{"data":{"prismicArticle":{"uid":"yamis-cameo-big-paycheck","tags":["Entertainment","featured","four"],"first_publication_date":"2026-10-16T09:05:36+0000","last_publication_date":"2026-10-16T09:05:36+0000","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Yami’s Cameo, Big Paycheck?"},"rating":null,"datetime":"2026-10-15T18:53:00+0000","img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad%2F7170fbf0-4084-4c46-8059-68e7498011df_yami.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=0%2C1%2C1200%2C592&w=2028&h=1000"},"embed":{"embed_url":null,"thumbnail_url":null,"author_url":null,"title":null},"content":{"raw":[{"text":"Actor and National award winner Yami Gautam opened up to reports about receiving a big fat paycheck for her cameo in husband Aditya Dhar’s film Dhurandhar. "},{"text":"She offered a candid and humorous response to a question posed by Madhuri Dixit on the sets of ‘Kon Honar Crorepati’."},{"text":"In an upcoming episode of the quiz show, Yami and actor Aadinath Kothare will be seen gracing the hot seat, and during the conversation, Madhuri asked Yami about her cameo in Dhurandhar."},{"text":"She cheekily asked whether she was paid for the appearance or agreed to do it at her husband’s request."},{"text":"“Maine dekhi Dhurandhar. Bahut pasand aayi. Did you get paid for that cameo? Ya husband ne kaha ki, ‘Please babe, kar do na?’” (I watched Dhurandhar. I really liked it. Did you get paid for that cameo? Or did your husband say, ‘Please, babe, do it, won’t you?’)"},{"text":"Laughing at the question, Yami responded, “I think kuch cheezon ka mol nahi hai! Aditya said, ‘Please come on my set, pe aajao. I want good luck to be on my set.’ And to be directed by one of the finest directors of India was my fee. Even I was very surprised when I heard the news that I received a big fat check for my cameo. To get directed, I think, by one of the finest directors was my fee.”"},{"text":"(I think some things are priceless! Aditya said, “Please come to my set. I want good luck to be on my set.” Being directed by one of India’s finest directors was my fee. I was also very surprised when I heard that I had received a big fat cheque for my cameo. I think being directed by one of the finest directors was my fee)"},{"text":"For the uninitiated, Yami Gautam made a special cameo in her husband Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which went on to become a massive blockbuster."},{"text":"The actress appeared as Shazia Bano, a nurse who is revealed to be an undercover Indian agent operating in Pakistan, in a brief yet significant sequence alongside Ranveer Singh’s character, Hamza."},{"text":"Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film featured Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan and Sara Arjun, among others."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"yash-ramayana-unites-indian-cinema","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Yash: Ramayana Unites Indian Cinema"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/Z7mTaJ7c43Q3gGHK_yash.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-10-16T08:50:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"kareena-saif-forever-to-go","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Kareena-Saif: Forever to Go"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/xGUmpOCDJYW1m6WX_kareenasaif.JPG?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=0%2C45%2C296%2C146&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-10-16T05:00:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"janhvi-sreeleela-begin-nainital-thriller","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Janhvi-Sreeleela Begin Nainital 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