The popular reality show, Bigg Boss OTT 3, has ended mesmerising viewers with a full-on entertainment-filled season. On the grand finale held on August 2, 2024, popular actress, Sana Makbul, who was also one of the contestants on the show, won the trophy and took home a huge prize money of Rs. 25 lakhs. After Sana, her bhamai (a cute name with which she used to call him), Naezy became the first runner-up. Now, we got to know about Naezy's salary from the show.
The top 5 contestants in Bigg Boss OTT 3 were Kritika Malik, Sai Ketan, Ranvir Shorey, Naezy and Sana Makbul, out of which the latter two became the top 2 contestants. However, as Naezy became the first runner-up, he couldn't win any prize money. Now, we got to know about Naezy's huge fee amount from the show. As per a report in Filmibeat, Naezy had charged up to Rs. 1 lakh per episode. Thus, summing up his total stay in the show, he has received a total remuneration of Rs. 6 lakhs.
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Naezy i.e. Naved Sheikh who was a part of Bigg Boss OTT 3, is a very popular rapper. Ranveer Singh-starrer, Gully Boy, directed by Zoya Akhtar in 2019, also portrayed a fictional version of his character. Moreover, Naezy has worked on many Bollywood films and music videos. He made his film debut with the hit song, Birju in the 2015 film, Hey Bro, which featured Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Ajay Devgn, Prabhu Deva, and Ganesh Acharya.
Thus, Naezy has a huge fan following on his social media handles and has earned a lot of fame and wealth due to his rap songs. Coming to his total assets, Naezy's net worth is thus, amount to Rs. 40-45 crores, making him one of the rich contestants in the show.
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Munawar Faruqui graced one of the episodes of BB OTT 3 and was seen grilling the contestants inside the house. At that time, Munawar made a personal remark about Naezy's financial condition and said, "Iss baar ration kum aaya na? Mere khayal se ration aur khana Bigg Boss ne iss baar isiliye kum rakha hai, taaki Naezy ko apni ghar waali feeling aaye." Soon, Naezy was seen visibly disappointed by such a remark. '
After Munawar exited the show, the rapper was quoted as saying, "Kuch nahi Munawar ke baare mein he soch raha tha, koi kasar nahi choda usne, rehem nahi kiya usne. Woh ration ke baare mein kuch bhi bola woh, ke ghar mein ration nahi aata wagera wagera." Following this, netizens expressed their opinions on the same.
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