Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 3: Smriti Irani’s pay jumps from Rs 1800 to Rs 14 lakh per episode; reports
The iconic television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is making a grand comeback with its second season, featuring the original lead pair, Amar Upadhyay and Smriti Irani. Returning as the beloved Mihir and Tulsi, the duo’s reunion has already sparked excitement and nostalgia among fans eagerly awaiting the show’s revival.The show is special for many reasons, it brings back the popular pair Mihir and Tulsi, starts the second season of a legendary series and Smriti Irani’s exciting comeback to acting as Tulsi Virani. But what’s catching everyone’s attention the most is Smriti Irani’s whopping Rs 14 lakh per episode fees.According to reports, Smriti Irani, who is all set to reprise her iconic role as Tulsi Virani in the reboot, will reportedly be paid a whopping Rs 14 lakh per episode.Various reports in the media claim that the actress is getting paid Rs 14 lakh per episode.For the uninitiated, when the show originally aired in 2000, the actress-turned-politician was reportedly paid Rs 1,800 per episode. However, the production team has not yet released any official confirmation regarding these figures.Earlier, in During her conversation with Curly Tales, Smriti Irani shared an interesting anecdote about how she landed the role of Tulsi in “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.” She mentioned, “That didn’t happen because of persona or personality or anything else. Astrologer baitha tha ek Ekta Kapoor ke office mein toh panditji ne kaha yeh joh ladki abhi ghum rahi hai wahan pe, isko rokiye, yeh kaun hai (An astrologer was sitting in Ekta Kapoor’s office. So the priest said, ‘Who is this girl roaming around? Apparently, he was a face reader).”Smriti continued her story by mentioning, “Toh unhone kyun, kya hai, kyun roke isko. Unhone kahan isko agar tum rokoge, iss se kaam karoge, yeh bahut bada desh mein naam hone wali hai (So, she said, ‘Why, why should we stop her?’ He said, ‘If you stop her, if you work with her, she is going to be a big name in the country). The minute the astrologer finished his sentence, Ekta immediately came and asked her ‘What was I signing’. As per the contract, I was getting paid around Rs 1200-1300 per day.”Smriti recalled the moment, mentioning that this was when Ekta Kapoor tore up her existing contract and chose to offer her a new one, paying her Rs 1,800 per day.She added, “Aur usne kaha kya sign kar rahi ho. Toh mujhe uss waqt kareeban rs 1200-1300 milen wale the uss contract mein. Aur main uss wqat naukri kar rahi thi Mc Donald’s mein jhaadu pochhe ki jisme mahine ka Rs 1800 mil raha tha. Toh mere liye din ka Rs 1200 was much better than mahine ka Rs 1800. Mere paas uss waqt naukri nahi thi aisi. Agar aap Rs 1800 mahine ka kamate ho aur aap 22-23 saal ke ho aur aapko apna ghar chalana hai, aapke paas option nahi hai.” (He asked me, ‘What are you signing?’ I was going to receive between rupees 1200 to 1400 in the contract. At that time, I was working as a cleaner at McDonald’s, earning Rs 1800 per month. So, earning Rs 1200 per day was much better for me than Rs 1800 per month. I didn’t have another job then. When you’re 22-23 years old, earning Rs 1800 per month and supporting a household, you don’t have many options).The much-anticipated reboot of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is set to premiere from July 29 at 10:30 PM.
