Bollywood filmmakers Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar were discussing the high salaries of male stars when Zoya suggested, "You have to stop paying. That's it." She emphasised that it's up to producers to change the trend of male leads consuming 70% of a film's budget.

Zoya Akhtar offers advice to Karan Johar as he talked about the escalating fees of mainstream Bollywood stars.

Karan Johar has spoken time and again about the high entourage fees paid to actors. The filmmaker raised the same issue at a roundtable discussion hosted by The Hollywood Reporter India. In a LOL twist,

Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar in a recent director’s roundtable chided Karan Johar for skewing industry trends by giving into stars’ high demands in the past. In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter India,

Karan Johar declared that he has stopped giving in to star demands, and no longer pays actors what they want because they can't guarantee hits.

The high salaries of leading male actors in the Hindi film industry have become a growing concern, particularly after films starring top actors like Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn have opened with earnings as low as Rs 3 crore and Rs 4 crore.

To this, Karan gave a long explanation. He said, “What is your last couple of films? How much have you opened to? With what right are you asking me fo

Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar were part of a directors roundtable where the latter said that male stars have to reassess their remuneration.

Karan, in a moment of rare self-awareness, confessed that he has stopped paying such high fees. He revealed that his latest film, Kill, was made with a “rank newcomer” because every established male star had asked for the exact amount that was the entire budget of the movie.

Karan Johar recently opened up about male actors overcharging for films. Zoya Akhtar scolds him, "You have to stop paying. That's it."