By
Behindwoods Special Correspondent, Arun Gopinath,Bollywood.
January
18, 2007
It
is here. The much anticipated Kaun
Banega Crorepati-3 begins on Monday
the 22nd on the Star network. The
show being hosted by Shah Rukh Khan
will have a prize money of 2 crore.
Promotions had begun some time ago
with press conferences involving SRK
and a grand launch. Now,
with
the show set to premier in just a few days, promotion
is on in full swing.
All channels of the Star network are carrying
promotional bits in which SRK woos the people
of India to try and change their lives by answering
one simple question, all in his inimitable style.
One must admit that he looks stylish enough to
carry the show on his shoulders; fitting into
the shoes of Amitabh Bacchhan is no easy task.
But SRK seems to be doing things his own way.
The final round of promotion has been put in place
and is made up of a music video featuring SRK.
The music video shot lavishly with lots of style
is reminiscent of the ‘Rock’ number
shot on Amitabh in Bunty Aur Babli (minus the
girls). Funny isn’t it, the way in which
everything that SRK does is being compared to
something that the Big B did or is doing.
The first few episodes of the show have already
been shot and the first contestant was the person
who had to leave with his game incomplete at the
end off last season. KBC-3 begins on the 22nd
and for once the fortunes of this show will be
followed keenly not only by the television industry
but also by the film industry.