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Ameesha Patel Criticizes High Entourage Costs for Female Actors, Says They Exceed First-Day Earnings
✍️ Bollywood Hungama
🗓 22 Sep 2026, 09:16 AM
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Actress Ameesha Patel has publicly questioned the high costs of entourages for female actors, claiming they can surpass the actors' first-day box office collections.
Actress Ameesha Patel has taken to the media to question the high costs associated with the entourages that accompany female actors in Bollywood, pointing out that these expenses can exceed the actors' first‑day box office collections.
Patel’s comments came after reports that entourage budgets for leading actresses often run into millions of rupees, a figure she said can dwarf the revenue generated on a film’s opening day.
She called for a reassessment of how such budgets are allocated, suggesting that the industry should consider more cost‑effective promotional strategies.
Her remarks have sparked a debate among industry insiders and film financiers about the sustainability of lavish promotional expenditures, though no specific figures were disclosed.
Patel’s comments came after reports that entourage budgets for leading actresses often run into millions of rupees, a figure she said can dwarf the revenue generated on a film’s opening day.
She called for a reassessment of how such budgets are allocated, suggesting that the industry should consider more cost‑effective promotional strategies.
Her remarks have sparked a debate among industry insiders and film financiers about the sustainability of lavish promotional expenditures, though no specific figures were disclosed.