Filmmaker and producer Shailendra Singh has alleged that actor Akshay Kumar declined to return or adjust a portion of his remuneration after the 2009 film 8 x 10 Tasveer failed at the box office, calling the star “money-minded” in a recent interview. The comments were made during a conversation with interviewer Siddharth Kannan and have reignited discussion around actor fees and financial risk-sharing in Hindi cinema.