Host Amitabh Bachchan says his heart goes out to the needy people who come on the show
Mumbai:
Though every season of populargame show Kaun Banega Crorepati brings in socially relevantthemes, host Amitabh Bachchan says the game show is not thesolution for all problems.
With 'power of knowledge' as the base, the makersannounced Sirf Gyaan Hi Aapko Aapka Haq Dilata Hai as itscommunication theme for the sixth season of the show.
On why a lot of well educated people in the countrywere still unemployed, Mr Bachchan said in an interview here,"That government knows. We have used the tagline 'Sirf GyaanHi Aapko Aapka Haq Dilata Hai' - for our show by which we meanthat those who are educated get this platform of our gameshow, and if one is selected then he/she should try luck andwin some amount."
First aired in 2000 on small screen, KBC is the Indianversion of the UK game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?The theme 'Koi Sawaal Chota Nahi Hota' in the fourthseason became immensely popular and was later replaced as 'KoiInsaan Chota Nahi Hota' in its fifth version.
"It would be wrong to say that KBC has takenresponsibility of everything. The issue is sensible. Thisthing needs to be solved at government level and even thecorporates should do it. And they are doing it...workingtowards it," Mr Bachchan said.
However, the actor says his heart goes out to theneedy people who come on the show. "When a contestant issitting in front of me and I hear their part of story...thestruggle that they go through. I control myself...I control myemotions. It is heart wrenching," he expressed.
On how can people from places where there are nomobile phones come on the show, Big B said, "KBC can't solveall problems. We as human beings do whatever we can throughthe way of charity. I don't like to talk about charity."
Though KBC's new brand-campaign appears to be close onthe heels of Aamir Khan's Satyameva Jayate, the makers denyit. "There is no similarity with Satyameva Jayate. We arenot positioning our show in the same way," said SiddharthaBasu, the CEO of BIG Synergy.
The show's sixth season begins on Sony Channel onSeptember 7 from Friday to Sunday at 8.30 PM.
With 'power of knowledge' as the base, the makersannounced Sirf Gyaan Hi Aapko Aapka Haq Dilata Hai as itscommunication theme for the sixth season of the show.
On why a lot of well educated people in the countrywere still unemployed, Mr Bachchan said in an interview here,"That government knows. We have used the tagline 'Sirf GyaanHi Aapko Aapka Haq Dilata Hai' - for our show by which we meanthat those who are educated get this platform of our gameshow, and if one is selected then he/she should try luck andwin some amount."
First aired in 2000 on small screen, KBC is the Indianversion of the UK game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?The theme 'Koi Sawaal Chota Nahi Hota' in the fourthseason became immensely popular and was later replaced as 'KoiInsaan Chota Nahi Hota' in its fifth version.
"It would be wrong to say that KBC has takenresponsibility of everything. The issue is sensible. Thisthing needs to be solved at government level and even thecorporates should do it. And they are doing it...workingtowards it," Mr Bachchan said.
However, the actor says his heart goes out to theneedy people who come on the show. "When a contestant issitting in front of me and I hear their part of story...thestruggle that they go through. I control myself...I control myemotions. It is heart wrenching," he expressed.
On how can people from places where there are nomobile phones come on the show, Big B said, "KBC can't solveall problems. We as human beings do whatever we can throughthe way of charity. I don't like to talk about charity."
Though KBC's new brand-campaign appears to be close onthe heels of Aamir Khan's Satyameva Jayate, the makers denyit. "There is no similarity with Satyameva Jayate. We arenot positioning our show in the same way," said SiddharthaBasu, the CEO of BIG Synergy.
The show's sixth season begins on Sony Channel onSeptember 7 from Friday to Sunday at 8.30 PM.
