Bollywood's Hair and Makeup Artists Command Lakhs While Writers Earn Paltry Sums

Imagine making a movie.

The people who make actors look amazing with makeup and hairstyles can now earn a lot of money, sometimes over Rs 1 lakh every single day!

For a big movie, this can add up to millions of rupees just for hair and makeup.

But the people who write the stories and scripts, which is really important for the movie to be good, get paid much, much less.

It’s like paying a lot for the fancy packaging but not enough for the actual gift inside.

This is happening because stars want to look perfect all the time, especially for social media, and these artists have become like personal stylists.

Sometimes, even computer effects are used to make stars look younger or slimmer.

This makes it hard for movie makers with smaller budgets, and they feel the costs for hair and makeup are too high compared to what writers get paid.

Some artists think their work helps the movie by making characters look right for the story, but others feel some expenses, like special hair colors, are too much.