Talking to Zoom, Shekhar said, “Paisa toh humesha se hi ek benchmark raha hai, ispe koi do rah nahi hai. Dilip Sahab 60s mein Rs 18 lakh lete the. That was a huge amount. Dharmendra ji Rs 8 lakh, Rs 10 lakh lete the. Agar aaj uski keemat dekhi jaye toh vahi hoga Rs 80 crore-Rs 100 crore. Tabhi lakh bhi bohot mana jata tha. Lekin unmein deen-imaan bohot tha. Rafi Sahab tab gaate the aur accha lagta tha toh voh bolte the ki main paise nahi lunga. Kishore Da bolte the, paise nahi hai dene ke liye, phir bhi main gaa deta hu. Aaj toh duniya bhar ke contracts aate the, pehle toh sab zubaan par chalta tha. Uss waqt log bohot acche the, zamana accha tha, aur neeyat saaf thi. Ab vaise nahi raha. Exceptions ki hum baat na kare.”
