Mumbai: After impressing fans with his hosting skills in ‘Bigg Boss’, ‘Sikandar’ star Salman Khan could be replacing Amitabh Bachchan as ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC) host.
Reports suggest that the KBC makers are in talks with Salman for the new role.
According to an insider, Amitabh, who has been hosting KBC since its inception in 2000, will be stepping down due to some personal reasons.
“Salman Khan is the king of the small screen, and the best face to replace Amitabh Bachchan is him, as he also has a strong connect with the audience in the smaller centres. Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan has also hosted KBC, and if everything goes well, Salman will be the newest to take the television sets by storm,” a source was quoted as saying by Bollywood Hungama.
“Get ready to tune into Sony as Salman Khan might host the biggest and most popular quiz show of India as Amitabh Bachchan will be stepping back from KBC due to personal reasons,” the source added.
There has been no word yet from Sony TV regarding the new host.
On April 4, Sony TV announced the 17th season of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ through a promo video featuring Amitabh, who was seen as a patient with a stomach ache.
The host informed that registrations for KBC 17 were open and encouraged fans to register via the Sony LIV app, SMS, or IVR calls.
Something must have happened between then and now, prompting Big B to pull out as host.
