Sanjay Gupta claims that a Bollywood celebrity was dismissed from a South film for bringing six vanity trucks to the set

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta shared firsthand knowledge on Bollywood's growing entourage expenses, stating that certain celebrities now require up to six vanity vans, each with its own staff. He claimed that although some "old-school" people, like Amitabh Bachchan, still pay for their own employees, producers are hit with enormous costs by these actors. According to Sanjay, he is aware of a Bollywood star who signed a deal for a South Indian film, showed up on set to film, and was abruptly sacked when the producer realized he would be slapped with enormous hidden expenses because of the demands of the star's entourage.

In an appearance on Cyrus Broacha's podcast, he disclosed, "I'll tell you something very funny," without naming anyone. A movie down south was signed by this specific star. He headed for the photo session, and they arrived at the studio. The producer says, "Boss, I didn't hire six actors," when he discovers that there are six vans from Bombay. You see, you indulge to a certain extent. Alright. Afterwards, however, he was informed, "Yeh saab ka vans hai, aur yeh raato raat Bombay se aaya hai, aapka ek din bach gaya" (The vans were brought in overnight from Mumbai, thus you saved a day).