From Khali to Sumbul: Top 10 highest paid contestants in Bigg Boss history

Since its debut in 2006, Bigg Boss has been India’s most-watched reality show filled with controversies and a lot of drama. It has seen many contestants over the years, each with their own unique story and journey. Contestants have to give up their luxurious lives and spend months locked inside the house with strangers and needless to say, they earn a lot of money while doing so. Lets take a look at the highest paid Contestants in the history of Bigg Boss.

1. Pamela Anderson- 
Hollywood’s popular sex icon, Pamela is reportedly the highest-paid celebrity in Show’s history till date. She was paid Rs 2.5 crore for just three-day stay in the house during BB 4. She was brought in to raise the oomph factor of the show and she lived up to expectations.

2. Karan Kundrra
Karan Kundrra has been part of many Movies, TV Shows and Reality Shows. Finally in 2021, he agreed to be part of Bigg Boss and there was a lot of hype created around that. Karan was one of the most liked contestants of the season and eventually became second runner up. He is one of the highest paid contestant in BB history earning a huge amount of Rs 4.5 cr for the entire season.

3. Rimi Sen
Rimi Sen is a well known personality and has been seen in many bollywood movies. The ‘Dhoom’ actress took a hefty amount of Rs 2 crores as the signing amount for her stint in the Bigg Boss house.

4. Dalip Singh Rana 
Former WWE wrestler, Dalip Singh Rana AKA The Great Khali is one of the highest paid contestant of all time. For his stint in season 4 of the controversial reality show, the wrestler took a whopping Rs 50 lakhs per week. He Entered the house as a wild card and went on to become the first runner-up.

5. Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth
Many people were left astonished when they got to know that Sreesanth was entering the Bigg Boss house. The hype around the name of Indian cricketer made him the highest-paid contestant of that season. He charged Rs 50 lakhs per week.

6. Tehseen Poonawaala
Political analyst and social activist Tehseen was a wild card contestant during Bigg Boss 13. He was the highest-paid contestant of that season and was paid a whopping Rs 21 Lakhs per week.

7. Karanvir Bohra
Karanvir is one of the well known people in the TV industry and entered after giving some brilliant onscreen performances. For his stint, he charged Rs 20 lakhs per week.

8. Aly Goni
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein fame Aly who entered Bigg Boss 14 as a wild card was the highest paid contestant of that season. The actor charged a fee of Rs 16 lakhs per week.

9. Dipika Kakkar
The ‘Sasural Simar Ka’ fame was also seen in same season as Sreesanth. She eventually went on to win Bigg Boss season 12. She charged Rs 15 lakhs per week.

10. Sumbul Touqeer Khan
Sumbul is the highest paid contestant inside the Bigg Boss 16 house. The actress charged Rs 12 lakhs per week for the show.

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