Do You Know Comedian Mehmood Was Paid More Than The Actors Shashi Kapoor And Kishore Kumar During The Making Of Mein Sunder Hoon

In
the Hindi Film Industry, there are a lot of character artists who are paid more
than the hero or the main protagonist. One such character star is comedian
Mehmood. Just the mention of his name in the cast was good enough for the film
to be a hit, and the audiences would love to see the films Mein Sunder Hoon. Similarly, there are few more actors like
Ashok Kumar, Pran, or Paresh Rawal who may not have been in the lead role but
with them in the star cast, the film would get popularity and good response from
the viewers.

Mehmood
In the 60s and 70s, he did a lot of such films, where he earned more than the hero.
Films like Padosan, Bombay to Goa, Pyar Kiye Ja and many others in which
Mehmood’s role stands out. Even though the actor may not have any lead heroine
with him and the film had the main hero like Sunil Dutt in the lead in Padosan
and Amitabh Bachchan in Bombay to Goa, it was Mehmood who stole the limelight.

The Unexpected Paymaster: Mehmood’s Higher Pay

Mehmood
was so popular in the industry that producers would sign him in the film as the
financers upon hearing his name in the film, would gladly finance and also
because his films were always super hit films.

You
would be surprised to know that in the film ‘ Pyar Kiye Ja,’ Shashi Kapoor and
Kishore Kumar was in the lead role. Despite Mehmood being in the parallel
roles on the screen still demanded more than both the leading actors. The film
It is famous for Mehmood’s role in it. In this film Mehmood has become a film
producer, and he narrates a horror story. His expressions while narrating the
story is still very popular and instantly brings humor and smiles among the
people. It is considered as one of the
most hilarious scenes of the Hindi films.

In Mein Sunder Hoon, the leading cast is Biswajeet. For this film, Biswajeet received only Rs. 2 lakhs while Mehmood
received Rs. 8 lakhs those days. The film Mein Sunder Hoon, released in 1972, became a super hit. Moreover, Mehmood’s influence extended to some leading actors. like Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Shashhi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar to name
A few had no clue about acting in their films, but it was only because of Mehmood.
name in the star cast the films did well and these actors then became the
superstars for giving hit films.