Amitabh Bachchan has been the host of KBC since its inception in 2000, except for the third season.
Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan tied the knot in June 1973 and have been married for over 40 years now.
In the recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16, Amitabh Bachchan was left laughing out loud after one of the contestants asked him about spending time with Jaya Bachchan. The two tied the knot in June 1973 and have been married for over 40 years now. Contestant, Sumitra Dinesh asked Big B if Jaya Bachchan also complained about him not spending time with her since he is continuously shooting for KBC.
To this, Amitabh Bachchan laughed and said, “Oho kya bataye? Yeh joh parivarik prashn puch lete hai na log yaha aake..usmei humko bada kasht hota hai (What should I say? It gets difficult for me to answer a question, related to my family).”
The Bollywood superstar then recalled the time when he was shooting for 3 films at the same time. As a result, Big B was not getting time to spend with his family. “Kayi saal beet gaye aur hum aagaye film udyog mei. Edhar kaam karna shuru kardia. Hamara kaam joh tha woh teen teen shift mei hota tha. Subah 7 baje se leke dupahar 2 baje tak ek film ek shift. 2 baje dupahar se leke 10 baje tak raat ko dusri alag film, dusra shift. (Many years passed by and I entered the filmy world. I started working and it used to be in 3 different shifts. One used to be from 7 Am to 2 pm, where I used to do one film, in one shift. For the second shift, it used to be from 2 pm to 10 pm where I used to shoot for the second film.)”
The Kalki 2898 AD actor then revealed that he also used to shoot from 10 at night to 6 in morning for another movie. Amitabh recalled that noticing all this even his father (late Harivansh Rai Bachchan) told him once, “Bole beta tum kaam bahut karte hoh. Hum bole bauji paisa badi mushkil se milta hai (My father told me that I work a lot and I said dad getting money is very difficult.)”
Amitabh Bachchan then revealed that even though he wasn’t able to spend time at home back then, his wife Jaya was very supportive and did not say anything.
Amitabh Bachchan has been the host of KBC since its inception in 2000, except for the third season, which was hosted by superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Season 16 of the show premiered earlier this month on Sony TV. During the first episode of the season, Big B got emotional and shared a moving message with all those who have watched and supported him through his journey in KBC.
“Today marks the start of a new season. But I’m a little short of words today. And that’s because no word has the capacity to convey the gratitude for your love,” he said in Hindi and then added, “I can’t come up with the words to thank you for your prayers which gave a new life to Kaun Banega Crorepati, which illuminated this stage again, and which reunited a family and allowed me to be present among you. I salute this country’s people for the resurrection, rebuilding, and rebirth of KBC.”
