Bigg Boss 18 fans are keenly awaiting the new season of the Colors reality show with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as the host. There were rumours that Salman Khan would not be a part of the new season of Bigg Boss because of his rib injury. However, that is not the case. Salman Khan is equally gung-ho about Bigg Boss 18 and his film Sikandar. The superstar's team has finely adjusted his date diary so that he could manage Bigg Boss 18 and the AR Murugadoss film. As per reports, Bigg Boss 16 contestant Abdu Rozik will co-host some segments of Bigg Boss 18 with Salman Khan. We also heard that Salman Khan has increased the fee for his hosting duties for Bigg Boss 18, or that the channel has offered him more. ‘Bigg Boss 18’: Salman Khan To Shoot Promo for NEW Season of the Reality Show? Here’s What We Know.

Has Salman Khan Hiked His Fee for ‘Bigg Boss 18’?

Bigg Boss 18 will be starting from October 5, 2024. The previous year, for Bigg Boss 17, Salman Khan reportedly charged INR 12 crore for every weekend for the Bigg Boss Weekend Ka Vaar episodes. This means around INR 6 crore for every episode. In a month, it would be close to INR 50 crore. As per inside sources, there is a jump in these figures for the eighteenth season of Bigg Boss. According to reports, Salman Khan would be charging close to INR 60 crore a month for Bigg Boss 18. We know that he has a long association with the channel. Moreover, he is one of the biggest draws of the show. No other host can pull in television viewers like Salman Khan, and it has been proven. ‘Bigg Boss 18’: Somy Ali Quashes Rumours of Joining Salman Khan’s Show, Claims ‘I Have Heard It’s Scripted’.

Prospective Celebs in ‘Bigg Boss 18’

Some of the names doing the rounds for Bigg Boss 18 contestants are Isha Koppikar, Sudhanshu Pandey, Zaan Khan, Surbhi Jyoti, Anita Hassanandani, Samay Raina, Pallav Singh and others. Over the years, we have seen a decline in the number of TV and film celebrities on Bigg Boss.

The over-the-top (OTT) version of Bigg Boss has also been quite successful, streaming on JioCinema. Divya Agarwal won Bigg Boss OTT 1, while Bigg Boss OTT 2 declared Elvish Yadav the winner. Sana Makbul won Bigg Boss OTT 3 in 2024. As for the main version of the show, Munawar Faruqui won Bigg Boss 17, which was the last season.

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