The rising cost of Bollywood entourages is a topic that has been in discussion for several months now. Several filmmakers and producers have slammed actors for unnecessarily having too many people around
them. Now, actress Taapsee Pannu has weighed in on the matter and spoken about Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan’s entourages.
Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Taapsee mentioned, “I was seeing interviews and a couple of producers were complaining about how stars have so much cost attached to them, and they have such a huge entourage cost. This was such a heated discussion. They said that stars have 4–5 people following them everywhere.”
She added, “Firstly, it is not the case with every star. I have worked with the industry’s two biggest stars, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan, also for that matter, but when I was working with Shah Rukh sir, there weren’t as many people around him. It’s a myth that all actors have a huge entourage.”
The actress said, “Yes, some actors do have huge entourages, but my question is that the people who are giving these interviews and producers who have a problem with that, they are the ones who are actually giving work to those stars and actors who have this kind of entourage. These actors are called delusional for demanding so much in this economy, but then these producers are only giving them this. Either you change it or don’t complain about it. From the outside, what do I believe, what they are saying in interviews or what they are doing in real life?”
Previously, the likes of Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar, Shoojit Sircar and Rajeev Masand have criticised the rising costs of Bollywood entourages. Actors like Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, John Abraham and Jackie Shroff have openly discussed the matter. While they did agree that a huge entourage was not required, they also spoke for some actors who have too many people around them.
