‘Where’s the money?’: Sallu reacts to being on Forbes’ list

Actor Salman Khan is known for his straightfaced repartees, and he pulled off one recently when he was asked how it feels to be named on the Forbes’ list of the highest paid celebrities in the world. Salman said, “I seriously don’t have that money. I was going through the list and thinking, ‘Yeh paise kahan hai, bhai? Kidhar?’ When a film makes `500 crore, only a very nominal amount from that comes to you. It’s just that your business is worth `500 crore.”

As per this list, actor Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are world’s 65th and 71st highest-earning celebrities with $38 million and $37 million earnings. Actor Akshay Kumar is ranked 80th with a kitty of $35.5 million.

Meanwhile, many may think that Salman is under pressure for the unexpected under-performance of his latest release, but the actor seems unfazed. In a recent interview with Mid-Day, he talked about his market value and how he sees the changes in the functioning of Bollywood. He said, “From then until now, if you see, all of us boys (from the ‘90s) have just grown. We’re all in our 50s now, and we’re still jumping, and it hurts, like crazy. But we’re still working hard on ourselves because we know the value. We know a time when we wanted to work, and we didn’t have any.”

ACTOR SALMAN KHAN SAYS THAT HIS FILMS MAY BE MAKING `500 CRORES BUT HE GETS JUST A SMALL PART OF THAT MONEY

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