Exclusive - hamari bahu silk non-payment dispute resolved; zaan khan, chahat pandey finally get their dues - times of india

Hamari Bahu Silk's lead actor Zaan Khan had hit the streets at least twice to demand justice when he waged a silent protest against the show's producers- Devyani Rale, Sudhanshu

Tripathi and Jyoti Gupta. The show's lead actor Zaan along with quite a few other members of the show 'Hamarai Bahu Silk' had been barely paid for only one month despite

shooting for the serial for seven months. CINTAA (Cine & TV Artistes Association) Chairperson Amit Behl and IFTPC (Indian Film and Television Directors' Association) Chairman JD

Majethia made valiant efforts to solve the mess starting April-May 2020 but it seemed that they were fighting a losing battle. The show's lead actress Chahat Pandey had left for her

hometown Damoh (in Madhya Pradesh) a little after the lockdown began, absolutely frustrated. Finally, Zaan, Chahat and the rest have been paid. "A few suppliers are yet to be paid,

though," says a source. The payment has been made to the tune of about 70 per cent of the due amount. The producers claimed losses and the cast and crew decided to meet them on middle

ground. When contacted, Majethia said, "It took us a long time to get this done. But one fine day, we got the actors, producers and broadcaster under one roof and settled the matter

once and for all. We heard both the parties and made them see light what was best for them in the existing situation." Behl too confirmed, saying, "It is good that it was

eventually settled amicably." Talking to ETimes TV, Chahat said, "We are relieved. We were asking what was our right and the wait was nothing short of a torture. It was terribly

irritating as well. Anyway, it's fine that we got at least 70 per cent of our dues."