Boney Kapoor ‘laughed’ at Arshad Warsi’s complaints of being short-changed on Roop Ki Rani, says he wants ‘attention’.
According to the write for us entertainment, Arshad Warsi of course can’t forget the fact that he was short-changed during the shoot of a song for the 90s film Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, when he actually saved the production a good amount. But film’s producer Boney Kapoor has trashed his claims now, “Who would have paid him this huge amount?” adding that he wasn’t a star at that point in time, also they did not agreed on the payment he would receive.
Arshad had spoken about it on Unfiltered by Samdish, stating that he had been paid Rs 75,000 versus his asking fee of Rs 1 lakh to do a song that he choreographed for the production of Boney Kapoor’s Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, which starred Anil Kapoor and Sridevi. The Munna Bhai MBBS added that he wrapped the work in three days instead of the designated four, which saved the production a full day of costs. In a manner of speaking, the actor was speaking within this huge pay gap between A-list stars and everybody else in between, saying that this very practice is poisoning harm to the industry and, therefore, must stop.
Reacting to Arshad’s claims, Boney told Bollywood Hungama, “I read his statement and I laughed. We shot this film back in 1992, and now he’s bringing it up? At that time, he wasn’t even a star. Who would have paid him that much money?
He further shared, “It was Pankaj Parashar (film director) who directed the full title. It was divided into two parts. “It was filmed in a James Bond-style, with some parts shot in Singapore or Hong Kong. There was a lot going on, and Tutu Sharma, who’s Padmini Kolhapure’s husband, was managing the production.”
“We were expected it to take four days, but Pankaj managed to finish it in three.” I didn’t even remember this episode. He was paid Rs 25,000 per day. Hence, he was paid Rs 75,000 for three days. “There wasn’t any specific amount promised to him.”
Was Arshad ever mentioned this episode to Boney Kapoor?
“No,” replied the filmmaker. We had been on a television show together. Malaika Arora and Farah Khan were all in it. He never mentioned it and all of a sudden he talks about it. Now everybody wants the attention of media and I am a soft target.”
According to the write for us entertainment, What Arshad had remembered in his first interview had been: “I went to get my cheque, and they gave me Rs 75,000. I said, ‘I just saved you an entire day’s shoot, you should pay me more!’ He told me, ‘No, for four days it’s Rs 1 lakh, and for three days it’s Rs 75,000.’ Arshad also mentioned that Boney Kapoor probably has no idea what actually happened.”
Conclusion: write for us entertainment:
In the end, what surfaces out of this entire tiff between Arshad Warsi and Boney Kapoor is the age-old, all-pervasive culture of underpayment and wage disparity in the world of entertainment. These affirmations by Arshad on getting short-charged over the film Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja speak volumes about the power dynamics at play, where even professionals who save a production time and money will still feel undervalued. Boney Kapoor, meanwhile, made a counter-retort, saying the demands were being blown out of proportion and even seemed like a publicity stunt. KreativanSays, the ongoing debate indicates a need for more transparency and fairness in contracts and, particularly, much better recognition of the inputs from artists and crew members in Bollywood.