Veer Dass Revealed He Was Offered Huge Fees For Doing Extra Role

 Bollywood actor Vir Das revealed that he was offered huge fees to play extra in Saif and  Deepika Padukone starer “Love Aaj Kal”

Actor revealed he was offered 8 lakhs for playing extra actor added  “I was the most EXPENSIVE background extra in history”

According to report actor while interacting with Mayank Shekhar of Mid-Day opened about what made him take an inconsequential role in the Saif Ali Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer Love Aaj Kal (2009).

While opening about 8 lakh offer for playing extra actor revealed “I really needed cash as I was very cash-strapped. That’s when I was offered Love Aaj Kal. I was informed that I was required for just one scene and would be relegated to the background in other scenes. I said, ‘I’ll take it. I need money right now’. Director Imtiaz Ali, who’s a very nice guy and who had seen my stand-up act before, to his credit, warned me, ‘Vir, I am telling you. This is not much (of a role). This is just 1 or 2 scenes on paper and then you’ll be around’.”

Explaining what his role was in the movie, Vir revealed, “If you watch, I have one scene in the movie and in the song ‘Can We Twist’, there’s a dude dancing on this side of Saif and there’s a dude dancing on that side of Saif. One is me and the other is Kavi Shastri, who’s now my co-director. We met on the sets of Love Aaj Kal for this rile I was offered 8 lakhs.

Answering to question how much he was paid for playing extra actor said “I was the most expensive background extra in history (laughs). I got put up in London and I got paid Rs. 8 lakhs, man!” actor further added “One of the two girls in Illuminati Productions was like, ‘We should have Vir in the movie’. So, somebody batted for me, after which Imtiaz was nice. Meanwhile, I had given auditions for Delhi Belly (2011) and Badmaash Company (2010) before I left to shoot for Love Aaj Kal in London. I was in London and was wondering, ‘What am I doing here? I am like the bouquet in the background’ (laughs)! Then my agent called me at 3 am and told me that I had bagged Delhi Belly. He told me, ‘I am going to get you a great deal’. I replied, ‘Do not negotiate. Whatever they offer, just take it’. I came straight out of Love Aaj Kal and shot for Delhi Belly after two months.”
Veer Dass is known for his versatile in playing challenging character.