Karan Johar has revealed that newcomers in Bollywood are now asking for exponentially high fees, despite everything they have to prove to qualify for the same – including their box-office prowess.
The power-producer and the man behind Dharma Productions has stated that he’s ‘fed-up’ of newcomers asking such high numbers for single films, without proving their muscle at the box office.
During a recent interaction with Film Companion, the producer called out such fresh talents, stating:
“They don’t understand. Because in the climate that we are in, nobody is taking theatrical backends. You are taking a percentage of profit instead, which you can offer as well.”
He further added:
“Striking those deals with megastars make sense. What I am not understanding is that there is a younger order that is yet to prove their muscle at the box office. But instantly, you hear [them asking for] 25-35 crores. What are these numbers?”
Karan stated that he’s ‘fed up’ of such actors, who are asking for so much despite having a number of failures at the box office, and only on the basis of their digital content.
“I am so fed up. I have seen prices of actors rise through the worst period of cinema for no reason. They hadn’t had a release, their last release was a failure, their films have not taken off, and yet they are just [rising their prices] because they are riding on the digital money. They have gone beyond deluded. And we all have to just suck it up and work with them because this is what we do.”
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