Hirani refused to be judge on Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar 2
Salman Khan was reportedly paid Rs 3.5 – 5 crore for every appearance on the last season of his celebrated reality television show Bigg Boss.
The Big B on the other hand got Rs 75 lakh per episode for the 2011 season of Kaun Banega Crorepati. But it’s not just the actors who garner such high fee to judge or host a show. Mumbai Mirror has found out that filmmaker Raju Hirani was recently offered a whopping Rs 1 crore per episode to judge a singing reality show Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar.
Sources reveal that initially the Munna Bhai maker was offered a big amount to be a judge on the show. Despite Hirani’s initial refusal, the channel and the production house who wanted a celebrity face for the judges panel, kept on insisting. In fact, they kept increasing the remuneration amount to lure the filmmaker. The amount was increased to Rs 1 crore per episode. But Hirani did not change his decision since he had to start work on his next film.
A source close to the production told us that the makers even considered Vishal Bhardwaj as one of the judges. However, since Vishal is busy shooting his film
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