Bachchan back as 'Millionaire' host
Friday, 9 July 2010
MUMBAI, July 8 (AFP): Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has announced his return as host of the Indian version of TV quiz "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", 10 years after it helped revive his flagging fortunes.
The 67-year-old, known to his legions of fans as "The Big B", confirmed on his blog and the micro-blogging site Twitter that he would front the popular "Kaun Banega Crorepati" show.
"So its Kaun Banega Crorepati after 10 years of its first broadcast in year 2000 and goodness it all feels like it was yesterday," Bachchan wrote on his blog at http://bigb.bigadda.com Wednesday evening.
The 67-year-old, known to his legions of fans as "The Big B", confirmed on his blog and the micro-blogging site Twitter that he would front the popular "Kaun Banega Crorepati" show.
"So its Kaun Banega Crorepati after 10 years of its first broadcast in year 2000 and goodness it all feels like it was yesterday," Bachchan wrote on his blog at http://bigb.bigadda.com Wednesday evening.