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The rising cost of production in the Hindi film industry has become a hot topic of debate off late. The newest member of the fraternity to speak about it is veteran producer Ramesh Taurani. In an interview with The Indian Express, when posed with this question, he said, “See filmmaking is a business, ultimately. When I am mounting a film and signing a star, I have to look at his fee, his entourage cost. I proceed by factoring everything, and if I feel it is too high, I talk to them and negotiate with them.”
Taurani added, “So, entourage cost is there, but a bigger problem is the star fee. It’s true that they ask for a high fee but a lot of stars today are mindful of the recoveries and the business, and they come in backend, and they agree for profit sharing. Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan do that. We made Race 3 with Salman, and everything was on a partnership basis. All big stars do this today. So, if the entourage cost increases, it will also be deducted from their share. It is a better business model.”
On action taking over romance
Big stars don’t do romantic films anymore, they all want action. After Pathaan, Jawan, Tiger 3, Fighter, there is that trend. Which is why romantic films have suffered a setback. Romantic films need to have a new conflict, which is not always easy to crack. So, to get the right script is a huge task, which could also be one of the reasons.
On Race 4
Yes, we are. It will begin early next year. The script is in the works, so we are yet to lock any cast as of yet. There is also a film with Varun Dhawan and David Dhawan. It should begin in July, will be a super entertaining film.
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