Rohit Shetty defends actors amid high entourage cost debate in Bollywood: 'Just because the cast...'

From Farah Khan to Esha Deol, many Bollywood actors and filmmakers have spoken about the rising entourage costs in the film industry, where an actor is accompanied with a team of no less than nine people to a set, and its impact on the production of the film. Now, Rohit Shetty has defended the actors amid this debate. 

In an interview with News18 Showsha, Rohit Shetty defended the actors amid the high entourage cost debate in Bollywood and said, "Not really. With me, it is totally different. When we talk about the cost, it is not just the actors. Everything from traveling to ticketing and hotels, the prices for everything have gone up. It is not just actors. The whole cost has gone up for a lot of things. Keeping that in mind, just because the cast is an ensemble, a lot of money is spent on the cast, it is not like that.”

In the same interview, he also discussed the frequent use of CGI sequences in films in the last couple of years. “I think now everyone is using VFX. It is not just us but all over the world. Most importantly, it is a bit easier and safer. When you are doing hand-to-hand combat, we are trying to be as real as possible. We are old-school guys. For me, hand-to-hand combat will always be real. Even when you see my next venture (Singham Again), hand-to-hand combat is real and yes, there is a lot of CG as well." 

Meanwhile, Rohit Shetty is all set to impress the audience with his upcoming directorial Singham Again. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor in key roles and is scheduled to release this Diwali and clash with Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.

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