Salman please retire. Hume baksh de. - Page 4

His name is now attached to the brand bigg boss and we have to admit that it has in many ways took the show at a level that we are seeing

No doubt sometimes he goes too very biased but he has his own style of dealing with people that can come across as rude but again he is not the real reason for all this the channel and creatives are the one to be blamed

Originally posted by: NepaliArtist

Hm interesting point about 'redefining' hosting. By all traditional measures, he's a terrible host, but I must admit he makes whatever he does fun (when he wants to put some effort lol), so ya, there is something about him. Plus, you're absolutely right, nobody can be zero fs given like him and do dumb shit like the shower/thappad task, and stand there for 10 mins listening to stories about how oranges and apples caused world war 3, and still not even lose an inch of his superstar aura. In that way, he is a really special star. Plus, I might have been a little harsh on him hahah, he was a pretty decent actor before he turned into bhai. All those early Prem movies are long and overdrawn by today's standards, but were great at the time and he was perfect in them. Plus, Andaz Apna Apna is my favorite movie ever so automatically he gets 5 points for that. LOL

And OMG I don't know how I forgot her but you have nailed it: if, for any reason, Salman leaves and there is no way to convince him to host. The ONLY remotely appropriate replacement is Kangana Ranaut without a doubt. She'd actually be perfect. The silliness would be dropped a few levels, and the intimidation factors would probably be raised a few notches as well, but yep - she'd be so good for this show.

Finally, I loved your last point about the show itself evolving to adapt to Salman's personality. This is too true, and perhaps the biggest point that can be made in this entire debate. The Big Brother concept originally was a social psychological experiment, and the show was based around group dynamics and 'confession room' interviews with confessions (I don't even know why this is called that anymore no one confesses anything hahah). Then, in India, it became about masti, which was totally not the original show. Arshad was a great host for the masti element. Then, Amitabh Bachchan came on, who I thought was a totally horrible fit. Unlike Salman, AB has the perfect hosting skills in the traditional sense, but the vibe just didn't fit the show at all. He's great at KBC, etc. this needs something else. Then, Sanjay Dutt, who I thought was a step in the right direction, but also kinda weird cus he has zero improv skills and just looks dumstruck half the time with zero impulsive humor/reactions. Then came Salman and it not only fit, but the show evolved to fit his role in it. So, yeah, at lthis point, it'll be tough to follow up a season without him because he is basically synonymous with the show now. Kangana is a GREAT shout though! And also, lets be real, she would NOT stand for Sid's bullshit no matter how much channel insists, so that drama would also be fun to see 😆

Salman’s image is something he has consciously or unconsciously built over time- the eternal bachelor, doting, obedient son and brother, one who laughs without restraint and is easily tickled among the right people, wannabe dad, business creator and massively into charity plus still living a simple life at Galaxy apts with his parents close by. He has been a director’s actor from Day 1 and of the recent lot, of the “bhai” phase as you rightly put it 😆I’ve enjoyed his Dabangg series, loved and laughed some and cried some at some scenes in Prem Ratan and Bajrangi B and walked away agitated post interval from a horrendous Race 3 😆 Andas Apna Apna was genius by the entire team! So, hmmm... he does have a unique image and along with that there’s been a lot for love/sympathy (deservedly or not) regarding his court issues. All of this blows up into an unbeatable aura as a host.

Whoever follows whenever will have large shoes to fill and will have to carve out a different and successful niche for themselves. I agree about how unsuccessful all others were- they either didn’t have the multiple skills required to ‘host’ a show like BB or couldn’t the command the raw power required to maneuver strangers remotely. And yeah, Kangana might turn out a vamp and the fun-o-meter element might starve, but you never know with that girl! The only catch is the channel themselves might have issues employing someone as unpredictable since she has a history of interference with producers. So, they just might have to deal with her bullshit before someone like Sid’s 🤣

The very reason I began watched BB was coz it had the element of psychological scrutiny and its social relevance. But yeah, the Indian version is so very invasive that it has constructed something else altogether and one who’s systems and processes are quite opaque, in complete contrast to its parent version. Yes, the confession room has little relevance now. Minus Salman as of now, the show doesn’t have a pretty or not so pretty ribbon to tie up the week with and he does his version of hosting as he does his version of dancing and Hamelin continues to thrive 😆

Why doesnt he just tell BB im done. I hate him only because of this show. Hes the worst host ever