SMRITI IRANI
Plays: Tulsi on 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'.
Bracket: Rs10-20 lakhs per month.
First reaction: "I don't have money; even the income tax department knows that!"
Divulged further: "Shekhar Suman and Amrita Singh earn the most on TV. I don't earn half as much as they do."
Money talk: "Most of my money goes in paying taxes. I pay LIC premium for polices for the entire family. I donate the money I earn from plays to my NGO, People For Change."
Splurge: "Books! Even my eldest daughter loves to splurge on books. I have a limited budget to run the house. What do I know of diamonds? I still try to find out where tomatoes are the cheapest."
Hot wheels: "I drive around in a Santro."
Homestead: "I live in a modest, two-bedroom house."
Parting gyan: "If you're a responsible, family person, you should spend cautiously and save for a rainy day."
RONIT ROY
Plays: Mihir on 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', Mr. Rishabh Bajaj on 'Kasauti Zindagi Kay', Kunal Pratap Singh on 'Sarrkkar'.
Bracket: Rs 10-20 lakhs per month.
First reaction: "It's an illusion that I am in the A-list; I am in the B rung."
Divulged further: "I'm not getting paid stupendously high sums of money. Only exclusive contracts get that kind of money."
Money talk: "The security of my wife and daughter is my first priority."
Splurge: "I have a fetish for cars. And I would love to splurge on an old Portuguese house in Goa."
Hot wheels: "A Mercedes that has been damaged by the rains."
Homestead: "I live in a modest
apartment. I still have loans to pay off."
Parting gyan: "I'm very scared of unlimited wealth - that's always accompanied by a lot of trouble."