Kaun Banega Crorepati
(KBC) is back and it is nice to see the debonair and suave Amitabh Bachchan
guiding the gawky, sometimes terribly insensitive and awestruck contestants through
their paces in the hot seat.
One contestant in her
nervousness referred to his goatee as a Bengali
flower and it almost threw Amitabh off guard. Amitabh being the street smart
performer that he is parried the quip effortlessly and carried on with the show
with aplomb.
But the way the show is
being conducted has changed and changed drastically. Amitabh takes on issues
like women empowerment and waxes eloquently. I wonder if KBC the right forum
for such issues. KBC is a fun filled jackpot laced with tension and drama and let’s
keep it that way.
Amitabh is pouring on
the glycerin and KBC is like a tear jerking soap. The effort of a lady who overcomes
all odds to come to the hot seat is great theatre but Amitabhji the veneer is
wearing off! And some of his cues are not being taken up.
Amitabh was at his best
when it came to his tribute to a legend – Rajesh
Khanna. Amitabh very magnanimously
commented that Rajesh Khanna was the best and the most idolized and mobbed film
star ever and expectantly looked at the contestant. The contestant looked on.
A trifle disappointed
Amitabh said that he and Rajesh Khanna acted in many blockbusters including
Anand. He may be expected that the contestant would ask him about the famous
dialogue of Rajesh Khanna in the movie Anand. Again the contestant did not pick
up the cue and with a resigned look Amitabh carried on with the show.
It would be very interesting
to find out if the show would get good TRPs this time around or would it be an
also run.
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