According to a report by India.com, in the 1975 classic Sholay, Dharmendra was the highest-paid actor, not Amitabh Bachchan.
Dharmendra received â¹1.5 lakh for his role, while Amitabh Bachchan got â¹1 lakh. Sanjeev Kumar, who played Thakur Baldev Singh, was paid â¹1.25 lakh.
Amjad Khan earned â¹50,000 for his famous role as Gabbar Singh. Hema Malini was paid â¹75,000 for playing Basanti.
Jaya Bachchan was paid the least - only â¹35,000.
Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy, told the story of two ex-convicts, Jai and Veeru, who are hired by a retired policeman to capture the dreaded dacoit Gabbar Singh.