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Anurag Kashyap has often raised the issue of actors charging high fees in films. In a recent interview, the filmmaker praised Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan for not charging fees for their films. In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Anurag revealed the reason behind Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir’s films not being expensive. (Also Read: Anurag Kashyap says Christopher Nolan’s equipment was confiscated by customs in India)
Anurag Kashyap praises Shahrukh, Aamir, Salman
Speaking on unnecessary demands of actors and taking 50-60 percent of the production cost as star fees, Anurag said, “When you make a film, more money is spent on unnecessary things than on making the film. Actors’ fees are not a problem because the market decides that. The way I make films, I stay within limits, sometimes I even lose my fees. I have worked on zero fees in more than 60% of the films in my life.
He further said, “The biggest example of this is Gangs of Wasseypur. My fees were zero because I did not want to replace actors with big stars. I do not work with big actors, but in the most cost conscious industry, we have three big stars – Shahrukh, Salman and Aamir. All three do not take fees for a film. They take the backend of every film. None of their films are costly.”
About Anurag Kashyap
Anurag started his career as a screenwriter in Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya Aur Kaun. He is also credited as a dialogue writer in E Niwas’ Manoj Bajpayee-Raveena Tandon starrer Shool. Anurag then started his directorial career with Paanch, which never released. His second film Black Friday (based on the 1993 Mumbai blasts) took five years to release in theatres due to it being politically controversial. The filmmaker later rose to fame with films like Dev D, Gulaal, Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 and 2, Mukkabaaz and Manmarziyaan. His web series – Sacred Games, based on Vikram Chandra’s novel of the same name, also became quite popular. Anurag recently played a negative role in Vijay Sethupathi’s Tamil action-thriller Maharaja.
Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming projects
Anurag will next be seen as a villain in the Gulshan Devaiah starrer crime-thriller show – Bad Cop. His upcoming directorial is a Kennedy noir action-thriller. The film starring Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone was screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2023.
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