Amitabh
Bachchan
speaks
to
us
on
his
return
to
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
You
are
back
on
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
(KBC)
though
on
a
different
channel
this
time.
What
made
you
agree
to
host
the
show
a
third
time?
Sony
TV
now
has
the
rights
for
KBC
and
they
approached
me.
They
shared
with
me
their
research
and
the
changes
that
they
wished
to
incorporate
in
the
show
and
I
agreed.
Earlier
you
also
hosted
Bigg
Boss.
Doesn't
television
eat
into
the
precious
time
that
you
have
for
movies?
No
it
does
not.
The
schedules
get
planned
accordingly
and
film
and
TV
get
different
slots
and
it
all
works
out.
I
was
also
not
shooting
any
film
during
the
time
of
Bigg
Boss
and
it's
very
likely
that
for
KBC
also
the
film
shoot
shall
begin
after
the
season
is
over.
But
even
if
it
were
not
to,
adjustments
in
dates
would
be
made
and
incorporated.
KBC
changed
the
relationship
between
cinema
and
television
forever.
No
other
game
show
since
then
has
had
the
same
impact.
Do
you
in
some
ways;
feel
responsible
for
bringing
cinema
closer
to
the
home
medium?
That
is
too
large
a
credit
that
you
put
on
my
shoulders.
Innovators
of
the
game
show,
its
presenters
and
broadcasters
and
then
the
public
are
the
ones
that
decide
what
shall
work
and
how.
I
was
merely
a
fortunate
bystander
that
climbed
on
to
the
KBC
joy
ride.
I
am
happy
that
it
worked.
This
is
not
the
first
example
of
such
a
fusion.
It
has
happened
many
times
before,
both
here
and
in
the
West.
Not
too
many
television
shows
after
KBC
featuring
your
colleagues
have
seen
the
success
of
KBC.
Why
do
you
think
KBC
remains
one
of
its
kind?
I
would
firstly
disagree
that
shows
featuring
my
colleagues
were
not
successful,
or
as
large
as
KBC.
They
have
all
done
well
-
Shahrukh,
Salman
and
several
others
have
all
had
their
value
and
continue
to
have
their
importance.
KBC
conceptually
was
brilliant
in
its
design.
There
was
drama,
learning,
suspense
and
thrills
all
rolled
into
one.
Its
presentation
was
something
that
had
been
pioneering
for
Indian
television.
All
these
factors
worked
in
its
favor.
You've
done
two
seasons
of
KBC.
How
would
Season
4
be
different?
Its
host
and
anchor
is
10
years
older
and
wears
glasses!!
You
connect
with
the
home
viewing
audience
has
proven
to
be
exceptional.
How
do
you
intend
to
carry
that
connectivity
forward
this
time?
The
format
of
the
show
is
binding
by
contract,
but
yes
there
are
some
innovations
that
will
be
different
from
the
earlier
one.
The
Channel
does
not
wish
me
to
disclose
this
right
now.
They
wish
to
bring
that
up
at
an
appropriate
time.
Anil
Kapoor
played
host
on
KBC
in
Danny
Boyle's
Slumdog
Millionaire.
Do
you
think
he
did
the
role
well?
Yes
he
was
very
good!!
You've
so
far
done
only
non-fiction
on
television.
Are
you
at
all
tempted
to
take
up
one
of
the
many
soaps
that
are
being
offered
to
you?
There
has
not
been
a
concrete
proposal
to
do
a
soap,
but
if
there
were
to
be
one
I
would
not
mind
considering
it.
Story first published: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 11:48 [IST]