Birthday Special: Times when Salman Khan made headlines for charging a whopping amount to host Bigg Boss

Megastar Salman Khan has been hosting controversial reality show Bigg Boss for several years now. The star is one of the reasons why the show is such a big hit. There are rumours and news about Salman’s pay cheque every year. Throughout the years, the actor has hit the headlines several times for his heavy pay-cheque. The actor is celebrating his birthday today, let’s take a look at times when the he has been in the news for his payment for the show.

Salman Khan is currently hosting the 17th season of Bigg Boss. He hosted the grand premiere on October 15. Salman was in the limelight for his alleged pay cheque this time as well. Rumours are that Salman is charging approximately a whopping Rs 12 crores for a weekend which is Rs 6 crores per episode. Ankita Lokhande, Neil Bhatt, Munawar Faruqui and others are some of the big names of the season.

Last season the Bollywood star was in the news for his Bigg Boss pay cheque more than ever. Rumours were that he has been charging Rs 1000 crores for the entire season. However, he addressed the same during one the press conference and called the news ‘untrue.’ He said, “All those reports about my fees are untrue. If I ever get paid Rs 1000 crore I would never work in my life. But there will be a day when I will be paid this amount. If I get paid this amount I have so many other expenses like lawyers that I actually need them. My lawyers are no less than Salman Khan. My earning is not even one fourth of it. These reports are read by income tax and ED department too.”

During Bigg Boss 15, Salman Khan was once again in the headlines for charging a huge amount. According to the reports, he allegedly charged Rs 350 crores for the entire 15th season of Bigg Boss. The amount was upto approximately Rs 25 crore per weekend. However, the actor didn’t address the news this time.

According to one of the reports by GQ, the Bollywood star had charged approximately Rs 20 crores per weekend for Bigg Boss 14. The Bollywood superstar shocked many when the news of his pay-cheques were out. Rubina Dilaik was the winner of the 14th season of Bigg Boss.

The 13th season of Bigg Boss is known to be the most popular one of all times. Shehnaaz Gill and late Siddharth Shukla participated in the show and managed to win hearts of many. According to a report by Mid Day, Salman was paid around Rs 15 crores per episode. Actor Siddharth Shukla was the winner of the season.