Interesting revelations made by Amitabh Bachchan ahead of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 premiere: From fulfilling fans’ dreams to coming back to the sets after saying ‘never again’

Quiz-based reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 is all set to premiere early next month and currently, host Amitabh Bachchan is shooting for the episodes. Known for his blogs, Big B shared several moments from the sets – right from how everytime he says ‘it’s his last season’ to fulfilling fans’ dreams to his quirky looks for the show. These anecdotes are quite a revelation and we have compiled them for you here.

“There is an ‘each time I say never again’ and yet it all comes back when the commitment has been made .. so comply and accept and go ahead with the best efforts. and so one tries .. mock rehearsals are such a must .. all the detailing of the work the changes the understanding of the job at hand and then its execution .. all a jumble just yet and the doers say its fine we shall manage and do it well .. I have nothing but praise for their confidence .. and I do hope it all falls into place.”

The actor mentioned how the show has been on for years since its inception in 2000. Looking back, Big B wrote, “And it begins again .. the play for the past 22 years , with reasonable off years as illness and other anchors took over .. as did the Tv Channel .. and each year brings with it the expertise of the crew that work along this most intricate presentation to the millions all over the World and particularly so to this Country and this magnificent city of Mumbai.”

“The audiences that come to sit in the silent confines of the seating, bring with them the joy of cheer and appreciation as time goes by and their love and cooperation exceeds all limits of patience and dedicated involve ... the contestants , may the Almighty bless them all , bring the colour that shines so brilliantly all about the arena, and with their tales of effort and association , bringing emotion and happiness around …”

Recalling an incident with a fan, Big B wrote, “For one whose love began from the early 70′s for one of my films and then matured on to this day finding himself before me ad about me is truly the story of great abandon and emotion .. he came from a limited background .. both in the families means and surrounds , but desired to see a film of mine - ‘Muqaddar ka Sikandar’ .. he commented I owed him something and on prodding him revealed his desire to see the mentioned film and not having the means .. so he managed to procure Rs 10 - somehow and travelled miles to a theatre after making all possible calculations on how this 10/-, would be spent or be enough for the film to be seen .. stood for hours, with the 10/- Rs and by the time his turn came to the Box Office window, a rush for tickets and the stampede of the audience, resulted in the Police being summoned and mayhem .. in that wild atmosphere he was pushed and shoved and bore the ‘lathi charge’ dispersing the crowds , finding himself thrown to the ground, head injury , and the 10/- gone in the mêlée .. he swore never to see that film that day and swore he would only see it if and when the leading man of the film would sit by his side and watch it together ... its been over 20 years of this and he has kept his promise of not seeing it .. till ..I gave him his lost Rs 10/-, with an interest of 10/- and assured him that one day perhaps we could see the film together.”

Narrating another incident from the sets, Big B wrote, “the other an even more emotional passionate moment .. of the young man who stole money from his Father, to travel to Mumbai … just to be able to stand in front of the gates of Prateeksha .. he was very young perhaps in his lesser teens .. but he did it .. travelled to Mumbai all on his own, stood in front of Prateeksha for a few minutes and returned back to his home town .. At the end of the episode today, he came up during the pictures moment, a tall well built grown up man .. and I took a picture with him, embraced him and perhaps gave him the moment he had waited for .. tears in this grown up man’s eyes, were difficult to behold .. but there he was .. we stood together for sometime .. neither said anything and then he just quietly left .. whist I carried on with the rest of my duty and work .. but shall never forget the moment or the person .. in pink jacket.”

He posted a look wearing a white hoodie, with dhoti style pants and drawstrings (nada). In his blog, Amitabh Bachchan vividly described his look. He wrote, “They gave me a pyjama to wear , seemed they cut up a sari ; gave me a small little pocket in front and at the back they put the ‘nada’ - the string tape that ties the waist up - which normally is in the front over the fork…”

With this look, Big B wrote about the struggles to keep up with the airport look in today’s times. He wrote, “fashionista’s of the modern generation, and the struggle to keep up with the ‘airport look’ .. a strain disproportionate .. gosh what did I wear the last time I caught a flight .. ?!!! can’t repeat it .. dear dear dear me !! step out of the home and a battery of bike paps rev up to catch every action of yours - where to - cinema , restaurant , gym … where ??! and the constant refrain - move the camera from the shoes up .. get that fashion statement for the media social and otherwise…”

Post mock shoot, as Big B prepped for the first day of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 shoot, he wrote, “tired .. late .. early call .. first day of KBC .. frightening and scary.”

Sharing pictures from the sets of KBC, the host wrote, “Humbled in their reception .. and head bowed in apt humility .. .. that is the very best that one can do in such conditions .. for one does not seem to be having the appropriate words to description .. the honour of love and appreciation that is needed to give back, shall ever vary and be insufficient .. but its presence shall never be denied ..”