Comedy King Kapil Sharma left Bollywood's king Shahrukh Khan behind in terms of fees.
New Delhi:
Shahrukh Khan is one of the richest actors of Bollywood. Apart from films, he also earns a good amount of money from his production house. But in the last seven years, an actor has left even King Khan behind in terms of earnings. This is none other than Kapil Sharma. Kapil Sharma is currently called the king of the TV world. Through his brilliant comedy, he has created a special identity for himself in every household. Kapil Sharma, who lived on very little money in the beginning of his career, has now become the highest paid comedy king on TV. Let us tell you that after TV, now Kapil Sharma is coming to Netflix with his show. The journey of Kapil Sharma, who started his career with Comedy Nights, has been quite spectacular. Talking about his fees at this time, Kapil has defeated even the big superstars. Let us know here how much fees Kapil, who is bringing the show Great Indian Kapil Sharma on Netflix, charged for his previous show.
People were shocked to hear about Kapil Sharma's fees.
Kapil Sharma has been showcasing his talent through comedy reality shows on TV, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Comedy Circus and Comedy Nights. His show Kapil Sharma Show on Colors was appreciated not only in the country but also abroad. Kapil Sharma, who once earned Rs 500 by working at a telephone booth, now charges crores. Let us tell you that people are sighing after knowing the fees of Kapil Sharma in his last show. Even superstar Shahrukh Khan, who has given superhit films like Pathan, has lagged behind in comparison to this fee.
Kapil Sharma had charged this much fee for the Kapil Sharma Show.
For the Kapil Sharma Show, Kapil had charged Rs 35 lakh for one episode. A total of 130 episodes were streamed in the first season of this show and through these, Kapil earned Rs 45.50 crore. After this, the second season of Kapil Sharma Show also came and this show had a total of 125 episodes through which Kapil collected a fee of Rs 43.75 crore. If we look at these two shows together, Kapil charged a fee of Rs 89.25 crore in both the seasons. After the great success of his show, Kapil has increased his fees by 42 percent and now for the new show he is charging Rs 50 lakh per episode. If seen from this perspective, Kapil is earning around Rs 5 crore in a month. For the new season, Kapil will take home Rs 26 crore through just five episodes. Seeing the tremendous increase in Kapil's fees
, he has defeated Shahrukh Khan in terms of fees.
It can be said that the king of comedy has defeated the king of Bollywood. Let us tell you that from 2016 to 2013, Kapil Sharma earned a total of Rs 231 crore. This earning is 15.62 percent more than the earning of Shahrukh Khan's Pathan. Shahrukh Khan had earned Rs 200 crore through Pathan. Through this earning, Shahrukh Khan currently remains the highest earning actor in Bollywood. But on the other hand, Kapil Sharma is currently earning more than Bollywood stars through TV. Once he was asked a question about his earnings and net worth of Rs 300 crore, then Kapil neither confirmed nor denied it.