Overview
- Yaseen Khan, in interviews published Wednesday, rejected viral claims that celebrity bodyguards make ₹2–2.5 crore a year.
- He said most guards get a fixed monthly salary and then separate project pay for films or events when producers draw up a contract.
- He recalled that producers did not pay bodyguards earlier and said he pushed for project fees after first clearing the move with Gauri Khan.
- Security consultant Yusuf Ibrahim backed typical ranges of about ₹25,000–₹1 lakh a month and said higher sums can reflect private deals or outside businesses, citing examples like Shera’s company.
- Khan led Shah Rukh Khan’s personal security from 2001 to 2011 and founded the Mumbai firm YK PROSEC in 2015, a background he says shaped his view of how pay practices evolved.