#BiggBoss12: Salman to get Rs. 14 crore for every episode
With less than a week left for the premiere of 'Bigg Boss 12', the excitement for the show is reaching new heights. There are many speculations around the show, about contestants, hosts, themes, and so on. Now, the recent rumors are about the pay-scale of host Salman Khan for the twelfth season of 'Bigg Boss'. Apparently, he is charging Rs. 14 crore per episode.
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Interestingly, Salman is returning as the host of BB for the sixth time, and as the show is excelling in its grandeur, the superstar is naturally taking benefit of it. He has hiked his fees for BB12, and will now get a whopping amount of Rs. 14 crore for every single episode of the show this season. Well, that is certainly a huge amount.
Salman to be the highest paid actor on TV?
If the figures are to be believed, Salman will be taking more than Rs. 300 crore this season. Notably, this is the highest a Bollywood star has ever received for a TV show. In fact, with this, he will reportedly beat his own record of earning Rs. 264 crore for BB11. However, there isn't any official confirmation about Salman's paycheque yet.
Salman's continuous hike of fees for BB
As per a 2017 report, "It is said that Salman charged around Rs. 2.5 crore per episode from BB4 to BB6. Thereafter, he doubled his fees to Rs. 5 crore for BB7." Thereafter, he, reportedly, charged Rs. 5.5 crore for BB8, Rs. 7-8 crore for BB9, Rs. 8 crore for BB10 and Rs. 11 crore for BB11.
Goes without saying, 'Bigg Boss 12' gets interesting
BB12 will be based on the theme of 'vichitra jodis' and will reportedly have two houses and two hosts. Several celebrities names that are doing the rounds as probable contestants of BB12 are Dipika Kakkar, Shaleen Bhanot, Tanushree Dutta, Ishita Dutta, Ssumier Pasricha, Scarlett Rosse, etc. 'Bigg Boss 12' will premiere on September 16 on Colors.
