Aditya Narayan Recalls Paying Tax At 7: "I Don't Remember If I Even Had A Pan Card..."

Aditya Narayan, who is currently making the headlines with his performance in the reality show 'Rise and Fall', has revealed that he became a taxpayer when he was just 7 years old. He also opened up about his earnings as a host on 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa', and how the sudden fame and money brought a bit of ego. He also recalled being paid a whopping Rs 3.5 lakh for his role in Salman Khan's film 'Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'. He played a young boy named Kabir Dhanrajgir in the film.

Aditya Narayan On His 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' Fees:

While speaking with Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa on their YouTube channel Bharti TV, Aditya Narayan talked about his big break as a host in 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' Challenge 2007. “I had to go through three rounds of auditions before being selected as a host. They offered me Rs 7,500 per episode. Since we shot two episodes at once, I earned Rs 15,000 a day. I went crazy! I was living with my father, had no expenses, and suddenly I was spending Rs 75,000 every month. We did about 5–6 episodes per month," he said.

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He admitted that the sudden fame and money changed his attitude. “I was just 18, earning so much. I did about 52 episodes and made around Rs 8 lakh in a season," he explained. Comedian Bharti Singh then joked that today, he wouldn't host a single episode for that amount. Aditya confessed that he did not save a penny back then; however, during the second season, his fees increased to Rs 25,000 per episode. That is when he realized how important it was to save. He also revealed that there was a funny ‘competition' between his dad, Udit Narayan, and him. “I was hosting Zee while he was judging Sony," he said.

Aditya Narayan Recalls Paying Tax At 7:

He also recalled paying tax for the first time when he was 7 years old. “I paid my first tax at seven. I don't remember if I even had a PAN card, but I definitely remember paying taxes," he said. He further shared that he got paid a whopping Rs 3.5 lakh for his role in 'Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'. “This was around 1996–97, and it was a lot of money back then. My parents even bought a yellow Zen car with that money, though I always thought the car looked constipated," he recalled.

About Aditya Narayan:

In 2009, Aditya Narayan signed his first film as a lead actor in 'Shaapit', directed by Vikram Bhatt. He has hosted several TV shows, including ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009', ‘X Factor', ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs', and more recently, ‘Indian Idol 15'. He is currently seen as a contestant on ‘Rise And Fall'.