India, Aug. 28 -- Today, Bollywood actors put up dazzling performances at award shows, entertaining audiences while taking home hefty paycheques. But there was a time when stars performed only in exchange for awards, without being paid for their acts. The person who changed this trend was none other than Salman Khan.

Actor Anil Kapoor once appeared on Sajid Khan's talk show Sajid's Superstars, where the filmmaker asked him, "Woh kaunsa actor tha jisne zindagi me pehli baar paise maange the award function me perform karne (Who was that actor who charged a fee for performing at award functions)?" To this, the actor replied, "Salman Khan." Anil further revealed that he himself was the first actor who did not charge for his performance at an...