Sam Bahadur Cast Fees From Vicky Kaushal To Sanya Malhotra

Meghna Gulzar’s biographical war drama, Sam Bahadur is winning the hearts of the audience. As per reports, the budget of the movie was around Rs 55 crore. In this film, Sam Bahadur is played by the talented actor, Vicky Kaushal. After Uri: The Surgical Strike, this is Vicky’s second war drama. For this movie, he transformed into the character of Sam Manekshaw brilliantly. But do you know how much he charged for this amazing transformation into the former Army Chief? Well, you’ll be shocked when you read about it.

Reportedly, Meghna previously considered Ranveer Singh for the lead role. She tried to reach out to Ranveer when his wife Deepika Padukone was shooting for Chhapaak, but things did not work out. The film, Sam Bahadur has been in the making for more than three years. Finally, Meghna picked the Raazi actor and went ahead with the project.

Here is how much the superb cast of Sam Bahadur was paid for their respective roles:

1. Vicky Kaushal’s Fee For Sam Bahadur 

Vicky Kaushal’s fees for this movie have been a considerable raise from his previous releases Govinda Naam Mera and Zara Hatke Zara Bachke. Vicky Kaushal was paid almost 6 crore for Zara Hatke Zara Bachke and 5 crore for Govinda Naam Mera. The film, Sam Bahadur has been reportedly made on a budget of 55 crore and you will be shocked to know that the actor has been paid 18.18% of the entire budget. Vicky Kaushal has been paid 10 crore to play Sam Maneskshaw. Vicky’s remuneration is about 9 times the fees paid to Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra.

2. Fatima Sana Shaikh’s Fee For Sam Bahadur 

Fatima Sana Shaikh, the Dangal actress plays Indira Gandhi in the film. Fatima has been paid 1 crore to play her part in the war drama. It is 900% less than the lead actor’s fee. Fatima was last seen in a significant role on the big screen in Thugs of Hindostan. She is reportedly dating the Bollywood actor Aamir Khan.

3. Sanya Malhotra’s Fee For Sam Bahadur

Sanya Malhotra, the other Dangal actress plays Sam Manekshaw’s wife in the film. She has also been paid 1 crore. Sanya was last seen on the big screen in Jawan for which she received a payment of 3 crore, so charging only one crore for Sam Bahadur is quite considerate of her.

4. Neeraj Kabi’s Fee For Sam Bahadur

Neeraj Kabi is a talented actor who plays the role of Jawaharlal Nehru in Sam Bahadur. He was also a part of Meghna Gulzar’s much-acclaimed film Talvar. He has been paid 30 lakh for playing his part.

5. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub’s Fee For Sam Bahadur

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub is an acclaimed actor who played the Pakistani Army Officer Yahya Khan in the film. The actor has charged 15 lakh to play his part. He is the least paid in the star cast. His salary for the film is almost 6566.67% lower than Vicky Kaushal.

Here is the trailer of Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur:

Sam Bahadur is Sam Manekshaw’s biopic that was released on December 1 worldwide and is facing tough competition with Ranbir Kapoor & Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal. Which one do you plan to watch? Let us know in the comments.