Sanjay Gupta Supports Karan Johar On Rising ‘Stars Fees’, Takes A Jibe At Akshay Kumar’s Sarfira?

Karan Johar’s recent remark on rising stars fees has started a discussion in the film industry. Many have come out in support and spoke about it. New in addition is ace director Sanjay Gupta who also supported Karan Johar and took an indirect jibe at Akshay Kumar. The actor is gearing up for his next release Sarfira which is releasing on July 12.

Taking to X handle, Sanjay Gupta wrote, ‘Karan Johar is not wrong in what he says about star fees. Tomorrow’s box office will prove him right.” In no time it went viral, and many fans were seen reacting. Sanjay Gupta has hinted at Akshay Kumar’s Sarfira. The film is considered one of the most highly anticipated ones and is expected to open on a very good note. Sarfira is based on the true real-life story of GR Gopinath who made cost-effective aviation possible for the common man. The film directed by Sudha Kongara is the official adaptation of the 5 national award-winning film Soorarai Pottru.

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Karan Johar has spoken out about the rising entourage cost in Bollywood. At the trailer launch of his upcoming production ‘Kill’, Karan, who also runs a talent management agency called Dharma Cornerstone Agency, said that more than the entourage cost, the remuneration of the lead movie star has to be ‘looked into’. “The entourage cost is the least of our worry,” Karan told reporters at the event. “It’s the main remuneration of the actors that has to be looked into. It’s very critical for all the actors to understand exactly how the times are, how the climate of our movies are, how tough and difficult it is to maneuver through making a motion picture of any magnitude or size.”

He continued, “It is very difficult, there are so many costs— the PnA (Publicity and advertising) costs and if the above the line cost, which is what comes from the actors, is not viable, then it becomes important to mount a film. Every single movie star today has to review what they’re asking for.” The filmmaker said often there will be certain producers who will pay exorbitant fee to actors just so their films are made, but the practice will eventually “cause a lot of damage to the entire system.”

Karan further said that a lot of actors need reality check when it comes to quoting their market price. “They (actors) can take all the entourage they want, that is not the problem. While it’s adding to our costs, the real issue is the mothership cost. They’ve to look at that. There can be backend deals, percentage of profits, slabs of box office as per performance based remuneration. All that is possible, but every actor has to look within because a lot of them are not really in touch with reality,” he added.