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Smriti Irani’s Fee Per Episode: Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 has been constantly generating buzz all over the internet. Ektaa Kapoor’s show recently became the highest-rated Hindi GEC fiction launch (daily soap broadcast on Hindi-language General Entertainment Channels in India) in the previous five years, according to BARC data. With Tulsi and Mihir Virani’s comeback, the show reached a 2.3 television rating. Much before the show aired, the iconic daily soap attracted attention due to the return of its leading star Smriti Irani.

Smriti Irani’s return as Tulsi Virani sparked a new sense of excitement among the viewers. After making a grand comeback, Smriti Irani has again made headlines for becoming the highest-paid actor in the television industry. Reportedly, Smriti Irani earns Rs 14 lakh per episode, whereas her contemporaries like Rupali Ganguly and Hina Khan get up to Rs 3 lakh and Rs 2 lakh, respectively. During a recent interview with CNN News 18, Smriti Irani confirmed the news of being the highest-paid actor and talked about setting a benchmark as a professional.

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On being asked about her journey from managing as a struggling actress to becoming the highest paid television star, Smriti Irani politely replied, “Yes, I see the glee on your face… You also set that benchmark as a professional to say that if you deliver on history on numbers and revenue, why not? Because not everybody who’s watching us knows we get to negotiate our contracts as employees.”

Talking about her hard work that helped her reach where she is today, the actress said, “I’m a part of a union, so the first thing I do is actually have my union number registered. We all are part of a larger organisation and flow of work. For one person to stand up and say listen, not only pay parity, I beat the boys and the girls and how much I make that is a lot of hard work.”

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The actress also shared that, according to her, the role of a lead actor is beyond individual success. She shared her idea and stated the whole point is whether an actor has the calibre or not to make others around as big a star as they are. Smriti Irani very humbly expressed that she believes she has the capacity to make stars out of others who are with her. Stating her character from the popular show, Smriti said that if there is Tulsi, then Amar Upadhyay (who plays the role of Mihir Virani) will eventually create his market.

Further, during the interview, Smriti Irani revealed that other actors who were present on the set were very inquisitive and wanted to know more about the Parliament. The veteran actress also said that she discussed politics with actors like Amar Upadhyay.

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