Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
4
(KBC
4),
to
be
hosted
by
Bollywood
actor
Amitabh
Bachchan,
is
to
begin
on
October
11,
Big
B's
birthday.
The
superstar
remembers
how
this
reality
show
changed
his
life
and
pulled
him
out
of
his
financial
crunch.
Big
B,
posted
on
his
blog,
“Ten
years
ago
in
the
year
2000,
when
the
entire
world
was
celebrating
the
new
century,
I
was
celebrating
my
disastrous
fortune.
There
were
no
films,
no
money,
no
company,
a
million
legal
cases
against
and
the
tax
authorities
had
put
notice
of
recovery
on
my
home,"
"An
offer
for
television
changed
all
that
when
I
agreed
to
anchor
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
much
against
all
the
advice
and
resentment
from
friends,
family
and
advisers.
Taken
to
the
United
Kingdom
at
the
Elstree
Studios
where
Millionaire
was
being
recorded,
I
observed
the
elan
and
grace
of
the
show
and
the
immense
production
values
that
it
incorporated," added
the
Shahanshah.
Recalling
his
past,
Mr
Bachchan
says,
"If
they
could
give
me
this
in
India,
I
would
readily
agree.
They
did,
I
agreed
and
KBC
took
its
initial
steps.
It
soon
became
apparent
that
it
was
going
to
be
big
and
prosperous.
I
merely
sat
back
and
played
the
game
as
best
it
could
be
played.
Before
long
I
was
out
of
the
financial
crisis
and
signing
on
an
almost
two-year
deal
with
the
channel
that
was
carrying
it,"
KBC
for
the
first
three
seasons
was
aired
on
STAR
Plus
while,
the
forthcoming
show
will
be
aired
on
Sony
TV.
The
show
has
increased
its
prize
money
to
Rs
5
crore.
The
failure
of
Amitabh
Bachchan
Corporation
ltd
(ABCL)
landed
Big
B
in
a
huge
financial
crisis.
In
1997,
he
tried
to
recover
the
production
house
by
signing
the
film
Mrityudaata
which,
failed
at
the
box
office.
In
the
year
2000
he
was
offered
to
host
KBC
which
helped
him
recover
from
financial
crunch.
Story first published: Friday, October 1, 2010, 9:58 [IST]