{"id":233086,"date":"2026-04-07T12:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/reza-farahan-reveals-how-shahs-of-sunset-cast-negotiated-a-salary-increase-7-times-higher\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:16:21","slug":"reza-farahan-reveals-how-shahs-of-sunset-cast-negotiated-a-salary-increase-7-times-higher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/reza-farahan-reveals-how-shahs-of-sunset-cast-negotiated-a-salary-increase-7-times-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"Reza Farahan Reveals How \u2018Shahs of Sunset\u2019 Cast Negotiated a Salary Increase 7 Times Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Reza Farahan<\/strong> <\/a>dropped a surprising bombshell regarding the Shahs of Sunset<\/em><\/a> casts\u2019 salary increase.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last thing they want is for the cast to figure out how valuable they are. They want to keep you in the dark and keep a thumb on your head, so you don\u2019t ask for more money,\u201d Reza, 52, recalled in his new book Memoirs of a Gay Shah: My Story of Family, Fame and Becoming a King<\/em>, released on Tuesday, April 7. \u201cThere\u2019s no gold statue moment. It\u2019s a constant game of trying to keep you in check no matter how popular you become.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reza, who appeared on the show from 2012 to 2021<\/a>, recalled \u201cinvesting\u201d his own money to promote himself and his lifestyle. He specifically recalled \u201cbuying Louboutins\u201d to maintain his image while his checks were allegedly not \u201ccovering the price of the shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith how dumpy everything about the production was at that point, my minuscule check felt like it might be eating up the majority of the budget,\u201d he continued. \u201cDuring season 1, I shot my confessional interviews in a storage closet. I\u2019m not even kidding. The camera person was doing my makeup, for God\u2019s sake. We didn\u2019t have a legit makeup artist. She bought some cosmetics and kept them with her. She would help us put them on before we shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>\u2018Shahs of Sunset\u2019 Cast: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tThe Shahs of Sunset cast has been keeping busy since the show wrapped. The series premiered on Bravo in 2012 and followed a group of Persian-Americans living in Beverly Hills, balancing their careers and social lives with their families and cultural traditions. Shahs of Sunset featured Reza Farahan, Golnesa Gharachedaghi, Sammy Younai, Asa Soltan Rahmati, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Shahs of Sunset<\/em> followed<\/a> a group of Iranian Americans living in Beverly Hills as they tried to juggle their social lives and up-and-coming careers while balancing the demands of their families and traditions.<\/p>\n

Reza recalled the cast coming together as a group to negotiate a raise when the season 3 offer was \u201ca pittance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to lie. It was four figures an episode,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAt the end of the day, it all worked out. We agreed to a favored nations contract and our per episode salary went up something like six or seven times what it was previously. We went from four digits per episode to five for the season. So that was a nice bump.\u201d<\/p>\n

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