Javed Akhtar was paid Rs 25 lakh for ‘Nikle The Hum Kabhi Ghar Se’ From Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Dunki’ | Hindi Movie News – Times of India

Javed Akhtar has been one of the most celebrated lyricists in India, having worked in the movie business for more than five decades now, first as a writer with Salim Khan and then as a lyricist. His latest song ‘Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se’ from Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki is currently topping the charts. And now it is being reported that the veteran writer has been paid Rs 25 lakhs for the song.

Few days ago Javed Akhtar was hosting a show, called ‘Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon’ where he was regaling stories about some of his songs. While talking about Dunki he said, “I usually don’t write just one track in the film. Raju Hirani saab asked me to write lyrics of just one song. I declined but he insisted. He said, ‘Yeh gaana aapke alawakoi nahin likh sakta’. I kept unreasonable terms in front of him (hoping that he’d be discouraged)’.”
Javed Akhtar continued, “Without batting an eyelid, he agreed to those terms. Yeh mera kamaalnahin hai. Yeh kamaal Raju Hirani ka hai. Jiske peeche 5 super-duper hit films thi, usko samaj thiki yeh gaana mujhe iss aadmi se milega. Ego was not governing him. His love for his film was governing him. Hats off to him!”
Javed Akhtar didn’t publicly disclose his requirements, but according to Film Information magazine , the lyricist had specific conditions. He insisted on separate credits for the song rather than clubbing his name with other lyricists on the screen and his credit be displayed for the same duration as Rajkumar Hirani‘s name, and a fee of Rs. 25 lakhs. Javed Akhtar confirmed the news to the magazine.