Kaun Banega Crorepati 18: I cannot control my excitement as Kaun Banega Crorepati is all set to return to the TV screens with a new season. Deviyon aur Sajanon, kusriya ke petiyon ke tight se bandh lijiye- Ladies and gentlemen, tighten up your seat belts as Sony TV is ready to take you on a roller coaster ride.
All eyes are on KBC 18 as the new season will hit the airwaves from next week. Amitabh Bachchan, who is back on the hot seat, made a grand return to the show. As he appeared on the sets, he addressed the delay behind the recording of KBC 2026.
Senior Bachchan folded his hands to apologize to the studio audience for the delay in recording. Soon, the conversation changed from the delay to tech check, and a debate over his iconic spectacles.
Revealing the real reason behind his tinted glasses in true Big B fashion, the screen legend left the entire studio in splits with his witty take on growing older in front of the camera.
The hilarious interaction followed the megastar, Amitabh Bachchan revealing, "Sabse pehle haath jodkar maafi mangte hai, der hogai kyunki aaj yeh pehla recording hai, iss naye daur ka. Toh choti-moti cheezein joh set karne mai samay lagta hain." (First of all, I fold my hands and apologize for the delay, but today is the very first recording of this new era. So, setting up all those small, intricate things takes time)
Addressing further, Big B also stated, "Phir koi bolega sir joh aapka chasma haina woh galat hai, humne kaha kya galat hai yaar, main pacchees saal se yahi to chasma pehen raha hu, bolein nahi Sir, usmein yellow-yellow aaraha hain, humne kaha haan use thoda sa tint kiya hai, nahi sir wo gadbad hojayga. Maine kaha dekho bhaisahaab, vrudhawsta mein ek vrudh ki umar kaise pata chalti hai, uski aakhon se, toh humari aakh joh hai woh vrudhawasta mai pahuch gai hai to usko chupane ke liye ek joh hai thorasa tinch maardiya." (Then someone comes up and says, 'Sir, your glasses are wrong.' I replied, 'What's wrong with them, man? I've been wearing these exact same glasses for 25 years!' They said, 'No Sir, there's a yellowish tint showing up.' I told them, 'Yes, I added a slight tint.' They warned, 'No Sir, that will mess up the shoot.' I finally said, 'Look brother, in old age, how do you tell an old person's age? From their eyes! So my eyes have reached old age, and to hide that, I just added a little bit of a tint)
Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 will premiere on August 10 on Sony Entertainment Television.