The most expensive actor of the industry, Amitabh Bachchan is getting pricy with an astronomical rise in the amount that he will be getting for Big Boss 3. He is the highest paid actor on small screen now, beating the Khans and Kumars of Bollywood.

"Initially it was decided that Bigg B will be receiving the amount of Rupees 1.5 crore per episode, but at the eleventh hour his price was hiked to Rupees 2.5 crore, " chirps the source.

Elaborating more on the information, our source adds, "There will be 84 episodes of Bigg Boss 3 and according to that ratio, Mr. Bachchan has become the highest paid host on television. Akshay Kumar and SRK were paid 1 crore per episode for their shows Khatron Ke Khiladi and Paanchvi Pass respectively."

Salman's price was hiked up for the second season of Dus Ka Dum. "For the first season of DKD, he received an amount of Rs. 80, 00, 000 while in the second season his price was raised to 1 crore, " quips our khabroo.

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