Cameo crores, and then some!

MANISHA ALMADI / TNN / Nov 22, 2005, 21:30 IST

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As films increasingly boast of cameo appearances by stars, we explore.

As films increasingly boast of cameo appearances by stars, we explore.
Amitabh Bachchan solved the dispute in Paheli while Aishwarya Rai set the screen on fire with Kajra Re. Rani Mukherjee made an appearance in Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham.
But Sujoy Ghosh's Home Delivery will beat all records for not one, not two but nine guest appearances by stars like Juhi Chawla, Abhishek Bachchan and Karan Johar Sujoy says, "I haven't got them for starvalue because it is a Vivek Oberoi film and he is a big star in his own right."
Trade analyst Komal Nahta says, "Actors often do cameo appearances for friendship, a case in point being Amitabh Bachchan in Paheli.''

Haryana

Jammu & Kashmir

Haryana

Alliance View
i
Party View

Seats: 90

L + W

Majority: 46

BJP

48

CONG

37

INLD

2

AAP

0

OTH

3

Leads + Wins: 90/90

BJP WON

Source: PValue

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There is already a legend in the making about how Bachchan returned Shah Rukh Khan's cheque since he did the film for personal reasons. Cameos also help in the long run since they result in full-fledged roles.
''Rani started off with guest appearances in Karan's films and is his heroine today,'' adds Nahta. Aishwarya's Kajra Re landed her a meaty role in Dhoom II.
Komal feels ''Cameos mean big money in very little time.'' He remarks, ''Aamir Khan doesn't do cameos. But if he were to do one, he would get triple of what the other Khans get."

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Rate-card for cameos
Shah Rukh Khan : 1 crore
Salman Khan : 1 crore
Aishwarya Rai : 1 crore
Amitabh Bachchan : 1 crore
Sanjay Dutt : 50 lakhs to 1 crore
Abhishek Bachchan : 50 lakhs
Rani Mukherjee : 50 lakhs
John Abraham: 30 to 35 lakhs
Priyanka Chopra : 20 to 25 lakhs
Bipasha Basu: 15 lakhs

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