Kapil Sharma decided to venture out of Colors and start a show on his own. He was soon contacted by rival channel Sony TV who took the bait and launched their own comedy show The Kapil Sharma Show. One of the fore-runners in the TV scenario currently, Kapil's show is the most watched show on the channel and one of the highest TRP raking shows across all channels.
Definitely, the stakes were high and despite the initial hiccups, the show has maintained its stead in the race. But there's one thing that not many people know of. We love all the ace comedians on the show- be it Kapil himself or his entire team that includes stalwarts like Sunil Grover, Kiku Sharda, Ali Asgar, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Upasana Singh and others. But do you know how much each of them make per episode?
Here's the detailed scoop.
Obviously, Kapil's the captain of the ship and is the face behind the show. Plus, the comedian has become of the most renowned and biggest household names in India today. As a result, he charges a bomb per episode. His fees are somewhere in the range of Rs 60-80 lakhs per episode.
Then, it's Sunil Grover aka Doctor saab who gets around Rs 10-12 lakhs per day. Navjot Singh Sidhu also earns around Rs 8-10 lakhs everyday. Sumona Charavarti now charges around Rs 6-7 lakh per day while both Kiku Sharda and Ali Asgar get Rs 5-7 lakhs a day. Among the other cast, Chandan Prabhakar gets around Rs 4 lakh and Rochelle Rao's fee is around Rs 3-4 lakh per episode.
(Source: Dailybhaskar.com)
