Exclusive: Sanaya Irani Reveals Husband Mohit Sehgal Pushed Her To “Ask” For Equal Pay During Miley Jab Hum Tum!

Sanaya Irani revealed how her husband and Miley Jab Hum Tum co-star Mohit Sehgal was her biggest supporter and stood against pay disparity in the industry. 

Feminism means different things to different people, but it essentially means “equality,” in every possible capacity. Stating an example about the same, actress Sanaya Irani arrived on the latest episode of Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist. In conversation with the host, Irani revealed how her husband and Miley Jab Hum Tum co-star Mohit Sehgal was her biggest supporter and stood against pay disparity in the industry. 

Sanaya recalled the time she signed the popular show–Miley Jab Hum Tum, and was one of the highest paid actors on the show. She mentioned–”It was during the show which ran for almost three years. So, we had three renewals of contracts and I had already done some work before I signed the show. Hence, my per day was a little higher, but Mohit was a complete newcomer, so his per day was as per the cost of a newcomer. Then in the second year, we got some increment, and despite me getting a higher value, Mohit’s pay moved closer to mine, because he asked for it.”

Irani further added–”Then Mohit climbed the pay ladder a bit more, but in the third year, he beat me. And when he found out that I asked for an improvement in payment, he made me go ask the production house for equal pay. He said, “We all four leads should get the same amount of money, and if I have gotten a certain amount, even you should get it.” Because the show will not run without even one of us.”

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She also revealed that it was probably in the history of television that they approved of her request for equal pay and matched her salary with what her co-star Mohit Sehgal was getting. Sanaya also revealed that it was Mohit who pushed her to fight for equal pay. Well, only if we could get more male celebs to do that for their female co-stars. During the episode, Sanya also talked about her time in the television industry, working for Bollywood, ageism and more.

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First Published: August 01, 2024 8:43 PM