Big Producer Having Sleepless Nights Because Of 'Maidaan'!

Boney Kapoor who is considered as one of the big producers in Bollywood has recently opened up a lot to the Indian Express. He talked about his personal life including the demise of his wife Sridevi, his children, their careers and many other things. Talking about his production venture 'Maidaan' which has been in the making for a long time, he revealed a lot of interesting details that are shocking everyone.

This sports drama featuring Ajay Devgn in the lead is being made on a huge budget. He said, "I never get demoralised. I catch the bull by the horns, and I sleep peacefully. But I've been having sleepless nights recently because of Maidaan. But for the first time in my life, I feel the situation is not in my control." He added, "This is the era of joint ventures, I have partners, I have actors who also have a stake in some revenue; things are not as simple as they used to be earlier… I cannot take any bold steps because a team is dependent on me."

Talking about the 16-acre land they leased for the movie, he stated, "We went through a lot. We made a full football ground with natural turf. Not artificial turf, because in those days, in the '50s and '60s, there was no artificial turf. We erected a couple of stands and used green screens… That set was there for more than three years, and that's what escalated the budget of the film also. We haven't overshot, but we had to pay rent for the ground, we had to remunerate the curators, and we had to maintain the ground… We had a crew of almost 500-600 people every day. We had Taj catering the food. We had two or three ambulances on set."

But the cyclone destroyed the sets and the team had to reconstruct everything. Boney Kapoor stated, "All these calamities and the pandemic, this created a major, major (problem). And unfortunately, insurance is not there… As of now, we've got nothing. What they've offered is a measly amount of what I've spent."