Shakib's too expensive!

Speculation was rife when producer

Ashoke Dhanuka

and actor Shakib Khan — who collaborated in several

Indo-Bangladesh

joint ventures together — shelved a project after planning it to the minutest of details. Turns out, the producer could not fit Shakib into the film’s budget. Ashoke wrote a long post on social media, excerpts of which read: “We’ve not incurred

losses

with all our joint ventures. Some of our projects with Bangladeshi star Shakib Khan have been very successful. Recently, I thought of doing one more film with Shakib. He asked for Rs 60 lakh as remuneration. It would have increased my film’s budget manifold. If we can work out the modalities, we will again work together.” Stating that he was happy with Shakib’s work, Ashoke added that it was increasingly becoming difficult to make films in

Bangladesh

.