Hah! Like Sharman would get paid so much…
Author: tigger // Category: Rajpal Yadav, Shabana Azmi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor
I like Sharman Joshi, I liked him before he got kinda famous, but I really don’t see how this scenario makes sense. The actor has supposedly lost out on some prime roles because his asking price is too much. It’s reported that Sharman asks for 1.5 crore rupees per movie…that’s 15 million rupees.
But he denies it, saying:
“I wish I had the guts to ask for that kind of money. And I wish somebody would actually offer me that much. No. What I charge is nowhere near that amount. So I don’t know who’s spreading these rumours and for what purpose.”
“I didn’t do Dhamaal because I didn’t like the role that was offered to me. As for Gol Mal Returns I’d have loved to do it. But my dates were clashing with another project. If money was an issue how am I doing another film to be directed by Neeraj Vora for the same banner (Asthvinayak)?”
“The industry conveniently forgot that I started my career with a serious role as Shabana Azmi’s son in Vinay Shukla’s Godmother. They latched on to my comic roles in N Chandra’s Style and Excuse Me.
Not a problem. Because I enjoy comedy. My new release Dhol had me working with Priyadarshan for the first time. He’s such a genius. I’ve learnt a lot about comic timing from him. My co-stars in Dhol were friends. So there was no attempt at one-upmanship.
I can’t work in a tense competitive atmosphere. Of course Tusshar, Kunal Khemu, Rajpal Yadav and I were competitive in Dhol when the camera was on. But we were happy in our individual space.”
Um, long quote. Simple explanation for some media manipulation…and yeah.