Actor Gulshan Devaiah, who recently played the villain in Kantara: Chapter 1, said that he knew that doing the film is the right move for his career. He revealed that he has already increased his fees, and took a playful jab at stars who demand more vanity vans and larger entourages than they need. He said that more than the isolated success of Kantara, being a working actor who has sustained his career for 15 years is a bigger achievement. In an interview on Varinder Chawla's YouTube channel, Gulshan said that he first met Kantara director and star Rishab Shetty in 2019, and that the role he played in Kantara: Chapter 1 was written with him in mind. The movie has made more than Rs 600 crore globally so far. They were originally supposed to collaborate on another project, which fell through. But when Rishab approached him with a role in Kantara: Chapter 1 following the groundbreaking success of the original Kantara, Gulshan felt inclined to participate even though he wasn't keen on playing a negative character. Asked how he is handling the attention coming his way after Kantara: Chapter 1's success, he said, "You have to be prepared for it. I knew that things could go absolutely wrong and you could end up in a pile of s**t, or you'll be on seventh heaven. You just have to be ready. I've been working for 15 years, and right from my first film, I've been receiving appreciation, and it's been steadily growing." Also read - Bollywood couple demands 11 vanity vans, separate kitchens, gyms; Amitabh Bachchan is only one who doesn’t, says Sanjay Gupta: ‘Ek mein saab nanga baithte hain’ He continued, "It's only a matter of time before something like this happens and there's a big explosion. You have to be ready, because if you're not ready, you can lose your head. And I've seen conventional idea of success mess with people's heads. I was mature enough to handle it in a healthy manner, and productive manner, which means that I'm going to make more money now." Asked if he intends on hiking his fees, he said, "Already hiked. They were hiked the day the trailer dropped. I have to take advantage of this, don't I? It's one of the most anticipated films of the year, one of the biggest films of India. I've been working for 15 years; this much business I know." Gulshan said that around 1,000 crew members were present on set to shoot the film's climax, and joked, "Which is apparently less than some other films. Some people have 1,000 people in their staff only, and 52 vanity vans." He paused and said sheepishly, "I think these people are my friends only. I really like them also. I hope this joke flies well, or goes under the radar." In recent months, there has been a hot debate about increasing entourage costs in Bollywood, with some filmmakers and producers alleging that certain stars demand as many as six vans for themselves, and have 30-member teams that producers pay for.
