THROWBACK: When Salman Khan Helped HIKE A YOUNG ACTOR’s SALARY!

Unfortunately, sometimes hardworking actors end up getting underpaid for their efforts.

But Bhaijaan of Bollywood, Salman Khan really knows how to make sure that the deserving people get their rightful due!

He once left a lasting impression on the popular young actor Siddharth Nigam.(Aladdin from the Sony Sab TV show ‘Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga’)

Siddharth became a household name after playing the young Mauryan prince ‘Ashoka’ in Colors TV’s ‘Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat’. In an interview with TOI, Nigam opened up on how the Dabangg actor had helped him get a raise in his per day salary during his Ashoka days.

While working out in the same gym, Salman came to know that Siddharth was being paid a shockingly low amount per day in spite of being on the show for a year. A phone call from Bhaijaan – and Siddharth’s luck turned!

“I shared a good bonding with Salman Sir when I was shooting for Ashoka in Karjat and he was shooting for Sultan and another film. I would workout in his gym and also had dinner with him. We would workout together. Salman sir had asked me about my per day salary once when I was working on Ashoka and he was really shocked after hearing it. 

Since my per day was very low at that time, he called up someone and told that person how low I was being paid. After he spoke about it, there was a boom in my per day after a year of being on Ashoka,” Siddharth told TOI.

Siddharth also shared the valuable tips that he’d gotten from the Superstar, “Salman sir has given me very good advice that you are a gymnast, your body is flexible. He said you look like John Travolta, so I searched for him. I thanked him. He said involve your gymnastics in your acting. If I add a flip in my scene while delivering a dialogue then people will notice me. 

So, I have added such things in my role for Aladdin too. I learnt Parkour after watching YouTube videos on my own. I was a very bad dancer but I have improved a lot. While doing Jhalak I would rehearse for 18 hours at a stretch to get the perfect moves. I added my gymnastics into it too and that’s why people know me as an action actor,” he concluded.

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As per IWM Buzz report, Siddharth Nigam is one of the most popular young actors in the Indian TV industry with a net worth that is estimated to be Rs 29 crore ($4 million). He reportedly charges roughly around Rs. 40,000 per episode.