The controversial reality show Bigg Boss 13 is in its ninth week and going by the popularity that this season has garnered the makers are reportedly considering an extension of the show by another five weeks. The grand finale is now reportedly going to air in February. However, that also brings into contention the remuneration of host Salman Khan.
As per media reports, Bigg Boss is willing to pay Salman a whopping amount for the extended weeks to retain his dates as the host for the current season. A media website quoted a source, “Salman made it very clear that he didn’t want to extend his stint on Bigg Boss due to his other film commitments (post-production of Dabangg 2, shooting of Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai). However, the channel Colors lured him to stay on with added zeroes on his paycheck.” In fact, another Instagram account of Bigg Boss shared that Salman is getting a hike of Rs 2 crore per day that brings his remuneration to Rs 15 crore per week making it a grand total of Rs 270 crore.
The source further told the portal, “Each year he (Salman) initially refuses to return to Bigg Boss. Every time he’s lured back with an enhanced remuneration. He gets paid more to anchor Bigg Boss per season than all the other anchors in regional languages put together get for all the seasons put together.” With such a staggering amount, Salman has become the highest-paid celebrity on Indian television.
(Source: Instagram/Bollywood Hungama)
