‘Sakshi Tanwar has enough money for six generations, Ronit Roy has villas and vacation homes': Ram Kapoor opens up about TV wealth
During an interaction with Humans of Bombay, Ram admitted that while many actors have maintained healthy bank balances, there were also some top actors in the industry who squandered their earnings and have since disappeared. 'When you make it to the top like Ronit Roy, Sakshi, and me, and you are sensible with your investments… there were a lot of people who had hit shows, but they spent more money than they should, and when that show shut down and they didn't get another show. They did not do well and disappeared,' he said.
Lauding Ronit for his sharp financial acumen and smart investment decisions, he shared, 'People like a Ronit… he has a lot of houses, vacation homes, and such a fantastic villa in Goa. He has been sensible because he started in films and he didn't make it in films. He was a flop actor in films and he didn't have money to eat. Then Ektaa Kapoor took him on. In television, he never looked back. He had seen failure so when he got success, he respected it from day one.'
Like Ronit, Ram praised his Bade Achhe Lagte Hain co-star Sakshi Tanwar and added, 'Same for Sakshi. She is a very sensible girl. She doesn't like fancy cars like I do. She has enough money for six generations because she spends it very wisely. If you spend money wisely, then you will have money for a lot of things in television.'
While Ronit made a name with hit shows like Kasautii Zindagi Kay, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Sakshi is known for her lead role in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. In the same interview, he said that he has made enough money for multiple future generations of his family, and that he would earn eight years' worth of a regular person's salary in just one month on TV.
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