The glamorous film industry hides an ugly face of apathy and insensitivity towards its own workers. While successful actors, stars and filmmakers go on to gain in fame and prosperity, there is a section within the industry that continues to lead a hand-to-mouth existence, with no job security or assurance that their families will receive compensation in case they get injured or lose their life on set.

Yesterday, this paper reported how a daily wage labourer has been fighting for his dues since he was injured on the set of reality television show Bigg Boss last year. Unable to work since the incident, he can no longer afford to pay rent or his daughter’s school fees. He has been waiting for the show’s producers to cough up compensatory wages amounting to more than Rs 1 lakh.