokingly said, 'The film must be made, and I will charge you a lot of money.' Later, her contract came, in which the fee was just Rs 11 as shagun. She gave a lot of dignity to this role."

Said this about the film

Talking about the importance of the film, director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra said, "Some stories never get old, but become deeper with time. 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is one such story. It is not just relevant for that time, but is relevant forever." The film also featured Sonam Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Pawan Malhotra, and Yograj Singh in lead roles along with Farhan Akhtar. The film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' performed amazingly at the box office.

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