Sholay’ is a cult classic that has left an indelible mark in the hearts of the audience. As generations change this film continues to keep up with it fame. If you are cinema lover then it is a sin to not have watched it! Directed by Ramesh Sippy the action drama story has Dharmendra Amitabh Bachchan Hema Malini Jaya Bachchan Sanjeev Kumar Ajmal Khan in the lead characters. From Jai-Veeru’s friendship to Basanti’s unapologetic-ness to Gabbar’s dacoit aura this film still find sits way in pop culture. In the era where actors charge around 5 crore for a song have you ever wondered what was the fees of these icons? According to several reports Amitabh Bachchan was not even the second highest paid actor on the cast. It was Dharmendra whose remuneration was around Ra 1.5 lakhs. Following him was Sanjeev Kumar aka Thakur with a fees of Rs 1.25 lakhs. Then comes Amitabh Bachchan who received a cheque of approximately Rs 1 lakhs. Gabbar aka Amjad Khan was given an amount of Rs 5o000. The gender pay gap has always been an important issue that industry was embroiled in. Both the female leads in the film were paid les than their male counterparts. According to Network 18 report Hema Malini who essayed the role of Basanti was give Rs 75000 while Jaya Bachchan (Jaya Bhaduri at that time) earned Rs 35000. Meanwhile Govardhan Asrani raked Rs 15000. Made in a budget of Rs 3 crores the fil’s net collection was Rs 15 crore while the worldwide gross collection was Rs 50 crores. The film commenced at a tepid pace but eventually gained recognition worldwide breaking several records. It created history when it ran for more than five years at Mumbai’s Minerva theatre.