Actors’ demands and their rising entourage costs in Bollywood have become one of the hottest topics in the industry after Farah Khan called it a ‘waste of resources’. Now, renowned filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has shared his opinion on the same. He said that he had never seen such a large number of vanity vans in his career as he had seen during the shooting of Sacred Games. The director alleged that a lot of money is spent on paraphernalia and entourage but does not go into making the film. Anurag also stated that if there is a shooting in the middle of the jungle then one car will specifically go to bring a five-star burger for an actor. 

In an interview with Humans of Cinema for its YouTube channel, Anurag said “For example, I had never seen so many vanity vans on my set like I saw on Sacred Games. That’s how the culture got started. Then you can’t reverse that. Finally, those people started getting paid who were totally ignored, which is the technical crew… It’s fair, in a way. But a lot of extra things started coming in.”

He also explained the reason behind big-budget films not working. Anurag added, “Because they aren’t spending on just the film. One thing people need to understand is that when we make a film, we’re working, we’re creating something. It’s not a holiday, it’s not a picnic. A lot of money that is spent doesn’t go into making the film. It goes into the paraphernalia, it goes into the entourage. You’re shooting in the middle of a jungle, but one car will be sent to the city three hours away specifically to get you that five-star burger you want.”

Earlier Farah Khan in a chat with Chinki Minki’s YouTube channel, said “I think bahot zyada entourage cost ho gaya hai. Ek actress 9 jan saath mein leke aate hain. Ek actor 8 jan leke aata hai. That is a waste of resources. Woh film mein dikhta nahi hai. Woh cost. Toh I think that needs to be controlled a bit. Producers pe bahut bhari padta hain (An actress brings 9 people, an actor gets 8 people. That does not show on the film. It weighs down on the producers).”

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On the work front, Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy will be released in theatres soon. It was premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2023. The film features Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone in lead roles.