The reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ has been ruling the hearts of its fans for years. KBC is one of the longest-running reality show in the country. KBC started in the year 2000, and it was highly appreciated in its first season. The prize money in the show’s first season was Rs 1 crore.
Amitabh Bachchan Charges So Many Crores For Every Episode
In 2005 season 2, the prize money was doubled to Rs 2 crore and remained the same till season 3. However, in 2010, the prize money for season 4 was again reduced to Rs 1 crore. In 2013, from the 7th season, the prize money was increased to Rs 7 crore. It has been talked about the show’s prize money, but today we will talk about how much fees Amitabh Bachchan, who hosts this show, charges himself every season.
When this show started, Amitabh Bachchan took Rs 25 lakh per episode to host it. Amitabh increased his fee to 1 crore when the first season was a hit.
According to media reports, in the 6-7th season, he charged Rs 1.5 to 2 crores. His fee in the 8th season was 2 crores. Stars like Rani Mukherjee, Parineeti Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone were seen in the eighth season of this show.
Started With Rs 25 Lakh In The First Season
Amitabh Bachchan took 2.6 crores in the 9th season. In that season, cricketer Yuvraj Singh and actor Vidya were the balanced hot seat guests. In the 10th season, Amitabh Bachchan charged Rs 3 crore per episode. Ayushmann Khurrana and Aamir Khan were among the special contestants that year. While in the 11th, 12th and 13th seasons, he charged Rs 3.5 crores.
Many celebrities were called in the 13th season of the show. It included many Bollywood stars, including cricketers Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh.
