Overview
- Rakesh Bedi and his manager, speaking Friday, said stories that he was paid a ₹1 crore bonus are false.
- An initial Bollywood Hungama item, citing an unnamed insider, claimed Bedi earned ₹50 lakh for both films and later received a ₹1 crore cheque from producers Aditya and Lokesh Dhar.
- No producer or studio has publicly confirmed any bonus, even as several outlets repeated the anonymous claim before Bedi’s team refuted it.
- Bedi posted a light‑toned video saying no such payment has reached his bank account and joked that people should tell him where the money is if it exists.
- Dhurandhar’s box‑office run has raised Bedi’s profile, with his Jameel Jamali role drawing viral attention and new work, including director David Dhawan confirming him for an upcoming film.