Ameesha Patel takes a dig at female actors for huge entourage costs: ‘Bigger than their day 1 box office collection’

Actor Ameesha Patel has criticized female actors for hiring large entourages at the expense of producers, arguing these costs often exceed the film's opening day box office revenue. She also expressed her preference for quality projects over low-budget or 'filler' films.
Why it matters
The comments highlight ongoing debates regarding production budgets, star power, and financial accountability within the Indian film industry.
Actor Ameesha Patel often takes to her social media account to share her opinions, interact with fans and post updates about her life. On Sunday, the Gadar actor responded to a bunch of fan questions candidly. In her latest post, the actor did not shy away from questioning the growing trend of actors travelling with large entourages during film promotions, especially when the expenses are covered by producers.What Ameesha saidWhen a fan asked if stars carrying an extra entourage at the producer's cost was fair, the actor responded, “many female actresses are in denial of their stardom. their enterouge during film promotions which comes at the cost of the producers are bigger then their day 1 collection. hope they have the same enterouge in their regular life minus a producer paying for it.”Ameesha did not name any female actor from the Hindi film industry in her post.
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