Have you ever waited for 3 months to get your hard-earned money?.. Even though this may seem strange to some people, it is not a big deal for those working in Bollywood. Because not only Bollywood, be it TV or OTT, actors, directors, cinematographers of Hindi film industry are all paid for their work after three months of their work. So let’s take a look at the salary structure of the Hindi film industry.
Actually, actors like Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and actresses like Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone charge a fixed amount for their films, but most of the actors in the film industry get fees on a per day basis. These artists include fellow actors, side actors and extra actors. The responsibility of supplying extra actors for any film or serial lies with the ‘contractor’ and their work is only for 1-2 days.
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These extra actors are paid immediately and receive this amount immediately after the work is done. But apart from the extra actors, all the actors are paid by the production house after 3 months and TDS is also deducted on this money.
Talking about TV industry, Amitabh Bachchan is here or Salman Khan Everyone is paid on ‘per day’ basis and everyone has to wait for 3 months for their salary. Not only the actors but all the people like directors, camera operators, cinematographers, editors who work with the production as per the project, they are given salary after 3 months of working.
They get money immediately
Like extra actors, lightmen and laborers, who work for Rs 500 to Rs 2000 per day, are paid immediately after their work is over because these laborers go to the places where they get more money per day. The production house also hires them as per the requirement. This is why they are accounted for immediately.
These people get monthly salary
There are many people in the production house who work in the office. These people working as employees are not allowed to do other projects, they are given monthly salary. Salary employees also include public relations officers, creative directors, writers and public relations officers.