Overview
- In a Curly Tales interview on Nov. 17–18, Mishra said many Bollywood actors arrive with 8–9 assistants and roughly 12–14 bodyguards, calling the scale unnecessary.
- He contrasted this with South Indian film sets, praising what he described as greater humility and citing his experience with director S. Shankar on Indian 2.
- Mishra highlighted his own lean setup of one assistant and one make-up artist, questioning why stars require staff for basic tasks.
- He singled out Ranbir Kapoor as grounded and tantrum-free, describing him as a rare exception to the entourage-heavy culture.
- His remarks echo recent complaints from filmmakers including Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Sanjay Gupta and Anurag Kashyap, who cited multiple vanity vans and high-fee private chefs as examples of costs that strain production budgets.