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mini2390

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Posted: 18 years ago

KBC very close to my heart, says Shahrukh

Published: Tuesday, 5 December, 2006, 09:29 AM

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, the new host of television show Kaun Banega Crorepati waves during a press conference in New Delhi yesterday

NEW DELHI: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, who succeeds Amitabh Bachchan as the new host of the highly popular TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati, said yesterday he would try to bring his personality into the show even while making sure it did not lose its earlier appeal. "It's very special for me because I am going to host such a beautiful show," Khan said at a press conference here.

He was named to host the show last week in place of Bachchan who steered it from 2000 for two seasons.

"It is very, very close to my heart like to the millions of people in the country. It is smart, classy, cool and hopefully I will not bring it down and keep it as it was earlier," Khan said. The show goes on air in January next year.

To a question, he said: "The show has a set format. In fact, it has an international format. And I hope, I will bring my personality into it. Undoubtedly, the current popularity of the show is due to Mr Bachchan and I hope I maintain that."

He said he was "honoured that Sameer Nair (CEO of Star Entertainment India) and Siddharth Basu (quiz master) thought that I am good enough to join the show."

"The second part of my happiness is that I am being able to do it in my city of joy, that is New Delhi. I am also very happy that once again I am coming back on television from where I started my career."

Commenting on the format of the show he said: "We will surely present it in a new way. There would be something new in the show. You will find changes in the format. Technically also we have moved ahead - like the number of phone calls and SMSes have gone up. As far as the actual creativeness is concerned, we will start working on it now."

Nair, who was present at the conference, said that KBC was the most important show of Star because it had boosted its ratings and catapulted it to No 3 position from No 7.

"We have signed a fresh contract and now KBC will be on air till 2012, but it is going to be a seasonal thing. We will have 52 to 60 episodes per calendar year," said Nair.

He said he was confident that Khan would take the show on the road to success.

"When Amitabh Bachchan declined the offer we thought Shahrukh is the only person to carry it further. We are thankful to him for accepting the challenge."

Basu was equally confident about Khan.

"Shahrukh is classy, charming and smart. He is one of the most entertaining actors. He is going to be superb on the show because he has got the wit and intelligence."

The show will be telecast four days a week from Monday to Thursday. – IANS

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Posted: 18 years ago

hi guys... i think that it is very obvious by now that amitabh himself declined the show.... srk himself stated how he knows that this show was famous cuz of amitabh and he hopes he can do his best as well. 😊

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Chandni

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Posted: 18 years ago

Good point to make mini2934. I can't wait for KBC to start as I liked the old one but with SRk wow, i need to see 😆 😆

It will air till 2012, wow a long contract

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Nadia

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Posted: 18 years ago

😳 😳 😳 SRK! 🤗 🤗 🤗 ...haye it'll be great!...cant wait for it to start...but a 12 yr contract? isnt that a bit too much...w/e i dont mind 😃

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wezyus

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Posted: 18 years ago

Can't waith for this new host in KBC ....verrrryy happy for SRK 👏

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U nOe

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Posted: 18 years ago

wowww

tfs 👏

but make da letterz thoda small 😳 😆

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Rajan Sehgal

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Posted: 18 years ago

With a string of average movies this year, this is perhaps the move that SRK needed in his career. With Hritik by and large usurping the No. 1 position and Amir going to No. 2 this year SRK has fallen to a close third along with Akshay Kumar. Well hope he can succeed in his new venture. It will be a challenge though matching up to Big B but let us see.