'Farhan got Rs 45lakh for saying my jokes, I got 45k'

Varun Grover is simply a wellknown screenwriter, lyricist known for projects similar 'All India Rank', 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar', 'Masaan' and more. He's besides known for being a stand-up comedian and during the commencement of his career, helium besides worked for tv shows.

He had worked arsenic a scriptwriter connected 'Oye! It's Friday!' which was hosted by Farhan Akhtar. That's erstwhile helium realised the wage disparity betwixt an histrion and writer.He said during an interrogation with The Lallantop, "After Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun, I joined Farhan saab’s Oye! It’s Friday! It was during my clip determination that I realised that determination was not overmuch worth summation happening from the broadside of the performer to the worldly I was penning for them.

That was besides the archetypal clip I got to cognize however overmuch actors marque doing specified shows. Even though I had an thought anterior to that arsenic well, I did not presume the spread to beryllium truthful big.

But erstwhile I learnt astir it – possibly it’s mendacious accusation and idiosyncratic told maine this lone to provoke me; I can’t accidental for definite – I realised the spread was huge. He was being paid Rs 45 lakh for each episode, portion I was earning conscionable Rs 45,000."He added further that helium got paid truthful little contempt the information that the amusement was mounted connected a immense budget, the acceptable was truthful extravagant.

The props connected the acceptable costed the magnitude which helium was getting paid. He said, "It was my material, and helium was conscionable delivering the lines. (Although he’s getting paid 100 times more) There wasn’t 100 times the worth added. The amusement was changeable successful Yash Raj Studio. It was a truly good, costly set. Had I stolen 1 of those twinkling balls hanging determination each day, my regular Rs 45,000 would’ve been sorted.

That was the archetypal clip I saw specified a dazzling set. By then, I had besides mislaid involvement successful penning stand-up for television, peculiarly since censorship had besides started.”In the aforesaid interview, Varun besides clarified astir his comment, 'NO' which helium dropped connected Anurag Kashyap's station praising Sandeep Reddy Vanga aft 'Animal'.