Mandakini recalls that she earned between 10,000 and 20,000 rupees for the film.

Mandakini made a dream debut large kapoor1985 film of Ram Teri Ganga Maili However, her later films had less impact. In a recent chat, she said that female actors were seen as interchangeable at the time, and filmmakers would choose actors who paid less. “When we were working in the film, they gave me 1-1.5 lakh for the whole film. That was the price. Max. 200,000, no less.The heroine doesn’t get much more than that,” she said.
Mandakini later said the women would be replaced without notice. She said, “For example, if I liked a movie that someone narrated for me, and I said yes, I agreed to be in it. A few days later there was an announcement, but it was with another actress. Then I found out that they got someone else doing it with her 75,000 rupees because I asked for her 1.5 lakh out of her 10,000 rupees. So the producers are getting better deals, so they went to someone who wanted less. ”
she added, “‘Humko bas 2-3 songs karane hain. Voh nahi karegi toh yeh kar legi, yeh nahi karegi toh voh kar legi toh jo apne ko sabse kam mein aaye, usko le lo.’ set (They were just interested in hiring a heroine. “We just need her for a couple of songs. If she doesn’t do it, hire someone else. Whoever has the lowest rates.”) .” That was the mindset of the director and producer).
Mandakini said that in the 1980s, male actors had complete control over who they cast opposite themselves. “A lot of times they were just deciding who to work with and who not to work with.” She said it happened “once or twice.”
Mandakini recently made a comeback with a music video titled “Maa O Maa.”
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mandakini-recalls-rs-1-2-lakh-for-a-film-could-get-replaced-by-actor-for-rs-75000-8149770/ Mandakini recalls that she earned between 10,000 and 20,000 rupees for the film.