Lakshmi Manchu opens up on stars’ entourages: ‘Every actor brings five people, kyu chahiye itne log?’

Talking about the culture difference in Hollywood and Indian cinema, Manchu said, “I come from a family of actors. I am used to the Indian sets rather than American. People there used to find it very funny whenever an older actor walked onto the set and I would get up as mark of respect. Here in South India, whenever a senior actor walks into the set, we get up and greet them. However, whenever I did that in America, they said, ‘Please, I won’t come into this room if you get up one more time.'”

ALSO READ | Lakshmi Manchu denies calling dad Mohan Babu a ‘roadblock’ in her career: ‘He was a strict father’

She then pointed out how in India, there are way ‘too many unnecessary people on the set’ unlike Hollywood. She said, “They (Hollywood actors) pull their own chairs, there’s just one makeup and hair person for the main cast. In India there are way too many people. I feel that there are unnecessary people on set. I am like, ‘Kyu chahiye itne log’. Each actor brings four-five people, who have nothing to do on set. The makeup artist has an assistant, the hair person has an assistant, even the spot boy has an assistant. What is going on? This is so different from the time when my dad used to work. We didn’t even have a caravan, we used to look for bushes. Now, even in middle of nowhere we have a beautiful caravan. However, there is a lot of similarities in the passion and love they have for cinema. I also feel the care for each artist is different in Hollywood. They take care of you like you are a precious little doll, irrespective you are a big actor or small actor.”

Lakshmi Manchu was recently seen in the fantasy series Yakshini on Disney Plus Hotstar. She has starred in the American television series Las Vegas, where she played the minor role of Sarasvati Kumar. She also appeared in the series Desperate Housewives, Late Nights with my Lover, and Mystery ER, respectively.