Bigg Boss 12 is the most hot and happening topics of conversation right now! Salman Khan is in Goa right now at the launch of the show. You can check out LIVE updates of Bigg Boss 12 on LatestLY. There is some more exciting scoop on the show and it's around Hina Khan. The Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actress was the highest paid actress in Bigg Boss 11 and also went on to becoming the first runner up of the show. Rumours about Dipika Kakar entering the Bigg Boss 12 house with her mother. According to reports in BollywoodLife, the channel is paying Dipika more than what they paid Hina to get her to participate in the show.

A source told the portal that Dipika was always approached to participate in the show but the actress kept refusing it. They have now agreed to pay her twice the amount per week to get her to participate in the show. This means that the actress will be paid around Rs. 14-16 lakhs per week on the show. Wow! That is quite a lot of money and we do hope we get to see Dipika on Salman Khan's reality show. Bharti Singh and Harsh Limbachiyaa were announced as the first contestants of Bigg Boss 12 at the launch today.

Tanushree Dutta and sister Ishita Dutta are also going to be a part of Bigg Boss 12. The show will have 21 contestants in total and will go on air from 16th September 2018. Salman already introduced the concept of Bigg Boss 12 in the promos that were released. But coming back to Dipika, the actress is best known for her role in Sasural Simar Ka. She also participated in Nach Baliye 8 with Shoaib Ibrahim, after which the couple got married. What are your thoughts on this? Tell us in the comments below and stay tuned with us for more.

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