Bigg Boss 18: Dheeraj Dhoopar to become the highest paid contestant of the season? Here’s what we know

Indian television’s popular reality show Bigg Boss 18 is finally coming back. Salman Khan is going to host this season as well and fans are unable to control their excitement. While speculations about contestants are doing round, reports are rife that Kundali Bhagya fame Dheeraj Dhoopar will participate in Bigg Boss 18. As per reports in News 18, he might be the highest paid contestant.

Dheeraj Dhoopar in Bigg Boss 18?

A source close to the show told News 18 that Dheeraj Dhoopar is likely to be finalised for Bigg Boss 18. While the actor is interested, financial aspects are being discussed with the makers at the moment. “Yes, Dheeraj is in talks for Bigg Boss 18 for a long time. He was approached for previous seasons too but this time he looks very much interested and is likely to get on board,” the source told the publication. The insider added, “Discussions are underway but it has come to my notice that Dheeraj is being roped in for around Rs 4-5 crore for the season. If this deal gets finalised, he will most likely be the most expensive contestant of Bigg Boss 18”.

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About Bigg Boss 18

If the news is to be believed, then this time the theme of Bigg Boss has been kept as ‘time travel’. According to this, this season you can see many old contestants, old tasks and even situations that happened in the previous season of the show. Talking about the contestants, Faisal Sheikh (Mr Faisu), actor Sunil Kumar, popular TV actor Dheeraj Dhoopar, and Surbhi Jyoti have reportedly said yes to the reality show. Apart from this, the names of celebs like Meera Deosthale, Zaan Khan, Anjali Anand and Sameera Reddy are circulating.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 has concluded just a few days ago. The winner of this season was Sana Maqbool. At the same time, the winner of Bigg Boss 17 was Munawar Faruqui.

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