Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra said that actress Sonam Kapoor was offered just ₹11 for her role in the film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. Rakeysh wrote in the book that, "Sonam Kapoor benevolently accepted to play a guest appearance for a princely sum of ₹11 only for her brief portrayal of 'Biro'...[Sonam] wanted to contribute to the film as well."