Rajkummar Rao made his debut with Dibakar Banerjee’s 2010 film Love Sex Aur Dhokha. Even though the actor is now shouldering movies worth hundreds of crores, you’ll be shocked to know that he earned only Rs 11,000 for his first big-screen outing. Read on to learn this intriguing story that the Stree 2 actor shared in an interview with Raj Shamani.

Rao after moving to Mumbai did a role hunt for over a year only to find no opportunities. Sometime down he came across an ad for LSD casting and he quickly reached Dibakar’s office. However, he was told to meet the casting director Atul Mongia. Rajkummar finally managed to arrange his number and upon reaching out, was asked to share his pictures. The 39-year-old did that again and again until Atul finally called him for an audition.

Rajkummar Rao shared that when he first went to give his audition, he wore ‘atrangi (weird) clothes; as per the briefing. He was asked, “What are you wearing? Do you have anything else?” and Rao said no. “I was like, ‘S****, I’m gone, he doesn’t like it.” The actor, however, gave the audition and after a few days received a call that Banerjee liked his audition.

Salman Khan, who is now gearing up for his upcoming film, Sikandar, is not just a superstar, but he is also a humanitarian. Salman is known for extending his support to industry colleagues and common people. The Tiger 3 actor is also the first bone marrow donor in India. There was a time when Bollywood Bhaijaan opened up about his earnings while stating that he only keeps 10 per cent of his income with him and donates a large part of it to charity.

During his old interview with Aap Ki Adalat, Salman Khan was quizzed to clarify if he keeps 10 per cent of his earnings and donates 90 per cent of it to charity. Salman cleared the air around this buzz while claiming that half of the rumor was true.

“Ye sach hai ki main sirf 10 per cent ko hi haath lagata hu. Baaki ka jo paisa hai wo jaata hai charity ke andar but it’s not like 90 per cent of it goes to charity. A lot of money goes to the charity. (It’s true that I only touch 10 per cent of my earnings. The rest of the money goes to charity but not 90 per cent of it),” Salman said.

The Tiger 3 actor elaborated on it saying that people think that he has a huge amount of money. The superstar added that a lot of heart and cancer patients approach his foundation (a charitable trust). His father, screenwriter Salim Khan signs a lot of cheques for the treatments, he expressed. Salman further shared that he has to bear a lot of expenses and that is why he has started working even more. 

For the uninitiated, Salman Khan is proudly India’s first bone marrow donor. In 2010, he donated his bone marrow to a young girl named Pooja who required its transplant to survive. In an earlier interview with Bollywood Hungama, actor Suniel Shetty admired Salman’s selfless act by saying that he is “God’s favorite child”. Suniel referred to Salman as a man “who wants a change in society and that’s why God is kind to him”.

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Salman Khan’s upcoming movie, Sikandar, is slated to release on Eid 2025. It also stars Rashmika Mandanna and Suniel Shetty.