Overview

• Speaking to Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa, Aditya Narayan said he first paid income tax at age seven due to his child-performer earnings.
• He described Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 as his hosting break, saying he was selected after three rounds of auditions.
• He said he was initially paid ₹7,500 per episode, with two episodes shot per day, and that roughly 52 episodes added up to about ₹8 lakh for the season.
• He added that his fee rose to ₹25,000 per episode in the next season, which he credits with prompting him to start saving after an early period of heavy spending.
• Recalling his film work as a child, he said Tips paid him ₹3.5 lakh for Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai, which starred Salman Khan.