‘Anupama’ Rupali Ganguly becomes highest paid TV actress after doubling her fees: Report

From playing Monisha Sarabhai in the sitcom Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai to playing Anupama in the daily soap Anupama, actress Rupali Ganguly has done some really commendable work on TV. The show portrays Rupali as an ideal housewife and mother, and is now portrayed as an independent and working woman. All his avatars are loved by the fans and the show has been topping the TRP charts week after week.

With the success of Anupama, it is being told that Rupali has also become the highest-paid TV actress. Not only that, she has doubled her fees from Rs 1.5 lakh per episode when the show began, to Rs 3 lakh per episode now, and takes home a salary higher than any of her co-stars.

A report in Bollywood Life claims a source, “Rupali Ganguly started with a fee of Rs 1.5 lakh per day. It was in the high range but then she is a senior actress. Now, she does 3 per day. Earning lakhs of rupees. She is now the highest paid actress on Indian TV. Rupali Ganguly has beaten many popular young names in the business.”

The report further claims that Rupali’s co-stars Gaurav Khanna (Anuj Kapadia) and Sudhanshu Pandey (Vanraj Shah) are charging Rs 1.5 lakh per episode for Anupama. Other popular actors of Anupama right now are Aneri Vajani and Madalsa Sharma.

Rupali returned to TV with Anupama after a long gap of seven years. Earlier, talking about the success of the show and her character, Rupali told IANS, “Anupama’s only quality that I possess is my family, my inner strength, my value system and the fact that I can give up. My life for my family. I’m constantly doing emotional scenes but thank God for the little mercy because I’m a little adapted to my craft. Look at the powerful content and the way it’s done in high-definition Being shot in