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MUMBAI : Bhaiyya Ji directed by Apoorv Singh Karki, starred actor Manoj Bajpayee, who is most renowned for his roles in the films Satya, Shool, Gangs of Wasseypur, Aligarh, and more. Bajpayee recently brought attention to how producers criticise the fact that actors are charging more for their roles in films and strongly support the latter.
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In a recent interview with the popular news portal, Manoj Bajpayee discussed his thoughts on the current controversy surrounding celebrities' outrageous demands. Bajpayee pointed out that producers had been providing stars with advantages and are now "contradicting" themselves by requesting the stars to lower their rates.
"First you feed me rasgulla and protein so that I can go for a marathon because I am the only one you think can win this race, and then you are crying over the number of rasgullas I ate or the protein shakes I drank!" the Satya actor stated.
Talking about his experience, Bajpayee pointed out the hypocrisy of producers choosing to cast 'stars' over actors like him and claimed that he hasn't been offered huge money as fees yet.
He stated that producers choose stars as they can guarantee numbers at the box office while adding that the business is a gamble.
Bajpayee further expressed that there is nothing wrong with stars asking for "facilities" as long as they aren't asking "insane" amounts of fees. Calling stars the "face of the film", the GOW actor shared that many stars sign movies with a reduced fee and then earn money from the profit sharing.
Filmmakers like Farah Khan and Karan Johar have already made comments over the actors' rising fees, pointing out that they too must pay for production expenses.
During a previous interview with Faye D'Souza, Karan disclosed that he gets asked to pay a fee of Rs. 35 crore by "movie stars" to work on their films, but the film only opens with a low Rs 3.5 crore at the box office.
Returning to Manoj Bajpayee, Vipin Sharma and Zoya Hussain acted in his most recent film, Bhaiyya Ji. Earlier this year, the film was released in theatres on May 24. It has been available to stream on ZEE5 since July 26.
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