High-priced actor Salman Khan dumps ‘10 Ka Dum’

Looking forward to hosting the much-awaited season of celebrity reality show ‘Bigg Boss’, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has almost turned down the hit game show ‘Dus Ka Dum’. The actor got irritated with the fact that the broadcasters of DKD did not to agree to Salman’s demands for the show. Salman has now made it clear that he would only be ready to take up the show again on his own terms and price.

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: Looking forward to hosting the much-awaited season of celebrity reality show ‘Bigg Boss’, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has almost turned down the hit game show ‘Dus Ka Dum’. The actor reportedly got irritated with the fact that the broadcasters of DKD did not to agree to Salman’s demands for the show. Salman has now made it clear that he would only be ready to take up the show again on his own terms and price. According to insiders, Salman had charged Rs 89 crore for the 104 episodes telecast in the first season of ‘Dus Ka Dum’. And for the second season of the show, the actor reportedly asked for an increment of a whopping Rs 44 crore, which failed to materialise. Talking about the same, a source told a news daily, “The broadcaster of ‘10 Ka Dum’ made Salman wait for a long time. ‘10 Ka Dum 3’ was supposed to start this year but suddenly the entire focus shifted to ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 4’ after Amitabh signed the dotted line. But Salman still waited patiently.” However, Salman got really annoyed when the ‘10 Ka Dum’ broadcaster told the actor that he wouldn’t get a hike for the third season. Earlier, Salman had even agreed to slash his fee for the game show because of recession. However, unwilling to compromise, the actor now argues that since the recession’s over, he should get a better pay packet, reveals a source. “He asked them that since he had stood by them in their time of crisis, so why couldn’t they repay him now? But the broadcaster tried to soft-pedal the issue,” the source said. “‘10 Ka Dum’ was very close to Salman’s heart. But it is okay, life goes on. He is very happy with ‘Bigg Boss 4’,” added the source.