Kaun Banega Crorepati 14: Amitabh Bachchan and ex-host Shah Rukh Khan's per episode salary will pop your eyes out

 

Kaun Banega Crorepati host salary: 

Kaun Banega Crorepati is coming to your TV screens from today. Yep, from 9 pm onwards you'd get to enjoy one of the most loved game-based quiz shows, Kaun Banega Crorepati. It is hosted by Amitabh Bachchan who has been the host of KBC for almost every season. Shah Rukh Khan hosted a season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, too. The Brahmastra actor has been one of the most loved hosts in the history of reality TV shows. Now, as Kaun Banega Crorepati returns tonight with the 14th season, here's a look at how much the megastar and the superstar charged for the show from Kaun Banega Crorepati season 1 to his salary for the upcoming Kaun Banega Crorepati 14. 

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Kaun Banega Crorepati host salary: How much Amitabh Bachchan charged for the first season 

In 2000, Kaun Banega Crorepati hit the tube first. And instantly, the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted show became everybody's favourite show on TV. For season 1, as per a report in siasat.com, Big B charged Rs 25 lakhs per episode

Kaun Banega Crorepati host salary: How much Big B charged for the second, fourth season 

Unfortunately, the fees of megastar Amitabh Bachchan for seasons 2nd and 4th of Kaun Banega Crorepati have not been revealed. Big B would have charged more than the fees of the first season, what do you think? 

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Kaun Banega Crorepati host salary: How much Shah Rukh Khan charged for the third season 

For the third season, Shah Rukh Khan took up the hosting duties of Kaun Banega Crorepati 3. The Pathaan, Jawan star reportedly charged Rs 2.5 crore per episode. That's A LOT. 

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Kaun Banega Crorepati host salary: How much Amitabh Bachchan charged for the 5th, 6th and 7th season

Big B aka the Goodbye actor returned to the host seat of Kaun Banega Crorepati from the fourth season. His salary for KBC4 is not known. But it is said that he charged Rs 1 crore, Rs 1,5 crore and Rs 1.5-2 crore for seasons 5, 6, 7, respectively. 

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Kaun Banega Crorepati host salary: Amitabh Bachchan's fees for the 8th and 9th season 

Fans cannot imagine anybody else hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati. Whenever KBC would air, fans would sit around the TV sets and watch the well-dressed, well-spoken host who'd be baffled every time he would learn something new or hear stories of contestants on the hot seat. For seasons 8, 9 and 10, Big B reportedly charged Rs 2 crore, Rs 2.6 crore and Rs 3 crore, respectively.  

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Kaun Banega Crorepati host salary: Amitabh Bachchan's fees for the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th season 

Kaun Banega Crorepati has become like a ritual on a TV. And it's incomplete without the host, Amitabh Bachchan. For seasons 11, 12 and 13, Big B reportedly charged Rs 3.5 crore for each episode. 

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Kaun Banega Crorepati host salary: Amitabh Bachchan to charge THIS whopping amount for KBC 14

And now, for Kaun Banega Crorepati 14, Amitabh Bachchan is going to charge a whopping Rs 3-5 crore per episode! Well, neither of the figures are confirmed but the buzz is too high. 

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