Small Screen, Big Actors

With Rani Mukherjee set to make her debut on small screen as the judge of a reality show, we take a look at others who have done so in the past.

Mar 22, 2010 10:25 IST
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    Priyanka Chopra is all set to debut on the small screen by replacing action star Akshay Kapoor to host this year's Special IPL Edition of Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi. (Text: PTI)

    We take a look at others who have done so in the past.
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    According to reports, dusky beauty Bipasha Basu is also set to try her luck on the small screen. The Bengali actress is likely to host an upcoming reality show title Female Model Hunt.
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    Abhishek Bachchan too recently made his debut on the small screen as a host with a reality show Bingo. (Photo: AFP)
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    Rani Mukherjee made her debut on small screen as the judge of a reality show Dance Premier League.
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    Bollywood actress Riya Sen made her debut on small screen with a cameo in Paritosh Painter's TV show Shree Adi Manav. The actress played herself in the show.
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    When Kaun Banega Crorepati started then everybody was suspicious about success of Amitabh Bachchan on the small screen but he truly lived the saying He came, he saw and he conquered. Big B also hosted Bigg Boss 3 on TV.
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    Soha Ali Khan couldn't keep herself away from TV and hosted a a brand reality show called Godrej Khelo Jeeto Jiyo.
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    Salman Khan's game show Dus Ka Dum became a huge hit.
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    Malaika Arora Khan redefined herself as an ace dance-show judge as a result of her many reality show ventures like Nach Baliye and Zara Nach Ke Dikha. She also judged Lux Perfect Bride.
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    Bollywood's King Khan Shah Rukh Khan had hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati, - winning the hearts of viewers with his boyish charm and camaraderie with contestants. Then he returned to the small screen playing the host in a new game show based on the international Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? format.
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    Shilpa Shetty, who rose to fame after winning British reality show Bigg Brother, had hosted the second season of Bigg Boss.
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    Akshay Khiladi Kumar's Khatron Ke Khiladi series has also done well.
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    Sushmita Sen spent her spare time judging the unique dance show Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena along with Wasim Akram.
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    Hero No 1 Govinda danced to the tunes of Chappad Phad Ke and made the weekends hilarious, entertaining and novel.
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    Karisma Kapoor made her television debut in the lavish production Karishma - The Miracle of Destiny. Everyone easily gave a miss to this one. But then she returned as a judge for two dance reality shows.
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    Actress Raveena Tandon too is compensated her lack of Bollywood projects by judging reality shows on TV. She was one of the judges of the controversial Chak De Bachche show.
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    Sonali Bendre may have quit Bollywood, but she hasn't quit celebrity-dom and she turned judge for India's Got Talent.
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    Urmila Matondkar was one of the three elegant judges of Jhalak Dikhlaja 2. She gave her very own flavour to the show.