Amitabh
Bachchan
has
been
associated
with
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
for
14
years.
The
megastar
has
returned
to
host
the
12th
season
as
the
popular
game
show
completes
20
years
of
telecast
this
year.
For
the
unversed,
KBC
commenced
its
journey
on
Star
Plus
in
the
year
2000
and
played
an
important
role
in
resurrecting
Big
B’s
career.
The
game
show
that
turned
Star
TV’s
fortunes
around,
has
since
found
a
home
on
Sony
Entertainment
Television.
The
former
programme
head
at
Star
TV,
Sameer
Nair
recently
told
SpotBoyE
that
Mr
Bachchan
initially
expressed
hesitation
to
come
on
board
for
the
show.
But
he
later
got
to
see
the
taping
of
Who
Wants
to
Be
a
Millionaire?
in
London
and
got
convinced.
Nair
revealed
that
Big
B
agreed
to
do
KBC
on
the
return
flight.
Mr
Bachchan
too
reflected
on
his
experience
and
called
it
the
'enactment
of
a
lifetime'.
The
78-year-old
revealed
that
he
is
just
as
excited
to
interact
with
contestants
now
as
he
was
two
decades
ago.
Big
B
said,
“The
format
of
KBC
is
unchanged
by
protocol,
and
it
cannot
be
altered,
but
it
is
the
worth
and
value
and
participation
of
the
contestants
that
brings
variety
each
year
to
this
show.
They
are
the
heart
and
soul
of
KBC.
It
is
they
that
bring
in
the
stories
of
their
struggle,
their
challenges
and
their
attitude
toward
it,
their
determination
to
bringing
a
life-changing
moment,
their
concerns
towards
morality
and
social
impurities
and
of
course
the
joy
and
happiness
in
their
victories.
He
went
on
to
add,
“14
years
is
a
long
time
to
be
associated
with
it,
with
approximately
600
episodes
that
I
have
been
involved
in,
it
does
seem
like
the
enactment
of
a
lifetime,
but
I
have
never
felt
the
years
go
by.
I
feel
as
excited
about
meeting
different
contestants
today
as
I
did
on
day
one
...
There
are
many
contestants
that
come
to
the
game
show
with
great
aspirations
and
expectations
and
if
through
the
show
and
the
game,
we
can
give
them
an
opportunity
to
become
a
game-changer
in
their
life,
it
gives
all
of
us
great
satisfaction.”