Sangeeta Reveals How Much She Paid Moammar Rana For Mukho

Finally, Sangeeta, the veteran Pakistani actress and filmmaker, has clarified the rumors about underpayment of actor Moammar Rana in her new movie Mukho. She clarifies the payment issue after a singer named Zeeshan Rokhri alleged that the Lollywood actor was underpaid for this project.

The issue of underpayment gained instant attention in social networking sites, with people wondering whether Pakistan's biggest film star is getting his due for the project or not. Sangeeta clarifies the whole issue by mentioning the real pay to Moammar Rana.

Sangeeta Returns With New Film Mukho

Sangeeta is one of the most highly-regarded names from Pakistan in the world of entertainment.She has had a very successful career not only as an actress but as a director too, who has produced some great television dramas such as Kis Din Mera Viyah Howe Ga, Meri Behen Meri Dewarani, Bari Phupo, and Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewa.

As a director, she has made a few successful movies in Lollywood as well, such as Society Girl, Nikah, and Sona Chaandi.Currently, she is directing Mukho, which is a forthcoming movie that will have a star-studded cast including Saima, Moammar Rana, Meera, and Layla.

Zeeshan Rokhri's Claim Sparked Debate

This issue came into the limelight after singer Zeeshan Rokhri gave his views about the movie in an interview.

As per Zeeshan, he was first offered a part in Mukho. In the interview, he said that Sangeeta was offering only Rs 500,000 to Moammar Rana in return for his services in the movie.It became viral on social networking sites, with most people surprised at why Moammar Rana would accept this meager amount when he is such a veteran actor in Lollywood.

Sangeeta Breaks Her Silence

After the online debate, Sangeeta denied all the rumors in an interview given to Abdul Salam Ali.She rejected the rumors and stated that people did not know the actual meaning of the figures posted on the Internet.

In reacting to the issue, Sangeeta referred to Moammar Rana as her friend just like her own son.

According to her, due to their relationship, she could pay him whatever amount of money they agreed on. However, Sangeeta emphasized that the amount paid to Moammar Rana was higher than what was rumored.

Sangeeta Reveals Moammar Rana's Actual Fee

Giving the details regarding payments, Sangeeta clarified that Moammar Rana was not paid Rs 500,000 for the whole film.On the contrary, according to her, it was an agreement that Rs 500,000 would be paid for each day he shot.Sangeeta said that the actor worked for a total of eight days and hence earned Rs 4 million.

She told:

“Moammar Rana is my son. I can pay him one rupee, one lakh or ten lakh, whatever suits me. But we had agreed upon five lakh per day and he worked for eight days. So he got forty lakh.”This immediately made things clear for the controversy as most people had misunderstood that the money paid was for the whole movie.

Sangeeta Praises Moammar Rana

Sangeeta had very good remarks to say about Moammar Rana's contribution to Pakistan cinema industry during the interview.She called Moammar Rana one of the biggest stars of Lollywood and commended his impressive repertoire of successful movies.Sangeeta was talking about his successful movie Choorian and said that Moammar Rana has made many hit movies and thinks that Mukho would be another important milestone in his journey.Sangeeta is very confident that audiences would love watching him again on the big screen.

Social Media Reacts To The Clarification

As per Sangeeta’s elaboration, people on social media had varied responses to the news.Some were happy because of her elaboration of the issue since it helped prevent any damage to the reputation of both of them.

However, some believed that the whole issue is an example of how quickly unverified information can travel online before knowing everything about the situation.Another point raised by some users was that the payments between film producers and actors are personal matters.

Mukho Builds Anticipation

Aside from the money issue, Mukho is still able to create excitement amongst Pakistani film fans.

Mukho features a bunch of famous stars from Lollywood such as Saima, Meera, Layla, and Moammar Rana, thus making it one of the most highly anticipated movies in the industry at the moment.

Sangeeta, the director of the movie, is still expected to create another big production for the film industry.

Conclusion

Sangeeta has denied the rumors about Moammar Rana being underpaid for Mukho, disclosing that the actor has earned Rs 40 lakh for eight days of shoot, as against the reported Rs 5 lakh for the entire movie.

This clarification has changed the topic, but the controversy caused by Zeeshan Rokhri's comments is still continuing online. With the increasing buzz around the film Mukho, people have started to concentrate on the movie more than the payment issue.