The Great Indian Kapil Show is one of the most popular sketch comedy talk shows. The show is hosted by comedian, Kapil Sharma. This time, after two successful seasons, Netflix has again brought a new season. Season 3 has already started streaming on the OTT giant platform. For the unversed, the first episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show premiered on March 30, 2024. However, the biggest highlight of the third season is that OG king, Navjot Singh Sidhu, has made a grand re-entry on the show. Now, while opening the show, Kapil’s light-hearted jab gave a hint at Sidhu’s whopping paycheck for the comedy show.
Kapil Sharma cracks a joke on Navjot Singh Sidhu charging high for The Great Indian Kapil Show
For the unversed, Navjot Singh Sidhu was a part of the shows, Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show. However, in 2019, he left the show and was replaced by Archana Puran Singh as the permanent guest. But after years, he had finally made a comeback with the third season of The Great Indian Kapil Show. The show is incomplete without the funny banter between Kapil and the two guests, Archana and Sidhu. Kapil welcomed Sidhu as he made a dazzling re-entry on the much popular comedy show and also cracked a joke on the latter’s hefty paycheck for it. In his words:
“I want to thank Netflix for giving us that much budget that we could afford Sidhu paaji. Paaji, after so many years you are back in this chair, bhale hi gathbandhan ki sarkar bani ho. How are you feeling? Netflix is spending big, but how do you feel?”
Navjot Singh Sidhu reportedly charges Rs. 40 lakh per episode in The Great Indian Kapil Show
According to a report by Siasat, Sidhu is reportedly charging Rs. 30 to Rs. 40 lakh per episode, nearly triple to what co-judge, Archana Puran Singh earns from the show. For the unversed, Archana reportedly earns Rs. 10 to Rs. 12 lakh per episode, which was earlier earned by Sidhu when he was part of The Kapil Sharma Show. Back then, Sidhu reportedly earned Rs. 25 crore for 125 episodes, which made it Rs. 12 lakh per episode. However, the speculated amount that Sidhu is earning from the show, The Great Indian Kapil Show, marked a significant jump in his remuneration to date.
More about The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3
The third season of The Great Indian Kapil Show is already making a lot of noise. For the uninitiated, the new season was released on Netflix on June 21, 2025. From Kapil’s funny banter with judges, Archana and Sidhu, to Salman Khan’s take on marriages and divorce, the third season is packed with a whole lot of drama and fun. The show also features the old members, Krushna Abhishek, Sunil Grover, and Kiku Sharda, among others. The upcoming episodes will also feature Indian cricketers, Gautam Gambhir, Abhishek Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Yuzvendra Chahal as the guests of the show.
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