Mallika to be paid 50 lakhs to appear on 10 Ka Dum

While celebrities are lining up to appear on 10 Ka
Dum hosted by Salman Khan[^] , Mallika Sherawat has walked down the route less
taken and has insisted she will make and appearance only if she’s paid a cool Rs
50 lakh and she has got it too! Says a source, “Last year, the channel wanted
Mallika to appear on 10 Ka Dum. She wasn’t particularly interested even though
they had promised her they’d promote her film Ugly Aur Pagli[^] . Also Mallika
didn’t have the dates. Mallika and Salman had issues with each other during the
2006 Rockstars tour. Salman, who is not known to forgive easily, has not tried
to mend fences with Mallika since and Mallika played up the diva bit and didn’t
send out an olive branch either.

Adds the source, “They patched up last year after
meeting up at an event. After that, Mallika was even seen attending Sallu’s
birthday bash in Panvel along with her brother, Vikram Singh, the producer of
Hissss.Apparently, the actress one day impulsively rang up Salman and got
herself invited to his birthday. As soon as she reached there, she greeted Sallu
warmly and told him she liked his films and dreamt of acting with him one day.
Salman was floored. After that, they have become good friends and now get along
like a house on fire. The source continues, “Sony was very eager to have Mallika
on their show.

This time, Mallika was agreeable as she and Salman
were on very friendly terms. But Mallika insisted that she would come only if
she was paid a certain sum. She will also be talking about her next release,
Hissss, which is being directed by Hollywood director Jennifer Lynch. Now that
the money issue has been sorted out, Mallika will be shooting for 10 Ka Dum on
May 24.Mallika Sherawat[^] -starrer Hissss, directed by Jennifer Lynch, which is
based on the myth of the vengeful snake woman has Endeavor Independent, which
handled the worldwide sales of Slumdog Millionaire[^] , handling worldwide sales
for the film in Cannes.

Apparently Endeavor was impressed after watching the
promo of the film at a Special[^] preview in Los Angeles.