Naseeruddin Shah Birthday: Naseeruddin Shah got Rs 7.50 for Rajendra Kumar’s ‘Antim Sanskar’ scene, the first earning took two weeks.

Naseeruddin Shah Birthday Special: Naseeruddin Shah’s acting career has lasted for more than 50 years and he is still active. He started acting mainly in cinema with the 1975 Hindi film ‘Nishant’. This was a multi-starrer film, but even before this he had worked in a film and he was paid only seven and a half rupees for that role. The actor himself had once mentioned about this during an interview.

The amount of creativity seen on screen in the film world. Equally interesting are the stories behind the scenes and sometimes the lives of actors are no less than a film story. This role of Naseeruddin Shah was very small and not an important role, hence very few people would have noticed it. In an old interview, Naseeruddin Shah had told how and when he started acting. Along with this, he also told the story of his first salary. So let’s know about this on the occasion of his birthday.

First earning was Rs 7.50

Naseeruddin Shah is one of the most experienced veteran actors of Hindi cinema. Along with this, he also keeps giving his opinion on matters related to politics and society. Once during an interview he shared that his first role was in the film ‘Aman’. He worked as an extra artist in this movie released in 1967, for which he got 7 rupees 50 paise.

What was the scene of the film?

In this interview given in 2012, Naseeruddin Shah had said, “When I was 16 years old, I worked as an extra in the film ‘Aman’ directed by Mohan Kumar. In the last scene, when Rajendra is taking Kumar for the last rites, I am standing right behind him and looking very serious.” The actor had told that for this he got Rs 7.50, which was enough to sustain him for about 2 weeks.

Career spanning over 50 years

Naseeruddin Shah has worked in films ranging from Nishant (1975) to Manthan (1976), Bhumika (1977), Gaman (1978), Sparsh (1980), Aakrosh (1980), Chakra (1981), Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), Tridev (1989), Main Hoon Na (2004), Sarfarosh (1999), A Wednesday! (2008), The Dirty Picture (2011), Ishqiya (2010), Woh Saat Din (1983), he has worked in more than 100 films and has been entertaining the audience for decades.