Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Aditya Narayan on Early Fame, Taxes, and Career
Aditya Narayan, a singer and actor, discussed his career journey in a recent interview.
He revealed he paid taxes for the first time when he was seven years old.
He earned money early in life and admitted it affected his attitude.
His first acting payment was Rs 3.5 lakh.
Hosting Sa Re Ga Ma Pa at age 18, he earned a good sum, though he did not save initially.
However, he later understood the significance of saving.
There was a friendly 'competition' between him and his father, Udit Narayan.
Aditya Narayan began paying taxes at age seven.
He received ₹3.5 lakh for his role in 'Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'.
Narayan hosted Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and earned approximately ₹8 lakh in a season.
His hosting fee rose to ₹25,000 per episode in the second season.
He said that early fame impacted his attitude.
- Who
- Aditya Narayan
- What
- Shared experiences about his career, including paying taxes at age 7.
- When
- In a recent interview
- Where
- Bharti TV YouTube channel
- Why
- To discuss his career and early fame.
- Profession
- Singer, Actor, Host
- First Tax Payment
- Age 7
- First Movie Role Payment
- ₹3.5 lakh for 'Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'
- Hosting Earnings (Season 1)
- ₹8 lakh (total) for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
- Hosting Fee (Season 2)
- ₹25,000 per episode
Sources
Aditya Narayan became a taxpayer at age 7, was paid Rs 8 lakh for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007: ‘Now, he won’t do a single episode for that money,’ says Bharti Singh
Aditya Narayan says he paid Rs 10.5 crore for Mumbai dream house, didn’t take dad Udit Narayan’s help: ‘Bahaut mehnat ki’
