Originally posted by: SK2014
I don't think that would happen to any of songs sung by idols because firstly regional industries are not as bad as Bollywood. Second 99%of songs they sung are low budget films. They can't afford multiple star singers to scrap some. SMP's Liger song may come under this but after the amount of promoting they did Vijay Devarakonda will become target for showing off if they cut her song in the end. May be our idols will have real issue once they start getting some offers from big movies not now.
The issue is different.
Very often the scene depicting the song gets cut off. That happens in all films - regional or Bollywood. All films have recordings that are many multiples of actual screen time. Even low budget films are shot like that.
Most of the singers are paid, if at all, after the final cut in Regional films. They may get a small 5-10K recording fee at best, but not as a rule. Some songs are sung for free and so costs are not such a big issue for anyone. Only studio costs.
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