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| The new Shah Rukh show is here |
| The new man in the hot seat.
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| INDIA
, 23-January-2007
3:1:37 AM |
| As the clock struck nine on Monday night, Indian television seemed bigger than ever before. For once, no one dared to touch the remote to surf any other channel as Bollywood's reigning superstar appeared in the living rooms of millions of TV watchers across the country with his new version of the good old "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC).
Shah Rukh Khan -- his dashing and charismatic self -- made a flamboyant entry into the show in true Bollywood style by jiving to a music video choreographed and conceptualised by Ganesh Hegde. If the original host Amitabh Bachchan floored the audiences with his aura, his trademark humility, his proficiency in Hindi and his warmth for the contestants, King Khan used his wit and humour -- including what some viewers described as "PJs", poor jokes -- to engage people.
If the Big B shook hands with the contestant sitting in the "hot seat" after every correct answer, Shah Rukh now -- entrusted with the job of giving a fresh and young feel to the show -- did a high-five with Prasenjit Sarkar, the rollover candidate of Mr. Bachchan's KBC Dwitiya.
The show -- which was solely responsible for turning around Mr. Bachchan's flagging career during his second innings as an actor -- had to be discontinued this past year owing to his sudden illness. The new show now not only has a new host but also some of the phrases that had become a part of common parlance and were synonymous with Mr. Bachchan have given way to new terms.
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