From Deepika Padukone to Amitabh Bachchan, celebs who worked free of cost | The Times of India

Only for the love and passion for acting, Shahid Kapoor chose to work with Vishal Bharadwaj for Haider without charging any fee. Back in July 2014, Bhardwaj shared that when he started planning the film, both Shahid and him agreed that it had to make money from day one. But since Haider was a big film with a huge budget, an ensemble cast, and lavish action pieces, the only way they could make it work was not burden the film with the remunerations. “We kept the secret between us for a long time, but it’s finally out,” Bhardwaj told a news portal.