The Great Indian Kapil Show has become one of India’s most beloved comedy talk shows and Kapil Sharma, India’s most loved comedy star. With Netflix’s The Great Indian Kapil Show becoming a blockbuster success, Sharma’s earnings have hit jaw dropping levels.
According to a report by Siyasat, Kapil charges Rs 5 crore per episode of the show, making him one of the highest paid comedians in the country. Since each season has 13 episodes, he earns up to Rs 65 crore per season and is expected to charge Rs 65 crore in this Season making his total earnings for the three seasons reach Rs 195 crore.
While Sharma’s paycheck is in a league of its own, his fellow cast members also earn handsomely, As per reports, Sunil Grover gets paid Rs 25 lakh per episode, Archana Puran Singh and Krushna Abhishek get paid Rs 10 lakh per episode, and Kiku Sharda gets paid around Rs 7 lakh.
The third season of the show has returned with a bang, with Salman Khan appearing in the first episode. The upcoming episodes will also be full of stars with the cast of Metro In Dino including Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, and others.