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29 March 2024

Bigg Boss 8: Do you know how much Salman Khan earns per episode?

Indian Hindi actor Salman Khan in Dubai to promote Being Human at Splash. (TWITTER)

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By Showbiz Correspondent

During Bigg Boss season 7 host Salman Khan made his intention clear about not willing to host season 8 of the reality show - it was for everyone to see on TV.

Even to the media he was dilly-dallying about his decision - it seems the reality show got the better of him.

It took a lot of cajoling and negotiations to bring Salman aboard the Bigg Boss 8 plane.

By the way, season 8 house will be designed like an aircraft and the interiors of the house will be made in a way that the inmates get a feel of an airplane.

In all the promos, Salman Khan is decked up as a pilot.

But how did the channel manage to coax Salman?

When a leading daily recently asked the actor what his reasons for coming back to the show were, he reportedly said he liked the show's format and that money - a reported Dh3 to Dh4 million per episode - was incentive enough.

Getting paid Dh3 to Dh4 million per episode must have been be a good incentive!

The actor is reported to have said that since he had an open slot he wondered 'why not' and decided to do the show again.

But what took him so long to confirm his presence in the show this season?

When Emirates24|7 got in touch with Salman, he reveals why he was hesitant about season 8.

"I like the format but it takes a lot out of me, (among) these 13 contestants most of them are still in touch with me, it's like I am still the host and they are still in the house, it gets kind of tiring."

Salman said, "Sometimes they (contestants) are inside reacting and I have to react outside... so it's complicated."