Nia Sharma slams TV producers, says 'we often work for 16 to 22 hours a day, we deserve better'

Ever since news of TV actor Manmeet Grewal's suicide broke because he was out of work and did not have money to pay rent, people have been wondering about the financial condition of the entertainment industry. Speaking about the same, actress Nia Sharma expressed her anger and said that people face it frequently, but don’t talk about it often.

In a heartfelt social media post, Nia wrote, "If I start taking names of those struggling because of pending dues, the list will go on. Paying a few lakhs may take time, but imagine an actor I know has been struggling for months to get Rs 70,000 payment. Every time he visits the producer’s office, he’s given another date." She further revealed that she knows at least six more friends who are facing a similar issue. Not keen to reveal their names, Nia said some of their cases are pending with Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA).

 

 

 

 

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 May 17, 2020 at 1:40pm PDT

"We often work for 16 to 22 hours a day, and we deserve better. We aren’t salaried, neither can we do more than one show at a time. So where do we earn from? So much is being talked about other issues, but there’s not a word about those struggling in the TV industry," she said, adding that it is tougher to live in an expensive city like Mumbai.

The 29-year-old also talked about the threats that some of the actors and workers receive from production houses. "A lot of times, actors are told, ‘If you’re planning to talk about us in public or take us to CINTAA or a court, you’ll never get work or paid’. This is the reason why many keep mum or cry silently. It would take any of these people only a few seconds to take a drastic step," she said.