The
"new
face" of
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
will
go
on
air
in
August,
according
to
Bollywood
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan,
the
host
of
the
popular
game
show.
The
71-year-old
took
to
his
Facebook
page
to
make
the
announcement
Monday
night.
"Yeh
hai
KBC
ka
naya
aakaar...
the
new
face
of
KBC
starting
in
August...now
been
on
since
2000,
with
a
break
in
between
and
one
season
done
by
Shah
Rukh
Khan," he
posted
on
his
official
Facebook
page.
Big
B,
despite
his
stardom,
manages
to
establish
a
warm
and
strong
connect
with
the
myriad
contestants
who
come
from
different
nooks
and
corners
of
the
country
to
try
their
luck
to
become
a
'crorepati'.
This
becomes
an
attraction
to
viewers
across
all
demographics.
"Yahaan
sirf
paise
hi
nahin
jeete
jaate...yahan
dil
bhi
jeete
jaate
hain...You
not
just
win
money
here...you
win
hearts
too...At
least
my
heart
is
always
won
over
by
the
contestants!
love
all
of
you," added
the
actor,
who
changed
the
face
of
Indian
television
when
he
began
hosting
"Kaun
Banega
Crorepati"
in
2000.
The
show,
which
is
shot
at
the
Yash
Raj
Films
studio
here,
will
be
aired
on
Sony
Entertainment
Television.
An
Indian
version
of
the
globally
popular
"Who
Wants
To
Be
A
Millionaire",
the
show
has
a
huge
fan
following.