Actor shouldn't be held responsible for the loss of a film: AB Sr

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels it is unfair to blame the fees of actors as a reason for film studios shutting down their operations.

Disney India has shut down its Hindi movies production business and people from within the industry like Anurag Kashyap said it's due to high fees paid to actors that the studios are plugging off.

"Everytime a star or actor is held responsible for the loss of a film and I don't agree with it. I feel what is the harm in paying an actor his or her fee, after all they manage to grab attention of audience towards a film," Bachchan said at a press conference on the occasion of his birthday today.

"Also if a film doesn't do well, then in the next film the actor is not paid less. When I was young and the hero of a film, I had a certain fee that I use to charge after the success of a film. My people (manager) used to talk to producers about hike in my fee and if a film failed, they (producers) used to reduce your fee and there is nothing wrong in it," he said.

Bachchan doesn't think studios shutting down is a sign of worry and feels Indian cinema will survive this phase too. "There will be ups and downs but I think the filmindustry will always be alive and will keep working," he said.

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