The increasing cost of making movies is a matter of concern for producers and a big role is played by the actor’s entourage in this regard. If you remember, some time back, choreographer-director Farah Khan said in an interview that nowadays, there are actors who demand 4 vanity vans for themselves and they don’t act until 4 vans are provided to them.
Recently, Anurag Kashyap also opened up on this matter and he also talked about the role that was played by OTT in increasing costs. He said that most of the people got to know their worth after OTT boomed in India. In his words, “For example, I had never seen so many vanity vans on my set like I saw on Sacred Games. That’s how the culture got started. Then you can’t reverse that. Finally, those people started getting paid who were totally ignored, which is the technical crew… It’s fair, in a way. But a lot of extra things started coming in.”
When he was asked why big-budget movies are facing problems at the box-office, he said, “Because they aren’t spending on just the film. One thing people need to understand is that when we make a film, we’re working, we’re creating something. It’s not a holiday, it’s not a picnic. A lot of money that is spent doesn’t go into making the film. It goes into the paraphernalia, it goes into the entourage. You’re shooting in the middle of a jungle, but one car will be sent to the city three hours away specifically to get you that five-star burger you want.”
Well such things certainly need to change, what is your opinion in this connection?
