Industry is in a creative crisis: Karan Johar on remuneration of sItars, changing audience taste

Industry is in a creative crisis: Karan Johar on remuneration of stars, changing audience taste

Industry is in a creative crisis: Karan Johar on remuneration of sItars, changing audience taste

MUMBAI: There are about ten viable actors in Hindi cinema and they are asking for "sun, moon and earth" and they are being paid that amount, says filmmaker Karan Johar, who believes the industry is going through a creative crisis.

In an interview to journalist Faye D'Souza for her YouTube channel, the producer spoke at length about what's ailing the Hindi film industry which had a dismal six months at the box office.

"Right now, the industry is in a creative crisis. We are going through a situation where we have to... We are managing footfalls, versus reality versus star remuneration versus studios collapsing at our end and there's a lot of drama happening in our business, which, I think, we have to take stock of," Johar said, dismissing stories of being an all-powerful producer who makes or breaks careers.