Anil spoke on the budget of films and the fees of actors: I have endured this pain of producers, I have done films without taking money
For the last few days, the issue of increasing fees and budget of actors has been hot in Bollywood. Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap have expressed concern over the increasing fees of actors. Now Anil Kapoor has also talked about the budget of the film, the fees of the actors and unnecessary demands. He said that due to the high fees of the actors, the budget of the film is greatly affected. It happened many times that I did not take fees to support the producers. Anil Kapoor, who is hosting Bigg Boss OTT Season 3, said in an interview to Indian Express – Due to the high fees of the actors, the budget of the film is greatly affected. For a producer to make more and more films, actors should think about their fees and unnecessary demands. Anil Kapoor said – I have also done films without taking money. It happened many times that I did not take fees to support the producers. Today all actors and technicians should think about their fees. The lower the budget of the film, the more films the producers can make. Anil Kapoor has produced many films as a producer including ‘Badhaai Ho Badhaai’, ‘Gandhi My Father’, ‘Aisha’, ‘Veere Di Wedding’ and ‘Khoobsurat’. During the production of these films, he has also faced financial difficulties. Anil Kapoor said – Due to high fees, the budget is greatly affected. I have faced this situation as a producer. Due to the increase in budget, one has to face difficulties in making good films. Recently, Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap have raised the issue of increasing fees of actors and said that making a film of any budget is challenging. Every artist should review how much fees they are asking for. Recently, during an interview, actress Shabana Azmi has expressed surprise at the fees of stars and the increasing expenses in shooting.