Amit Sadh’s aim, amid the ongoing conversation about exorbitant production costs, is to be as supportive as possible. “I have also heard a lot about these things (actors demanding a lot). I will speak for myself. I have control over my work ethic. When I do a film, I am not the hero of the film, I try to become the engine. When you become that, you are bigger than the hero,” says the actor.

Recently, filmmaker Karan Johar said that young actors, who aren’t even able to get good opening numbers, charge a bomb as their fees. Sadh, 45, says, “I can never burden my movie. I am just a part. I feel people here need to be more disciplined and have more solidarity. We need to be united as a community. It’s nice to be a producer’s actor, because they are the ones putting in the money. I try to be aware of it.”

Talking about the importance of being a producer’s actor, Sadh adds, “Kabhi agar life mein laga ki sab kuchh phail gaya hai meri wajah se toh apne aapko sudhaara bhi hai. Hence, all my producers have repeated me in their projects. I have done three films with Vikram Malhotra (producer) and four with Tigmanshu Dhulia (filmmaker).”