Madhur Bhandarkar talked about the continuing discussion over expensive entourage expenses. He disclosed the ways in which Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor lowered their market rates. Published: August 21, 2024 12:07 PM IST By Edited by Madhur Bhandarkar’s socially conscious stories have been credited with altering the course of many actresses’ careers.
Despite having a modest budget, the director was successful both critically and commercially. The filmmaker has discussed his experiences working with some of the biggest actresses in the nation, such as Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor, as the controversy surrounding star entourages heats up. He acknowledged that, in light of the film’s budget, they had cut their fees.
During an interview with Bollywood Hungama interview, he said that the female actors who portrayed the lead parts in and waived their fees. “Every female actor slashed her price when they were working with me. Since, I only had a budget of Rs 1.
5 crore for Chandni Bar, Tabu didn’t not charge any fee for the film. She took money against Bombay or Delhi territory, and nothing else apart from that. She worked with such conviction, ” he said.
Bhandarkar said, “Raveena Tandon (Satta) and Bipasha Basu (Corporate) reduced their prices. Even Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor slashed their fees. They didn’t charge the market price from me because they were keen on making these movies.
The entire film was resting on their shoulders so everybody slash.