Ajay Devgn earns ₹90 crore a season for Crime Patrol, yet isn't India's highest-paid TV host; this star made ₹250 crore
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn has reportedly signed a deal to host the show Crime Patrol for ₹90 crore. While this is a significant salary, he remains behind other top Indian TV hosts like Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan in terms of earnings.
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The article highlights the massive financial scale of the Indian television industry and the high market value of Bollywood stars in the reality TV space.
Ajay Devgn joined his Bollywood colleagues like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Akshay Kumar when he made his TV hosting debut recently with Sony’s true-crime show, Crime Patrol. Ajay has reportedly signed a 15-episode deal with Sony to host the latest season of the popular show, which airs on Sony TV and streams on SonyLIV. What made headlines was Ajay’s reported fees of ₹90 crore for the season, spread across the episodes. While this does make him one of the highest-paid TV hosts currently, he is not at the top of the list.
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