Not Amitabh Bachchan, this actor is India's highest paid TV host, check his fees per episode

Amitabh Bachchan, Kapil Sharma, Salman Khan and more, can you guess who is India's highest paid TV host and how much he charges per episode?

Indian television hosts earn significantly higher amounts than any actor. Kapil Sharma reportedly earns Rs 60 crore for the first season of The Great Indian Kapil Showm, while Amitabh Bachchan, who hosts Kaun Banega Crorepati is reportedly in the same league as Salman Khan in terms of earnings as per a report in Hindustan Times. Can you guess who is the highest-paid Indian host among them?

Bollywood's bhaijaan Salman Khan has been hosting Bigg Boss for a long time now and his earnings have been increased for the 18th season of the reality show. As per a report in Hindustan Times, the Bollywood superstar has charged nearly Rs 250 crore. Well, his earnings for Bigg Boss 18 will be a combination of a per-episode fee and a lump-sum contract. Yes, you read that right.

Well, if the season will run for 15 weeks, Salman will make up to Rs 60 crore per month. Salman’s monthly earnings for Bigg Boss has increased to Rs 60 crore this year. For Bigg Boss 17 he earned approximately Rs 12 crore. Salman began hosting Bigg Boss 15 years ago and reportedly earned between Rs 5-10 crore per film. Bigg Boss was hosted by Arshad Warsi, Shilpa Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan and more stars. Salman's hosting skills has made fans fall in love with the reality show and he has become synonymous with the show over time. Salman has become India’s highest-paid television host.

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His fees for hosting Bigg Boss continue to be a significant source of income. His close association with the reality show has also pushed his career and made him one of India’s highest-paid TV personalities.