Samir Soni holds Karan Johar and Farah Khan accountable for rising star fees in Bollywood: ‘Kuch kami toh aap mein bhi hai’

Karan Johar had recently spoken about the exorbitant fees charged by top actors. Farah Khan had also commented on the rising overhead costs of making films, which are directly linked to outrageous demands of stars. She had called it “wastage of resources”. An Indianexpress.com report had shed light on the menace of entourage cost, which are inflating budgets and risking a film’s recovery. The price breakup for the entourage of a star varies, but on average, a spot boy would charge Rs 25,000 per day, personal security would charge Rs 15,000 per head per day and a stylist can charge up to Rs 1 lakh. The overhead cost of a star amounts to Rs 20-22 lakh per day, which for a film shot over 70 days, would be additional cost of Rs 15-20 crore.

Before Samir Soni, actor Rajeev Khandelwal too had slammed Karan and Farah on their comments and had shared his observations. Asked about Karan Johar’s recent comments about certain actors who charge Rs 35 crore but struggle to deliver Rs 3.5 crore openings, Rajeev told Siddharth Kanan, in an interview, “But who agreed to give them the Rs 35 crore in the first place? If not Rs 35 crore, someone must’ve given them Rs 30 crore. Was it you yourself who used to give them Rs 25 crore? Till the time when Rs 25 crore was working for you, it was fine, but now that it’s not, you’re coming out and complaining about high salaries. Who spoiled them? You created these monsters.”