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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s comeback after her sabbatical has been finalised. She is to ride on producer-director Sanjay Gupta ‘Jazba’.
However, what’s not clear is what is the cost of her return act? According to reports, stars are slashing their price, but Gupta says, “Why should Aishwarya take a price-cut?”
He believes films of today are not failing; it is the budget that is making things difficult for the industry also satellite market has crashed.
All this combined has resulted in the closure of at least 4-5 studios. So there is trouble in paradise right now,” says Sanjay.
He feels the Above The Line (ATL) can be cut by half to prevent loss.
Sanjay does not believe in over paying his stars, he says, “My theory is don’t overpay and don’t underpay, too. I am ready to pay your normal fee and then take the extra money from the profit.”
The film maker prefers being generous when it comes to sharing “extra” money of the profit and claims that he would let the stars have their shares as they movie would not do well without them.
His theory is, “take money from my profit and not pocket.”
If all film makers are of the similar opinion as Sanjay, the stars are up for some major challenge.
So, is it the right time for the industry’s favourite return? We shall wait for the Senior Bachchan's tweet to know that.
Jazba, as Sanjay puts it, is a commercial movie starring four big aces, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, Shabana Azmi and Anupam Kher.
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