Actor Vikram Kapadia – best known for starring in movies like Kapoor and Sons and Yodha, and shows like The Night Manager, Made in Heaven, and Scam 1992 – said that production houses like Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Aditya Chopra’s Yash Raj Films pay actors less than their dues.
Talking about the same in a new interview with Bollywood Now, Kapadia said, “Yash Raj and Dharma have this ego that we are Yash Raj and Dharma so we will pay you a little less, but you should be happy because we are paying you. I think they do that with everyone. I think that’s why actors are concerned.”
However, Kapadia revealed that during his tenure as a writer at Yash Raj Films, he was always paid on time. “Yash Raj paid me well as a writer, but hoga na kahi pe that hum Yash Raj hain. You are getting a role, they are giving you a break. So maybe the value is a little less but they never delay in payment,” he explained. Kapadia’s claim comes at a time when rising entourage costs and hefty actor fees have become a talking point in the industry.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Karan Johar revealed he doesn’t pay hefty fees to actors now as he used to do during his initial days in career.
Speaking about the same to The Hollywood Reporter India, Johar said, “I don’t pay any more. I’ve said, ‘Thank you very much, I can’t pay you.’ I am not paying anyone. What were your last couple of films? How much have you opened to? What right do you have to ask me for this number? I produced a small film called Kill. I spent money on it because it was a high-concept film with a rank newcomer. Every star that we went to asked me for the same money as the budget. When the budget is Rs 40 crore, how can you ask for Rs 40 crore?”
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