Aditya Narayan, son of legendary singer Udit Narayan, began as a baby artiste, carried out globally with the Little Wonders troupe, and have become a taxpayer at simply seven. His rise within the leisure trade got here quick, and so did the teachings.

Sudden fame, large cash, and ego

In a latest chat with Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa, Aditya recalled his internet hosting breakthrough with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Problem 2007. “I needed to undergo three rounds of auditions earlier than being chosen as host. They supplied me Rs 7,500 per episode. Since we shot two episodes directly, I earned Rs 15,000 a day. I went loopy! I used to be residing with my father, had no bills, and instantly I used to be spending Rs 75,000 each month,” he stated.The younger host admitted that the sudden fame and cash gave him a giant ego. “I used to be simply 18, incomes a lot. I did about 52 episodes and made round Rs 8 lakh in a season,” he revealed, with Bharti joking that he wouldn’t do even a single episode for that cash right this moment.

Studying monetary self-discipline

Aditya confessed that he initially had no financial savings behavior. “I by no means saved a penny. However within the second season, my charges jumped to Rs 25,000 per episode, and that’s once I realised the significance of saving.” He additionally recalled a humorous ‘competitors’ together with his father: “I used to be internet hosting on Zee whereas he was judging on Sony.”

First tax at seven

Curiously, Aditya’s monetary classes began a lot earlier. “I paid my first tax at seven. I don’t bear in mind if I even had a PAN card, however I positively bear in mind paying taxes,” he stated.

Childhood payday and a yellow Zen automobile

He additionally spoke about his highest payday as a baby from Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998): “Suggestions paid me Rs 3.5 lakh for my function. My dad and mom even purchased a yellow Zen automobile with that cash—although I all the time thought the automobile seemed constipated.”