Suniel Shetty’s son Ahan Shetty made his Bollywood debut with Sajid Nadiadwala’s action romance Tadap. Unfortunately, the film didn’t perform well at the box office post which the producer decided to give a second chance to the actor. Later, Ahan was signed as a lead actor in Sanki again bankrolled by Nadiadwal Grandson Entertainment. However, the film has been put on hold due to the actor's high entourage costs.
Reportedly, Sajid Nadiadwala who promised his friend Suniel Shetty to give him another chance is upset. He has second thoughts about the film Sanki and the high fees of the lead actor billed to the company. According to a media source, “Sajid promised his old friend Sunil Shetty that he would give Ahan a second shot at success after Ahan’s debut film Tadap did not work at the box office. Sajid felt responsible to give his friend’s kid another chance at making it. Hence, he roped in his Housefull 4 star Pooja Hegde (who he had promised a second film) to star opposite Ahan in Sanki, which he was confident would revive Ahan’s career.”
The source further added, “Sajid is having second thoughts about the film. The current market is not where it used to be from the satellite and digital point of view. Although Sajid managed to sell digital rights thanks to his bulk deal with Amazon Prime Video, he is not getting the kind of money he was hoping - either for the film’s satellite or digital rights. But that is not what broke the camel’s back. It was when Sajid saw his leading man’s entourage costs that he lost his patience. Ahan’s staff costs - (hair, make-up, spot, stylist, driver, chef, trainer etc.), which were billed to production, were so high that Sajid threatened to pull the plug on the film, adding that it made no business sense to produce this project.”
Well, this is not the first time the producer has suffered due to high fees demand by the actors. The subject has been in discussion for a while now with many celebs demanding high wages despite their results, hard work, and success of work. Due to demanding rise from actors production house goes through financial loss which affects the filmmaking process.