‘If Bollywood Can’t Afford His Price, Then Very Good’: Mukesh Bhatt Reacts To Mahesh Babu's Controversial Statement

It seems that Bollywood producer Mukesh Bhatt has a very different take on Mahesh Babu's statement.

Mukesh Bhatt Reacts To Mahesh Babu

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New Delhi: There has been a lot of backlash against Mahesh Babu for saying that Bollywood cannot afford him. Many people are upset by this comment. It seems that Bollywood producer Mukesh Bhatt has a very different take on the subject. In a recent interview with IndiaToday.in, producer Mukesh Bhatt said that Mahesh Babu's comment was not cause for outrage.

Bhatt said,  "If Bollywood can't afford his price, then very good. I wish him all the best. I respect where he comes from. He has talent and he has an ‘X’ value for the talent that he has generated over the years. He is a very successful actor and keeping to his requisite of what he wants to get in terms of gratification of our films, if Bollywood cannot work to his expectations, then there is nothing wrong with it. I wish him all the best. Each one to its own." 

 "Why should anyone be offended by anybody's price tag? If I have to work for somebody for free, it is my choice. If I am charging Rs 100 crore for something, it is my choice as well. Having said that, there is no fixed price in our industry. I have worked with an actor who worked for half the price of how much he originally quoted and visa-versa. Here, directors, actors, heroes, and their fees change person-to-person based on our associations. This industry is a dispensary of human emotions - it is not a mortal industry," he further added.

Mukesh Bhatt went on to explain how actors get paid. He said, "Various factors determine the pricing of an actor, director, or film. It depends on his relationship with the makers or his desire to work with a particular filmmaker. Sometimes, it so happens that if an actor has a desire to work with a very successful director and when it happens, the actor ends up working for free or some people just go out of their way to do things. I respect that emotion and we work on those emotions." 

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