Akshay Kumar charges Rs 150 crore

Akshay Kumar charges Rs 150 crore to host the second season of ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’
Akshay Kumar's career is going from strength to strength. After being touted as the highest paid actor in the Hindi film industry, these days Akshay is one of the most prominent faces on TV too. Akshay is in demand on the small screen after he hosted the first season of the reality show
, Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi.
While the total deal amount for the first season was Rs 120 crore, Akshay is charging Rs 150 crore for the show's second season.
Our source says, "The first season of Khatron Ke Khiladi did very well and it was to a large extent responsible for launching the channel in a big way. The fact that the first season was successful has now prompted the channel to start the show's second season. Since the channel knows that Akshay Kumar is the USP of the show, his contract has now been reworked and he will be paid a whopping Rs 2 crore per episode. He was charging Rs 1.5 crore per episode during the first season. Akshay has also managed to get some equity in the channel. The number of episodes that he will shoot for the second season is yet to be finalised. The shoot of the show starts on April 2."