The views expressed in my last article attracted a healthy difference of opinion, particularly from those who wield influence or profit from their expertise and skill. They opine that if a person remains in a position despite not being paid befittingly and punctually, he either does so with foresight — building his profile for future stakes — or is smug satisfied with his treatment and a low profile.

But what if you are cartelised? If all the production houses have developed a cartelised thinking of delaying payments, should artists try their luck in la-la land? Lingering without dissent is meekish acquiescence to cartelisation, and leaving without being a voice for others by speaking out against the status quo is escapism.

Agreed; worth indeed has a nuisance power. But this power loses its impact in a field that is supersaturated with replacements, where the balance of supply and demand has slid down the ladder of quality and standard.

When one's worth is undermined by delays in credit and recognition, one faces the........

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