You won’t be surprised that a production house refused to pay me for two months. But lately, I’ve realised, it’s more like a tool to cut costs in case the show is wrapping up. The reason that production houses give for paying an artist after 90 days is that they receive payment from the channel after a certain number of days. If I hadn’t behaved the way I did, I wouldn’t have gotten my money. I had to give a dharna in front of their office and only after four months of struggle did they pay me. After I submitted it again, I was informed the money hasn’t come from the channel and, later, they blamed the lack of funds. First, the account department lost the invoice that I raised. I remember I was told I would be paid right after the shoot gets over, but that never happened. And once the show is over, we have to keep reminding the producers about our dues for the next three to four months. That means actors don’t get paid for more than four months.
This period usually increases because the show also takes a month or more to set up. I hate this system of getting paid 90 days after the first telecast of a show. Here are a few actors who share their plight and demands for a fair and timely pay system. And when the show goes off air, their fight continues with the producers who at times hold their salary due to various reasons and then negotiate. Television actors, who are often required to shoot for 16-18 hours in a day, reveals how the system of getting their pay cheques after 90 days after the first telecast of a show impacts their life as they end up struggling more for money or being dependent on their savings to pay rent, GST and other expenses.
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