Karan Johar reveals no contract with Shah Rukh Khan: There's no such thing as a money exchange with him

The filmmaker revealed that Shah Rukh Khan did not take money for his cameos in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Brahmastra.

Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar on the sets of My Name is Khan (Courtesy: Dharma Movies/Instagram)

Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar's friendship shows that they are one true family. Having known each other for nearly three decades, the actor-filmmaker duo has worked with each other many times and shares a brotherhood kind of relationship. Now, Karan revealed that during their professional collaboration, "money exchange" was never a topic of discussion. He also revealed that SRK hasn't taken money for his cameo appearances in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil or Brahmastra.

A lifelong friendship

Speaking about their bond, Karan told Mid Day, "Shah Rukh's journey and my journey kind of went off... I was the assistant director; his stardom was raised in 1993. Adi, Shah Rukh, and I are friends. With that superstardom energy, I have seen Shah Rukh's entire growth in front of me and felt it as a part of me. But I didn't meet him as a movie star; I met him as this young, vibrant actor with so much promise."

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No money talk

Talking about "monetary" conversation, the filmmaker went on to reveal, "Neither for Brahmastra; he shot for 14 days; that's our relationship. With Shah Rukh, there's no such thing as money exchange. Between what I do and what he does, there's no money involved. I don't think he has ever asked me for money for a film he has done. Whatever is given, is given. Our contract with Shah Rukh says, 'It's a pleasure to work with you; thank you so much.' We don't have a contract with him, and I don't have any detailed papers."

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Karan added, "Whatever is said and done, he expects it from me. I remember when he was shooting for Ra.One he had a double unit. He called me to shoot for six days because Anubhav was doing big action and he needed some simple, like patchwork scenes. I flew from Bombay and did it; these are not big deals in our relationships."

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