Bipasha
Basu
has
been
in
the
news
for
walking
out
of
two
recent
shows.
And
now,
a
print
ad
for
a
well-known
jewellery
brand
(endorsed
by
many
B-Town
actresses)
featuring
Bips
ran
into
trouble
because
of
the
over-inflated
budget
submitted
by
her
designer
for
the
costumes.
Too
costly
Says
a
source,
"Print
ad
budgets
cost
anything
between
Rs.5-7
lakh
but
the
Bongshell's
budget
for
this
one
had
sky-rocketed
to
12
lakhs!
What
was
shocking
was
that
Bips'
designer
Priyanjali
had
charged
five
lakh
for
five
outfits.
Other
expenditures
included
studio
charges,
photographer
fees,
make-up
and
hair
stylist,
etc.
When
the
owner
saw
the
breakdown
of
the
expensive
photo
shoot,
he
decided
to
cancel
it.
The
source
continue
"Bipasha
also
put
her
foot
down
and
told
the
brand
that
she
would
stick
to
her
designer
and
cancel
the
contract.
When
it
became
clear
that
the
brand
owner
wouldn't
change
his
mind,
everyone
tried
to
convince
the
actress
to
find
a
workable
situation.
Finally,
the
designer's
fee
was
drastically
reduced
and
the
ad
was
shot
on
Friday."
However
a
source
close
to
the
Bengali
bombshell
adds,
"It's
not
Bips
but
her
endorsement
agency
that
is
responsible
for
inflating
budgets
of
print
shots
or
her
walkouts
from
a
few
events."
Bipasha's
spokesperson
says,
"I
am
not
aware
about
the
cancellation.
They
took
three
alternate
dates
and
finally
shot
on
May
23
for
the
same.
Every
artiste
is
entitled
to
give
a
couple
of
photographer
and
stylist
options.
The
clients
are
free
to
choose
and
lock
accordingly.
They
had
problems
fitting
in
one
of
the
photographers'
budget
so
we
had
given
them
five
choices...
The
same
was
true
for
stylists.
“The
stylist
who
worked
on
the
shoot
charged
only
Rs.50,000
as
her
fee.
The
clothes
depending
from
whom
you
source
it
or
buy
it
from,
vary
in
budgets.
Priyanjali
happily
budgeted
the
clothes
within
the
quote
given
by
the
brand
and
apparently,
the
shoot
results
are
awesome."
Story first published: Monday, April 26, 2010, 12:33 [IST]