Watch: Zaan Khan lashes out at producers of 'Hamari Bahu Silk' over non-payment of dues, says, 'little did I know it would be torturous to get our hard-earned money'

By Tanmayi Savadi

on June 08, 2020

A few weeks ago, reports of non-payment of dues of the cast and crew of the now-off air show Hamari Bahu Silk did the rounds. As a result, the producers of the Zee TV show which ended in August last year, came under the scanner. Producers Jyoti Gupta, Devyani Rale and Sudhanshu Tripathi came under the limelight after actors, technicians and other people associated with the show complained of outstanding payments and also mentioned that some are highly prone to suicidal thoughts as they are left with no money to make ends meet amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Despite approaching Cine And TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) and Producers' Association, the team is yet to get their dues. Amid this, Zaan Khan, who played the role of Naksh Parekh in the show lashed out at the producers for delayed payment.

"I am writing this post on behalf of humari bahu silk team, my unit, just to tell you all that i am tired, we are tired. This is the reality of it all, association's are trying, the ministry is trying, cintaa is trying, producers association is trying but both the producers are just not ready to pay and blame it on each other. My dress dada, my make up dada, my co actor's, me, we are all in a really bad state, little did i know that it would be this hard and torturous to get ones own hard earned money. We have nothing else to say or to write, sooner or later one of us will give up to this torture, and then others will follow, because honestly that seems more easy then to get our money out from the producer's. I hope and wish that none of you reading this has to ever, ever go through this sort of a torture, it breaks you, completely. You start doubting yourself about where you went wrong," Zaan captioned the video on Instagram.

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I am writing this post on behalf of humari bahu silk team, my unit, just to tell you all that i am tired, we are tired. This is the reality of it all, association's are trying, the ministry is trying, cintaa is trying, producers association is trying but both the producers are just not ready to pay and blame it on each other. My dress dada, my make up dada, my co actor's, me, we are all in a really bad state, little did i know that it would be this hard and torturous to get ones own hard earned money. We have nothing else to say or to write, sooner or later one of us will give up to this torture, and then others will follow, because honestly that seems more easy then to get our money out from the producer's. I hope and wish that none of you reading this has to ever, ever go through this sort of a torture, it breaks you, completely. You start doubting yourself about where you went wrong. @chahatpandey_official @vandhanaa_vittlanee @kirtichoudhary04 @iamsokaran @nehaalnjoys @reevachaudary @indiaforums @aajtak @tellymasala @tellychakkar @sbsabpnews @hindustantimes @bombaytimes @pinkvilla @pinkvillatelly @spotboye_in @abpnewstv @zeetv @zeenews @cintaaofficial @jd_majethia #I&Bministry @adityathackeray @uddhavthackeray @mumbaipolice #stillnotpaid

A post shared by ZAAN KHAN (@zaan001) on Jun 7, 2020 at 4:48am PDT

In the video, Zaan requested producers to clear all outstanding payments. He lashed out at them for delaying their hard-earned money for a long period. He also mentioned that technicians and crew members are calling him to solve their problems. Stating that signing the show was a mistake, Zaan said everyone is in a terrible state right now.

(Source: Instagram)