Bigg Boss 13 had to wrap up in January but reports claim that the show has got an extension of five weeks. The grand finale of the show will now be aired in February. According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, to rake in Salman Khan for the extended episodes, the channel and Bigg Boss producers Endemol are reportedly paying an extra Rs 2 crore per episode to continue as host.?
An insider told the website,
¡°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.¡±
According to earlier reports, Salman, who has been the host of Bigg Boss since season 4 is being paid Rs 13 crore per week (Rs 6.5 crore per episode). And now with the fee hike, his new remuneration will be Rs 8.5 crore per episode. Well, it also means that for the 13th season of Bigg Boss, Salman Khan will take home a hefty sum of over Rs 200 crore for the entire season.
The source further added that Salman's fee gets a hike every year just to retain him as the host. The source added,
¡°Each year he 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."
This season of Bigg Boss has proved to be an explosive one with back to back controversies.?
Currently, Arti Singh, Asim Riaz, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Himanshi Khurana, Mahira Sharma, Paras Chhabra, Rashami Desai, Shefali Jariwala, Shehnaz Gill, Sidharth Shukla, Vikas Fhatak aka Hindustani Bhau and Vishal Aditya Singh are the existing inmates who will be fighting to bag the trophy.