Amitabh Bachchan opened up about why he decided to start hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati, 21 years ago. The show recently completed its 1000th episode.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he decided to host Kaun Banega Crorepati in 2000 as he was not getting films. In a new promo shared by Sony Entertainment Television, Amitabh's daughter Shweta Bachchan asked him how he felt after 1000 episodes of the quiz show. Shweta and her daughter Navya Naveli Nanda appeared as guests in the episode.
Responding to Shweta, Amitabh Bachchan said, "So, it's been twenty one years. It was started in San 2000. And we didn't know at the time. Everyone is saying he you are going from film to television, coming from big screen to small screen, aapki image ko nusakan hoga (It's been 21 years. The show started in 2000. At that time, I didn't have any). That was the idea. People warned me that going from big screen to small screen would tarnish my image.
"But we had our own thing that I felt that I was not getting the work I wanted in films, but after the first broadcast the kind of response started coming, then it felt like the whole world is there (however, mine has changed) like this. I was not getting any work in films at that time, but after the premiere of the show, the kind of reactions I got made me believe that the world has changed for me).
As the audience clapped and clapped, Amitabh also said, "The best thing I found was that I got to learn something every day, per contestant, from all our contestants who came (the best part) That's what I learned every day from every contestant. Days).” Along with the audience, Shweta and Navya were also seen applauding.
After that glimpses of the game show's journey from 2000 till now were shown. As soon as the video ended, Amitabh became emotional and was seen wiping his tears. KBC made its first appearance on Indian television.
Kaun Banega Crorepati is currently in its 13th season. Since its inception, it has been hosted by Amitabh except for the third season when he was replaced by actor Shah Rukh Khan. The top prize money was ₹1 crore from season 1-6, but was increased to ₹7 crore from season 7 (2013).