A look at her journey from getting Rs 1800 to Ekta Kapoor offering her THIS amount

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Popular actress and politician Smriti Irani is returning to the television screens and fans are quite excited for the same. The OG bahu has managed to rule hearts for 8 years and has become a household name. She played the role of Tulsi Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and was the perfect bahu.

Smriti Irani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

The makers of the show have already dropped the first promo and have announced the premiere date. Fans cannot keep calm now as they are curious about Smriti’s fees.

Smriti Irani gets a massive hike in fees

According to the media reports, Smriti Irani is reportedly paid Rs 14 lakh for each episode of the Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi reboot. Yes, you read that right! The fees are much higher than what she used to get back in 2000 for playing the role of Tulsi.

Smriti Irani popular star

In an interview with Curly Tales, she recalled receiving a fee of Rs 1,800 per episode. Smriti said that as per the contract, she was paid around Rs 1200-1300 per day. She even revealed that she was doing a cleaner’s job at McDonald’s and she was getting paid Rs 1800 a month. She even said that getting Rs 1200 a day was much better as she had no concrete job then.

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi premiere details

As per the announcement, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi will premiere on July 29 at 10:30 PM and the drama show might also have a 7-day run.

Smriti Irani gets a massive hike

The show will feature Smriti Irani and Amar Upadhyay in lead roles. Backed by Ektaa R Kapoor, the show will reportedly have a finite run of 150 episodes. But, no confirmed details on the same are out.

Smriti Irani becomes highest paid TV star

Smriti becomes the highest-paid actress on Indian TV and beats Anupamaa star Rupali Ganguly. Smriti reportedly said that she was paid 1 lakh per day as her remuneration on the show when Kyunki Saas went off air. She used to work 20 days a month and earned Rs 20 lakhs per month and Rs 2.4 crore annually from the show.