Salman
Khan
and
Akshay
Kumar
haven't
really
let
the
ice
thaw
since
the
cold
vibes
they
shared
in
Jaan-e-Mann.
And
that
was
just
the
tip
of
the
iceberg.
The
stakes
have
risen
since
Akshay
got
paid
a
whopper
for
the
desi
Fear
Factor
and
Salman
wants
to
get
even,
or
more
than
Akki,
if
he
can.
A
source
says,
"Recently,
when
Studio
18
approached
Salman
for
a
film
he
wanted
to
know
how
much
Akshay
was
getting.
When
he
heard
Akshay
was
getting
40
crore,
Salman
hiked
his
price
to
50
crore.
When
Sony"s
10
Ka
Dum
was
launched
Salman
was
getting
paid
90
crore
for
100
episodes.
Then
he
read
in
a
few
tabloids
that
Akshay
Kumar
was
anchoring
a
reality
show
-
the
desi
version
of
Fear
Factor
on
Viacom
18's
Colors
-
sand
was
getting
paid
a
whopping
Rs
1.5
crore
per
episode
for
16
episodes."
Mujhe
zyaada
chahiye
The
source
reveals
that
Salman
was
very
upset
on
hearing
this.
"He
was
to
start
shooting
for
the
show
but
refused
to
come
on
the
sets.
Salman
threw
a
tantrum
saying
he
wouldn't
shoot
till
his
price
was
hiked
and
that
he
should
get
more
than
Akshay.
Sony
was
in
a
fix.
They
had
already
announced
the
show
with
Salman
and
the
promos
were
to
soon
go
on
air.
But
they
couldn't
agree
to
what
Salman
was
asking
for.
Finally
Salman
said
they
should
pay
him
at
least
a
crore
per
episodes.
It
was
finally
decided
that
Salman
would
be
paid
a
whopping
104
crore
for
100
episodes!
Imagine
that!
Siddharth
Basu
of
Synergy
Communication,
which
is
producing
the
show
says,
"As
far
as
I
know,
that's
nonsense.
All
these
figures
you
mention
are
largely
imaginary.
Producers
don't
deal
with
commercials
when
it
comes
to
film
stars.
You
could
try
speaking
to
Mr
NP
Singh
or
Mr
Albert
Almeida
from
Sony."
Sony's
and
Salman's
business
manager
remained
unavailable
for
comment.
Today,
the
first
music
video
will
be
launched
today
at
an
event
though
Salman
won't
be
present.
He
is
currently
shooting
for
Sohail
Khan's
Mr
Aur
Mrs
Khanna
in
Australia.
Story first published: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 17:18 [IST]