Mumbai: Actor Karan Kundrra, known for his stint as a contestant on Bigg Boss 15, recently revealed that he set a new benchmark in the reality show’s history by demanding what he claims was an unprecedented fee.
During a podcast with Elvish Yadav when about his biggest pay cheque ever, the actor said, “Mera sabse bada pay cheque jo tha voh Bigg Boss ka hi tha. Humne history ukhaad di thi, Being at the right place at the right time waali situation hogyi thi. 4-5 saal se voh baat toh kar hi rahe the aur uss time humara Covid khatam hua tha. They were like nahi Karan toh hume chahiye hi. Toh maine kaha main toh thoda gusse waala admi hoon. Toh mereko mat hi leke jao (My biggest pay cheque was from Bigg Boss. We created history — it was one of those ‘being at the right place at the right time’ situations. They had been talking to me about it for four to five years, and at that time, Covid had j
ust ended for us. They were like, ‘No, we definitely want Karan.’ So I said, ‘I’m a bit of a short-tempered person, so maybe you shouldn’t take me.)”
He added, “Fir end main maine muh faada aur unhone haan kardia. Accha khasa muh phada tha. Jo main bande hain show ke, unhone mujhe btaya tha ki jitna tune manga hai voh history main kisi contestant ne nahi manga (Then in the end, I quoted a huge amount, and they agreed. I had asked for a pretty hefty sum. The people who run the show told me that no contestant in the history of the show had ever demanded as much as I did.) Because around that time, I was also behind camera and had done things as co-producers as well so I knew how much to ask for.”
‘Bigg Boss 15’ featured several actors, including Shamita Shetty, Tejasswi Prakash, Jay Bhanushali and Karan Kundrra, along with reality show stars such as Pratik Sehajpal.
On the show, Karan and Tejasswi bonded quite well and fell for each other. Fans lovingly called the couple “TejRan”. Karan and Tejasswi, along with Pratik, stayed in the Bigg Boss house until the finale. The ‘Bigg Boss 15’ trophy was lifted by Tejasswi.
Karan and Tejasswi, who have been dating and living together since their appearance in ‘Bigg Boss 15’, are reportedly set to tie the knot this year.