Salman Khan was paid Rs 75 as salary

The first salary of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was Rs 75 according to the actor. Salman says, "My first salary was, I think, about Rs 75. I was dancing behind in some show in Taj hotel. One of my friends was dancing there so he took me (and I did it) just for fun. Then it went up to Rs 750 for Campa Cola (a soft drink brand) and then it was Rs 1,500 for the longest time. Then I got paid Rs 31,000 for Maine Pyar Kiya, which was then increased to Rs 75,000 later."

He is one of the highest paid actor and ranks on second position on Forbes list of the Highest Paid Actors in Bollywood for the year 2017. According to sources he is paid around Rs 11 crore per episode for hosting the 11th season of reality show Bigg Boss.

He said he comes back to the show as he connects with the format "There is nothing else that I am interested in doing, this is one of the better shows that I have. There are other really good shows but I don't think they are of my format. I don't think Ill be able to pull that off. I know I can pull this one off."