As soon as the start of Bigg Boss season 19 from August 24, discussions about Salman Khan’s fees have intensified among the fans. There are reports about how much their earnings are compared to the rest of the popular reality show hosts. However, this time Salman has reduced his fees, but he is still included in the list of India’s highest fees. Let’s know about the most expensive hosts of Indian reality shows.
Amitabh and Salman charge Rs 5 crore for an episode
Both Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan charge around Rs 5 crore for an episode. Amitabh Bachchan, the host of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, is earning 5 crores for every episode and about 25 crores in a week. With this, he has achieved the title of India’s most expensive TV host by leaving Salman Khan behind.
Salman’s deal fixed for 150 crores
Salman Khan is taking 5 crores every episode for Bigg Boss this season, but he shoots only two episodes a week, so his weekly earnings are Rs 10 crore. This time Salman has reduced his fees from 250 crores to 150 crores, because he will not be available for the entire season. It is being told that this deal has been finalized for 15 weeks at 150 crores. Farah Khan, Karan Johar or Anil Kapoor can handle the responsibility of hosting in the remaining weeks.
Tamil Bigg Boss’s thick deals
According to reports, Kamal Haasan took Rs 130 crore for hosting Bigg Boss Tamil season 7. After this, the makers chose Vijay Sethupati for season 8, who received a fee of about 60 crores.
South Bigg Boss hosts earned
Talking about the Bigg Boss of other languages, Mohanlal took around 24 crores for the last season. At the same time, Nagarjuna charged about 30 crores to host Bigg Boss Telugu this year. Talking about Bigg Boss Kannada, his host Kichha Sudeep earns 8 to 10 crores for every season. At the same time, Ritesh Deshmukh, who is commanding Bigg Boss Marathi, charges about 30 to 40 lakh rupees for an episode.