#SHOWBIZ: Adam Shahz hits back at critics, defends rejecting low-paying roles
KUALA LUMPUR: Actor Adam Shahz has hit back at critics online who accused him of being ungrateful for turning down low-paying acting roles, insisting his stance is rooted in reality.
KUALA LUMPUR: Actor Adam Shahz has responded to online critics who claimed he was ungrateful for rejecting low-paying acting roles. The 46-year-old, whose real name is Nor Shah Azli Abdol Ghani, argued that while RM300 to RM400 per day may seem like a good wage, it is often a misrepresentation. Shahz explained that the TV dramas he appears in typically take two to three months to complete.
Lead actors receive big lump-sum payments, while supporting cast members like himself are paid by the day. Supporting actors rarely appear in every scene; in a 30-episode series, a character might only have scenes in five episodes, with shoots spaced weeks apart rather than consecutive days. If an actor works three days one month and two days the next at RM600 per day, they would earn RM1,800 in the first month and RM1,200 in the second, totaling less than RM2,000 per month.
Shahz stressed that low pay forces many actors to seek additional income, such as starting side businesses with friends. With bills to pay and families to support, he said, actors have no choice but to take on multiple jobs to make ends meet.
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