Dabangg director acts pricey

Agreed, Dabangg was received quite well at the Box Office but it seems director, Abhinav Kashyap has taken it rather too well.
The director has got too big for his boots. While still basking in the Dabangg glory, Abhinav has already started visiting corporate house offices and demanding huge amounts of directorial remuneration. The entire industry is at a loss for words.
A few days ago, Abhinav demanded Rs 10 crore plus from Eros International while negotiating for a film.Says a source, “The Eros International officials were flabbergasted. They had their share of talks, but nothing materialised in the end. In other words, they showed him (Abhinav) the door.”
A few days later, we hear, he had a meeting with PVR. A source reveals, “There, Abhinav demanded an amount between Rs 15 and 18 crore. The PVR officials were as shocked as the Eros International ones, if not more. Nothing happened for Abhinav there either.”
Says a leading distributor (name withheld on request), “You may have made Dabangg but you certainly don’t deserve more than Rs 4 crore, Mr Abhinav Kashyap. Maximum Rs 4.5 crore.
He should not forget that Dabangg chal toh gayi, but it had many loopholes. Moreover, you can’t demand Rs 15 crores for directing a film when you have a track record of just one successful film.”
When contacted, Abhinav did not deny that he had met Eros International and PVR after the release of Dabangg. “I haven’t finalised anything on my next project as yet.
But why only Eros International and PVR? I have met up with the whole world. I met Fox, UTV, Disney and Ashtavinayak too.”
On being questioned about the remuneration Abhinav has been asking for, he said, “This is a very personal thing. It’s not for public consumption.” Eros and PVR might say the same about their money, Abhinav!
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