Anil Kapoor had once tried his luck on TV: Series 24 was a flop, now he will get 30 crores for hosting BB OTT 3
The third season of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ is going to start soon. However, this season, Anil Kapoor will not be seen as the host but Salman Khan. This is Anil Kapoor’s first innings as a reality show host. Recently, a new promo of the show has come out in which Anil Kapoor’s swag was seen. His strong avatar is seen in the promo. The show will premiere on June 21. Rs 30 crore received for ‘Bigg Boss OTT Season 3’ Let us tell you, Anil Kapoor is taking a hefty amount for ‘Bigg Boss OTT Season 3′. If sources are to be believed, the actor has signed a deal of Rs 30 crore with the channel. In which he will shoot 16-18 episodes for the show and will also be involved in promotional activities. Not only this, he will also promote the entire season on his personal social media account. Bought the rights of American series for 120 crores, then sold it for 150 crores By the way, 10 years ago Anil Kapoor also tried his luck on the small screen. He made his TV debut with the limited series ’24’. However, both the seasons of the series which came in 2013 and 2016 failed to impress the audience. In 2010, Anil Kapoor worked in the American series ’24’. Anil was very impressed with the concept of this series. This was the reason that in 2011, the actor bought the rights of this series from Fox Production. For which he also paid an amount of about 120 crores. He wanted to make a Hindi language series of ’24’ in his home production. After getting rejection from many channels, the actor sold his rights to Colors channel for Rs 150 crores. At the same time, he decided to produce it himself. The series was a hit abroad, a flop in India Unfortunately, the first season of this show, which premiered in 2013, did not even make it to the top-20 shows of TRP ratings. Whereas 9 seasons of the American series had come and foreign viewers had made it a superhit. Three years later, in 2016, the actor returned with season 2 of the series. However, his second attempt also failed. Anil tried to change the taste of the Indian audience, in which he failed. Indian TV viewers rejected Anil Kapoor’s suspense thriller show. After suffering huge losses, the channel dropped the idea of the third season. The channel had to suffer huge losses due to this decision. Kapil Sharma was approached for the series ’24’ Recalling ’24’, Anil Kapoor said in an interview to PTI, ‘I was going through the faces of the stars whom we had shortlisted. You will be surprised to know the names. All of them are doing very well today. One of them was Kapil Sharma. He wanted to do the show but in the meantime his own show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ started, then there was Jaideep Ahlawat, Pankaj Tripathi. I also met Ratna Pathak Shah, she also came. We all have come a long way now.’ The actor further said, ‘Whether people accept it or not, they have tremendous respect for the show. 24 also gave so many technicians to the industry. All of them have made a name for themselves. It was a kind of pool for the industry.’