Jaaved Jaaferi said he was the highest-paid TV host for Channel V and bought his house from those earnings. "I enjoy meaty roles. They don't have to be positive or negative [but]...should have...range to perform," Jaaferi added. "Dhamaal wasn't...easy part. People think it was...The way I walked, talked, tonality, syntax- everything was different. It looked easy...but it wasn't," he stated.