Kaun Banega Crorepati is one of the most popular Indian reality show. People from all over India try their best to get on the hot seat. The show is running on television over two decades, and has gained immense of viewership from the audience. The present host of the show is Amitabh Bachan, but earlier three seasons of the show was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan. The Badsha of Bollywood had his own ways of hosting the show, the actor used to say ‘freeze’ the answer instead of ‘lock’ the answer.
However, despite adding up his own ways of hosting the show, SRK’s stint did not go well with the audience after which, ’s re-entry was made on the show, and the actor is hosting the show till-date. Recently in an interview with Indian Express, Siddharth Basu the producer of the reality show revealed, that what made the exit of SRK from the show.
Siddharth stated, “What didn’t work with SRK was the comparison with AB. I think SRK did KBC in his own way with charm and wit, and as far as I know, it garnered good ratings. We have done three shows with SRK, and I believe he is one of the most natural TV hosts who can think on his feet. But let’s face it, AB will always be the ABC of KBC, and on this show, those are very big shoes to fill.”
Further, clarifying about the rumor of hike in TRP rating done by using sob stories of humans, Basu stated, “KBC has never been just another quiz show. The human story has always mattered, and that’s what created the sensation of the first season in India, based on which Vikas wrote his book Q&A. It’s never been only sob stories though on KBC. If people get emotional, that’s not engineered. That’s natural on a life-changing show before a massive audience, and a larger-than-life host. There is a huge range of people from across the length of India on KBC telling engaging, and relatable stories about ordinary Indians. It’s a show that touches lives with the heart as well as the mind.”
