Shehnaaz Gill, Tejasswi Prakash, Shweta Tiwari: Find out FIRST salary of popular TV stars

Over the years, many TV stars including Hina Khan, Shweta Tiwari, Shehnaaz Gill among others have shared how much they earned as their first salaries. While some made less than 5000, some earned in lakhs. On that note, we’ve compiled a list of TV stars and all about their first paycheck.

Tejasswi Prakash: Tejasswi Prakash is one of the most successful actresses and enjoys great popularity. Since winning Bigg Boss 14, Tejasswi has been making headlines everyday for multiple reasons. Tejasswi is currently a part of Naagin 6. The actress reportedly earned Rs 25, 000 per episode 10 years back.

 

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Hina Khan: Hina Khan is one of the most popular and successful stars in the industry. The actress’ journey has its ups and downs. For the uninitiated, Hina once worked in a call center. If reports are to be believed, Hina worked for 4-5 months and she was good at it. The actress was paid extra for her performance. Reportedly, she was given Rs 40,000 in her first paycheck.

 

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Divyanka Tripathi: Divyanka Tripathi is one of the most loved actresses. She enjoys great popularity. She has been a part of many TV shows including Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. According to Popxo.com, Divyanka had earlier revealed, “I used to anchor functions earlier and I remember that I got Rs 250 as my first salary.”

 

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Shraddha Arya: Shraddha Arya, who is currently winning hearts with her performance in Kundali Bhagya, started her career as a model. The actress’ first gig was a detergent commercial and she was paid Rs 10,000.

 

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Asha Negi: Asha is one of the most loved actresses and enjoys a massive fan following. She has been a part of TV shows and made her Bollywood debut with Ludo in 2020. According to Popxo.com, Asha started her career as a call center executive. She was quoted saying, “I remember, after finishing my school, I thought why not do a call centre job. So I thought for experience, why not. Tab aise pata nahi tha that I’ll go to Bombay one day and I’ll try this industry out. I remember Rs 4000 was the salary, but they would still deduct from that salary and give us something like Rs 2500-3000.”

 

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Ridhi Dogra: Ridhi is one of the most popular actresses. In an interview with TellyChakkar, Ridhi had revealed that her first salary was Rs 10,000. She had said, “I worked for 10 days as an intern at an international beauty pageant. And I blew it up on a trip to Goa.”

 

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Shehnaaz Gill: Shehnaaz’s popularity knows no bounds. If reports are to be believed, Shehnaaz Gill is all set to make her big Bollywood debut with Salman Khan starrer Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. According to MenXP report, Shehnaaz earned Rs 70,000 for her first album.

 

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Shweta Tiwari: Shweta Tiwari is one of the top actresses. She has been a part of many TV shows and come a long way. Well, Shweta’s first paycheck was Rs 5 lakh.

 

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