Ganesh Acharya accused of denying hike to dancers

Popular choreographer Ganesh Acharya has been accused of non-adequate payment by a group of dancers. The dancers have claimed that he doesn't pay them according to the increased wage standards.

Mumbai: Renowned Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Acharya has been accused of exploiting the dancers by not paying them according to the set wage standards.

The dancers have claimed that Ganesh is the only choreographer in the industry who doesn't pay them according to the increased wage.

According to the dancers of Federation of Cine Artists Association, due to Acharya's interference, the committee has been divided into two. The matter has been dragged to the industrial court and Dindoshi civil court.

Talking about the wage disparity, one of the Cine dancers said that the last time they got a hike was on June 2014 during the shooting of Salman Khan starrer Kick. He further said that it has been five years since the received an increment in their wage.

The Cine dancer also said that he along with his fellow artists went to all the choreographers demanding a hike, to which they all agreed. However, Ganesh was reluctant to give them an increment.

All the dancers appealed to Ganesh to give them a hike as his interference led to the formation of two groups, one for the choreographer and one against him.

Another dancer said that Master Ji (Ganesh Acharya) asked everyone to gather at his house for a meeting regarding rehearsal. He said that from now onwards non-members will dance while everybody had the question that how could non-members dance when all the members are present.

Moreover, each choreographer agreed for a hike except for Ganesh. Although, he has always been with the dancers, this time he didn't support them.

The dancers also said that they had even spoken to Ganesh regarding the matter but he always let go of it.

When asked what will be the next step, the Cine dancers said that they will request to the production, choreographers and co-ordinators to apply the increased wage for everyone. However, the court will make the final decision on the matter.