Karan Johar revealed actors demanded Rs 40 crore for Kill, the film's entire budget. He said he has stopped meeting hefty fee demands, citing the need for fair pay in the industry.

Karan Johar said that Zoya Akhtar had accused him of starting the trend of paying hefty fees in the past and that the wage disagreements were a major reason why stars turned down his film ‘Kill’. Zoya Akhtar interrupted Karan Johar and said, “Karan, you just have to stop paying them.” "I don't pay any more," Karan said in response.

Karan Johar recently opened up about male actors overcharging for films. Zoya Akhtar scolds him, "You have to stop paying. That's it."

Karan Johar declared that he has stopped giving in to star demands, and no longer pays actors what they want because they can't guarantee hits.

Karan, in a moment of rare self-awareness, confessed that he has stopped paying such high fees. He revealed that his latest film, Kill, was made with a “rank newcomer” because every established male star had asked for the exact amount that was the entire budget of the movie.

Citing his latest production, Kill, he explained how the film’s concept demanded a newcomer because established actors were asking for sums that matched the film’s entire budget.

Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar were part of a directors roundtable where the latter said that male stars have to reassess their remuneration.

Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar talked about actors demanding high fees in a recent roundtable with directors. There’s been growing concern about how much top male actors in the Hindi film industry are paid, especially since big stars like Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn have had movie openings as low as Rs 3 crore and Rs 4 crore.