Bigg Boss Season 13: Salman Khan's pay will wake you of your weekend's sweet slumber

Reality shows favourite child Bigg Boss that garners much attention and TRPS with its controversies inside and outside the house is all set to premiere its 13th season in a few months. Salman Khan who will retain as the host for the show might take in a female co-host this time.

As the show's popularity quotient lies much with Salman and his fan following like every year the actor has signed a mammoth deal with Viacom to anchor the show.

According to the buzz, Salman will be paid a whopping Rs. 31 crores per week for appearing for the weekend episodes. This rounds about to a total of Rs. 403 crores for a mere 26 episodes. Some reports also suggest that he might as well produce the show, having stakes in the shows profit like he is for other TV shows like The Kapil Sharma Show and Nach Baliye 

Bigg Boss 13 will not see any commoners as the pattern last year failed to impress its audience. But the makers are planning to have a good mix of contestants from movies and television.

Bigg Boss 13 is all set to premiere on September 29 and the makers have started approaching celebrities for the show that includes Karan Patel, Ankita Lokhandwe, Devoleena Bhattacharya, Mahhi Vij and Jay Bhanushali and the likes. The finale of the show is scheduled for January 10, 2020.