Overview

• Bigg Boss 19 premiered on August 24 on JioHotstar and JioCinema with a politics‑inspired format that emphasizes public opinion in gameplay.
• Multiple outlets report Salman Khan is hosting roughly the first 15 weeks, with Farah Khan and Karan Johar expected to handle later episodes.
• Hindustan Times and others report a fee of about Rs 10 crore per weekend, implying roughly Rs 150 crore for Salman’s shortened run.
• Entertainment reports contrast the figure with past seasons that pegged his earnings near Rs 250 crore for Bigg Boss 18 and about Rs 200 crore for Season 17.
• Koimoi published a compilation estimating Salman’s cumulative Bigg Boss earnings at roughly Rs 3,428 crore, a media‑reported tally not verified by primary sources.