Explainer: Foreign water, five star chef and luxury vanity… How the tantrums of Bollywood stars are emptying the pockets of the makers?

Why Bollywood Stars Do Expensive Demands: In Bollywood films, when a superstar makes a powerful entry on screen or is seen dancing in a spectacular foreign location, people only notice his excitement. But the audience remains unaware of a world behind the camera. On which crores of rupees are spent. A major part of these expenses is not spent on the film’s story, VFX or technology, but on the stars’ own facilities. Has come to light in media reports. When many big producers revealed that today the budget of films is not increasing only because of the fees of the artists, but also because of their personal expenses, which is also a big problem. In the industry, these expenses have come to be called ‘tantrum tax’ or ‘personal staff cost’. This means that such expenses are incurred not in making the film but by the artists themselves. Let us know about this in detail.

The whole convoy moves with one star

There was a time when there used to be only one manager and one spotboy with an actor. But now the situation has completely changed. Today many big stars arrive on the set with their entire entourage. This team includes personal makeup artist, hair stylist, stylist, his assistant, personal trainer, diet expert, personal chef, four-five bodyguards and two-three spotboys. The most interesting thing is that their fees are often collected from the producer itself. According to industry reports, the per day fees of just one personal makeup artist runs into thousands of rupees. If the fees of the rest of the staff are added to this, it reaches lakhs. This has a big impact on the pockets of the makers.

Demand for foreign water from five star hotels

Today many big stars do not eat the normal food that comes on the set. He also demands to order food separately from the most expensive five star hotel in the city. It is said that some stars only like food prepared by their personal chef. Many times their diet plan also includes avocado, quinoa, exotic fruits or other expensive things. All these things are often imported from outside, due to which the expenses increase a lot. Even in matters of water, some stars have different preferences. Many do not drink normal water. Instead they prefer to drink foreign drinks. The price of one bottle can range from Rs 500 to Rs 2 thousand. Even if the shooting is taking place in a remote area, the actors still demand it.

Luxury vanity van becomes status symbol

There was a time in Bollywood when vanity vans were used only for changing clothes and doing make-up. But now for many big stars it has become their identity and status. Today’s luxury vanities are no less than a five star hotel room. These vanities have a bedroom, sofa, private meeting space, high-speed internet, satellite TV, make-up room, mini gym and many other facilities. This type of luxury vanity van is specially designed as per the choice of the artists. Many times such things have come to light in the industry that when two big stars work in the same film, comparisons start taking place regarding their vanity. If a big star feels that another star’s vanity is more luxurious, then many times the same facility is demanded. This greatly increases the cost of production. It is said that on many occasions there is a delay in starting the shooting, which directly affects the makers.

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