MP Vijaya Sai Reddy today made some interesting comments about the remunerations in the movie industry. The Rajya Sabha debated the Cinematography Amendment Bill today and Vijaya Sai Reddy took part in the discussion as well. He said that the structure of the remunerations should change as the lion’s share of the budget for many movies these days will go into the pockets of the heroes.
He said that top heroes are even taking Rs. 250 Crores for every film and opined that this should change. He has even questioned why the sons of the heroes are again becoming heroes. Vijaya Sai Reddy criticized that while the heroes are taking hundreds of crores as remuneration, the cine workers are struggling with low salaries and allowances. He suggested that the Center should try to strengthen the Cinematography Act keeping these views in consideration.
Earlier, Rajya Sabha passed the Cinematography Amendment Bill to curb the piracy of movies.