Is Netflix Giving Kapil Sharma 500% Hike For The Great Indian Kapil Show? Here's His Reported Salary
Here's Kapil Sharma's staggering salary for The Great Indian Kapil Show on Netflix. He has reportedly got a 500 percent hike The Kapil Sharma Show. Know how much he was charging per episode on Sony TV.
If you're wondering what Kapil Sharma's salary is, we finally have an answer now. Ever since The Great Indian Kapil Show has been released, fans are wondering whether India's most popular comedian made the right choice by shifting to Netflix instead of TV. Many believe he had a wider audience reach on television, and several other said that Sharma's audience is not on Netflix.
Despite audience's views, the show is number one on the streaming giant every week. With Sunil Grover's return to the clan, the laughter has only increased. Well, that's not that only things that has grown multifold. If the latest reports are to be believed, Kapil Sharma's fee for The Great Indian Kapil Show has also increased.
Did Netflix give Kapil Sharma a 525% hike in The Great Indian Kapil Show?
Netflix
As per a report on Zee News, Kapil Sharma's salary for the Netflix show is a whopping Rs 26 crores. The comedian is taking home Rs 5 crores per episode. This also makes him one of the highest-paid comedians on television.
Kapil Sharma's renumeration for The Kapil Sharma Show?
Sony TV
According to a report on KoiMoi.com, Sharma was taking home Rs 35 lakh per episode when the show shifted to Sony TV. By third season, the comedian was charging Rs 50 lakh per episode. For season 4, he hiked his fee to Rs 60 lakhs per episode. For the fifth and the last season that aired on the channel, he charged Rs 80 lakh per episode. He took home a total of Rs 68 crore for 85 episodes that aired from September 2022 to August 2023.
Is this the reason why Netflix couldn't afford Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif?
Netflix
Some reports also suggested that Alia Bhatt was supposed to appear in the first episode along with Ranbir Kapoor, and Katrina Kaif in the third episode along with Vicky Kaushal. Times Now quoted a close friend of the Kapoor family as saying, "That's right. Earlier when Kapil's show was on television, the star guests came for free, as they had to promote their films. But now on Netflix, the stars are being paid to appear on Kapil's show."
Please note: Indiatimes couldn't independently verify the authenticity of the reports.
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