India, Sept. 20 -- Harshvardhan Rane recently pledged to cover the expenses of his entourage himself, a move he says comes from his personal philosophy of not burdening film producers. His decision follows Aamir Khan's recent viral statement about stars charging production houses for their staff, though Harshvardhan insists the thought has been with him for a while.

"My purpose and dream was always to be the actor who can get the maximum returns to a producer," Harshvardhan tells us, adding: "This is another step towards my goal of becoming a profitable actor." He further explains that the inspiration to take this call came from more than one place.

"It's not just Aamir sir but also (director) Rajiv Rai's interview and a few legends fro...