Anil Kapoor had once tried his luck on TV: Series 24 was a flop, now he will get 30 crores for hosting BB OTT 3

The third season of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ is going to start soon. However, this season, not Salman Khan but Anil Kapoor will be seen as the host. This is Anil Kapoor’s first innings as a reality show host. Recently, a new promo of the show has come out in which Anil Kapoor’s swag was seen. His powerful avatar is seen in the promo. The show will premiere on June 21.

Anil Kapoor’s life was full of struggle before entering the Bollywood industry. He also lived in a rented room for a long time.

Rs 30 crore received for ‘Bigg Boss OTT Season 3’

Let us tell you, Anil Kapoor is taking a huge amount for ‘Bigg Boss OTT Season 3’. If sources are to be believed, the actor has signed a deal of Rs 30 crore with the channel. In which he will shoot 16-18 episodes for the show and will also participate in promotional activities. Not only this, he will also promote the entire season on his personal social media account.

There was a time when he used to do films only to help his friends.

Bought the rights of American series for 120 crores, then sold it for 150 crores

By the way, 10 years ago Anil Kapoor also tried his luck on the small screen. He made his TV debut with the limited series ’24’. However, both the seasons of the series released in 2013 and 2016 failed to impress the audience.

In 2010, Anil Kapoor worked in the American series ’24’. Anil was very impressed with the concept of this series. This is why in 2011, the actor bought the rights of this series from Fox Production. For which he paid an amount of about 120 crores. He wanted to make a Hindi language series of ’24’ in his home production.

After getting rejections from many channels, the actor sold his rights to Colors channel for Rs 150 crores. At the same time, he decided to produce it himself.

In 2013, Anil Kapoor made his debut on the small screen with the show ’24’.

The series was a hit abroad, a flop in India

Unfortunately, the first season of the show, which premiered in 2013, did not even make it to the top 20 shows in TRP ratings. Whereas the American series had already had 9 seasons and was made a superhit by foreign audiences. Three years later, in 2016, the actor returned with season 2 of the series. However, his second attempt also failed. Anil tried to change the taste of the Indian audience, but he failed.

Anil Kapoor’s suspense thriller show was rejected by Indian TV viewers. After suffering huge losses, the channel dropped the idea of ​​the third season. The channel had to suffer huge losses due to this decision.

Kapil Sharma was also approached for the series ’24’.

Kapil Sharma was approached for the series ’24’

Recalling ’24’, Anil Kapoor in an interview to PTI had said, “I was going through the faces of the stars we had shortlisted. You will be surprised to know the names. All of them are doing very well today. One of them was Kapil Sharma. He wanted to do the show but in the meantime his own show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ started, then there was Jaideep Ahlawat, Pankaj Tripathi. I also met Ratna Pathak Shah, she also came. We have all come a long way now.”

The actor further said, ‘Whether people accept it or not, they have tremendous respect for the show. 24 also gave so many technicians to the industry. All of them have made a name for themselves. It was a kind of pool for the industry.’