Bigg Boss 16 contestants: Sajid Khan, Abdu Rozik to Tina Datta, Sumbul Touqeer - list of highest paid TV stars!

Salman Khan's baap of all reality shows 'Bigg Boss 16' has been making news for all kinds of reasons - good, bad and ugly. Firstly, the buzz caught up on the list of confirmed contestants, then inside the house - Sumbul Touqeer and Shalin Bhanot's relationship became a talking point to controversy erupting outside the show over filmmaker and MeToo accused Sajid Khan's participation. This season of Bigg Boss is ticking all the right boxes. The show telecasts from Monday-Friday at 10 pm. It airs on the Weekends at 9.30 pm. So, we thought of compiling a list of highest paid contestants and their earnings as per reports available online. 

(Disclaimer: None of the figures quoted are exact in number as it is based on reports available online. No celeb has confirmed their actual earnings on the show.)

Popular Tajik singer and social media sensation Abdu Rozik is the most loved contestants in the Bigg  Boss 16 house. He gets around Rs 3-4 lakh per week, reportedly.

Popular TV actress Tina Datta gets Rs 8-9 lakh per week, as per the same ET report.

This year, the buzz is strong that Sumbul Touqeer Khan is the HIGHEST PAID contestant on Bigg Boss 16. According to Economic Times.com report, she gets Rs 12 lakh per week.

Actress Soundarya Sharma reportedly gets Rs 3-4 lakh per week on the show.

As per Economic Times.com report, Shalin Bhanot gets paid around Rs 4-5 lakh per episode. 

According to a koimoi report, the most controversial contestants in the house, Sajid Khan is paid around 4-5 lakhs per week.