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What lured Big B to the land of reality television?

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Debesh Banerjee Posted: Oct 01, 2009 at 1008 hrs IST
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Amitabh bachchanReality television is supposed to be the land of wannabes, not Amitabh Bachchan.
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Reality television is supposed to be the land of wannabes, not Amitabh Bachchan. Before one could ask what indeed has lured him to the universe of Rakhi Sawants and Rahul Mahajans and host Bigg Boss 3, Bachchan cleverly put the question to senior representatives of the channel, Colors. “So, tell me, why have you chosen me as the host?” he enquired at a promotional event in Delhi. Rajesh Kamat, COO of Colors India, politely replied: “We wanted Bollywood’s Big Boss to meet TV’s Bigg Boss.”

Bachchan, 68, who successfully hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati? a few years ago, turning the quiz show into a national pastime, said, “I had to justify my new innings on TV with a suitable role that allowed room for experimentation. This show offers me that space.” Bachchan, who claimed to be an avid follower of the show since its inception, said he found the psychological battle between the housemates intriguing. “I am looking forward to my role of decoding the emotions of the participants and understanding their psychology and philosophy of life without being philosophical myself. I would like to reveal the true personality of individuals behind the masks when they are confronted with a certain situation,” he said, without revealing much about the 14 contestants on the show.

Bigg Boss 3, airing twice a week from October 4, will be slightly different from the previous two seasons. This time, viewers will get to “vote-in” a participant instead of voting out a participant. And, of course, listen to Bachchan’s pop philosophy before bedtime.

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Why are we jealous of someone's success by Ravi on 2009-10-07 13:58:14.391+05:30 Come on guys, give Amitabh a break! I find it ridiculous that we as armchair moral keepers should grudge a professional his legitimate earnings. Each human being wants to work gainfully as long as he is capable of

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BIG B - Reality show by AKM on 2009-10-02 00:38:54.846906+05:30 It is only greed that took him over there. He is money minded person and think nothing against. What has he done for the nation than villa bullding in Juhu?

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Grace lies in doing an inept act gracefully by Rohit Srimal on 2009-10-01 23:57:25.734734+05:30 Even i raised my eyebrows when i saw Bachchan sahab for a Big Boss commercial. There is already lot of cynicism about it. But, according to me nothing can dent Mr. Bachchan's image. I believe any act performed gracefully becomes a graceful act because of the artist, " Kaun Banega Crorepati" wouldn't be successful if it wouldn't have wisely chosen Mr. bachchan as its host. The good thing is, BIG BOSS wants to raise itself to an altogether new level and has been wise enough to choose Mr. Bachchan. And remember, "Grace lies in doing an inept thing gracefully". And as far as people talking about Mr. Bachchan's financial crisis, i guess they should go and check the deal he had with Anil Ambani's BIG Entertainemnt.

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Retire-Yeah sure,like he will by zakir on 2009-10-01 15:29:50.416948+05:30 The comments that amitabh makes on his blog shows his insecurity.It is pretty simple,he is in it for the money.He is just not in the position to retire as he is not financially strong but then he has to blame himself as it is pure greed which brought about his downfall with ABCL.He is slowly coming out of it but at what cost.Lessons to be learnt here SRK or else you will meet with the same fate.

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It is the time for him to retire gracefully by Naim Naqvi on 2009-10-01 13:16:36.420706+05:30 It is the time for him to retire gracefully and write his memoires. We have had enough of him and his paraphernalia. He has made himself cheap as a hustler of Kabari Bazar products. Can't he learn something from Tragedy King Dilip Kumar ? From his splendid isolation he maintains an aura of respect, a romance and something unique. After the losses of some commercial out-fut that Bachchan had floated (there was no need to start that in the first place) it might have been necessary for him to sell some products and host some programs. One has to bring the bread to the family table after all ! However, when the wolf was gone, he should have vouched us with his absence from the celluloid. It could have been the saving grace. He knocks at every door to find the green pastures. Willy nilly the public has to tolerate his presence. He has himself pulled his bust from the pedastal and the more he keeps returning he makes a joke of himself. Bachchan bhaiya, bahut kama lya. Ab zara aram karn !

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