Madhur Bhandarkar shares his hassles amidst film production

Madhur Bhandarkar shares his hassles amidst film production

Madhur Bhandarkar, who is well-known for his real-life-stories and films that focus on women, recently discussed his career and the difficulties he had while producing them

At Cine Talkies 2024, the filmmaker shared that actresses such as Kareena Kapoor Khan, Priyanka Chopra, and Tabu had once agreed to lower their fees in order to work with him.

Bhandarkar reminisced that these actresses, though major stars, felt he could make a movie that could be impactful without spending too much money on it, especially when others did not want to do the film.

He said that high actor fees often led to budget constraints for movies, particularly those with a woman in the lead.
Bhandarkar added that male actors should consider reducing their fee for women-centric films to correct the industry’s gender and pay disparities.

He said that after all that, male dominated films tend to have greater budgets when compared to female lead films whose budgets are often restricted at Rs 20-22 crores while male based stories come up to 50 to 60 crores of rupees.

News Edit KV Raman