Big B gets 2.25 CRORE Per Episode in Big Boss

Amitabh Bachchan will be paid Rs 2.25 per episode of Bigg Boss. Previously, it was said that he would be paid Rs 1.25 crore per episode but later he was signed at the big amount. The show will have 84 episodes and he will appear once in a week at the elimination day and also on the special episodes of wild card entries. From this reality show, he will earn a big sum between Rs 30 to Rs 40 crore.

"When Amitabh Bachchan was approached for the show, the channel and the production house expected the payment figures to be big," the source said. "Negotiations started with Rs4 crore per episode and ended at about Rs2.25 crore. The channel decided to invest big money to create maximum buzz."

SRK and Akki Friends?

Ever since Akki has give a series of big hits in Indian Hindi Cinema, he has been seen as the top contender to displace SRK from the No.1 spot. A media created rivalry between the two took a serious turn when Akki declared that there is only one legitimate King of Bollywod - Amitabh Bachchan. This comment didnot go down well with Saharukh Khan who keeps claiming himself as the undisputed king of Hindi Cinema.

Recently, Akshay was shooting for his movie Blue in Film City and SRK was incidentally also there shooting for an ad on a different floor at Film City. When SRK learnt that Akki was shooting nearby, he took trouble to go to the sets of ‘Blue’ and meet Akki in person.

Reports say that upon learning that SRK had come to meet him, Akshay quickly came out of his vanity van and went half way to greet the flamboyant Khan. The two shook hands and were very friendly with each other.

Then they sat in Akshay’s van and talked for about 20 minutes. What they discussed is not known, but reports say they talked about doing a joint project.