Rohit Shetty on rising entourage costs of actors: It is not just about them

Rohit Shetty opened up about the blazing debate of rising entourage costs of actors and said that it is not just the actors but prices of everything has gone up. His next film, Singham Again will have a huge ensemble cast including Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tiger Shroff, and Arjun Kapoor.

In an interview with News18, Rohit said, “When we talk about the cost, it is not just the actors. Everything from travelling 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.”

He also reflected about the rising use of VFX in films in recent times and said, “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 Singham Again, hand-to-hand combat is real and yes, there is a lot of CGI as well."

Rohit recently made his OTT debut with the Prime Video series Indian Police Force, which released earlier in January this year. Singham Again is scheduled to be released on November 1.