Smriti Irani comeback to TV with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 has been making waves, not only for nostalgia’s sake but also for her record-breaking pay-test. Reports recommend she is charging Rs 14 lakh per episode, making her the high-paid actor on Indian TV. Her earnings pass contemporaries like Anupamaa’s Rupali Ganguly (approx Rs 3 lakh per episode) and Hina Khan (up to Rs 2 lakh).
High paid actress, Smriti Irani
In an communication with CNN-News18, Irani said to news without hesitation. When requested about her journey from a struggling actress who landed the role of Tulsi in 2000 to becoming TV’s top earner, she smiled and said, “Yes, I see the glee on your face.”
She elaborated on why such remuneration is justified for professionals who supply. “You also set that benchmark as a expert to say that in case you supply on history on numbers and revenue, why not? Because not anybody who’s watching us knows we get to negotiate our contracts as personnel. I’m part of a union, so the first issue I do is virtually have my union number registered. We all are part of a bigger industry and flow of work. For one individual to arise and say focused, not only pay parity, I beat the lads and the girls and what type of I make that is lots of difficult work,” she said.
Actress return to Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
For Smriti Irani, the role of a lead actor is going beyond individual success. “The idea is, are you clearly the star or do you have got the expert potential to make stars around you? I suppose that I even have honestly, mercifully, had the potential of making stars out of others who’re with me. If there may be a Tulsi, then Amar Upadhyay quintessentially creates his own market. So do you become that pivot, that sounding board, that other actors then can improve their financial cost? That I have managed to do via the task, so my co-stars today can say, ‘Oh, we’re part of that.’”
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