Television actor Saumya Tandon, best known for her role of Anita Bhabhi in popular TV show Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain, has said that her due payments are also "severely delayed", but that she does not distrust the producers.
In a recent interview, Saumya told a publication, "Our payments are also delayed. My payments are severely delayed. So, the payments are yet to be completely cleared. I don’t distrust them and I am sure they should and they would clear but yes, they are delayed. It is sad. They (actors) have their rents, parents to look after. Sadly, the payments are delayed. I don’t know what is the reason behind it, a lot of people say that the networks are also not getting money because of no advertisements but this is the payment of work done. We usually work on a 90 days credit period. The revenue of that work I assume is already there and ideally, it should be cleared. I can still sustain but many others can’t."
Saumya also opened up about actors taking a pay cut as everyone took a hit owing to the coronavirus pandemic. She said that she has been asked for it but it isn't finalised as yet and that she is still waiting for her payment completion. "I am still waiting for my payments to be completely cleared and production house to tell me what is the way ahead. I think they are all swimming in the water. The picture will be clear in the next 10 days," she said.
