Yami Gautam denies receiving ‘big fat cheque’ for Dhurandhar 2 cameo, says getting directed by Aditya Dhar was her fees
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Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge emerged as the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2026, with his wife, star Yami Gautam , making a special appearance in the movie. Yami, who is currently promoting her soon-to-release movie Nayyi Navelli , is set to appear on Kon Honaar Crorepati, where she revealed whether she charged a fee for her cameo in Dhurandhar: The Revenge.
Adding to this, Yami Gautam's still from Dhurandhar The Revenge. Yami Gautam reveals her fees for Dhurandhar The Revenge cameo A promo for the soon-to-release episode was rolled out on SonyLIV’s official Instagram page. In the clip, host Madhuri Dixit told Yami that she watched and thoroughly enjoyed Dhurandhar: The Revenge. She then brought up Yami’s cameo in the action movie and asked whether the star was paid for her appearance or whether her husband simply requested her to be part of the movie.
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Notably, Yami replied, “I read somewhere that I got a very big fat cheque for the cameo and I was like what is this? But I think some things are priceless. It was very sweet of Aditya to say Yami I want you to come in my movie just for good luck and steal the frame. But it was so fun. To get directed by one of the finest directors was my fees.”
As per the latest buzz, Madhuri then added, “And it was fun to watch you in Dhurandhar The Revenge, when she turns and we see it's Yami, it was fun to watch.”
In further updates, In Dhurandhar: The Revenge, Yami makes a brief appearance as Shazia Bano, a nurse who is actually an undercover Indian agent operating in Pakistan.
On top of that, Helmed by Aditya Dhar, the movie is the sequel to the 2025 rollout Dhurandhar. It stars Ranveer Singh in the lead role, alongside Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, Danish Pandor, Sanjay Dutt and Sara Arjun, among others.
The movie opened to a strong response at the ticket-window and received largely positive reviews from audiences and critics. It follows Hamza as he navigates criminal networks and political power struggles while pursuing targets linked to terrorist attacks against India. Expanding on the first movie’s world, the sequel explores espionage, revenge and cross-border tensions.
Source: Hindustan Times