In Pics: Big B at the launch of Bigg Boss Season 3

Guess who was offered Big Boss 3

Apna Anil Kapoor, after the high flying success of Slumdog Millionaire is international with his appearance on the American teleseries- 24. But thats not all. He was offered to host Big Boss 3 which he turned down.

Pray why? He didnt bother to check the email on which he was offered the film. Hes been too busy shooting all over the place to be seen on Indian television. Legend has it that he almost did not take up the Slumdog Millionaire assignment till his son threatened to run away from home.

Coming to think of it, wasn’t he reprising the role of Big B in the film? Yes he was, and now, Big B has taken up the offer to host Big Boss 3 after Anil showed the producers the door. The contestants who are rumoured to appear on the show are a who's who of has-beens like Chunky Pandey, Aditya Pancholi, Baba Ramdev (who has denied it) and Shakti Kapoor.

Big B is no stranger to them, as much as Anil who has worked with them in the past, yet today the superstar has more time on his hands to take on work of his junior when at a time there used to be a reverse case. In the past, when Anil Kapoor took up Meri Jung, which was offered to Big B, it was seen as a project that would finally seal Anil’s fate who wanted to be the next superstar. How things have come around.

Big B, on the other hand is elated with the new project he has on hand. At a press conference in Singapore he said, 'It is going to be Big Boss for Colors.' It was officially announced to the media at the Marriott Hotel in Singapore. He has already started shooting for the show which begins in October and ends by December 2009.

Big B, the frequent flier!

Amitabh Bachchan, currently tending to friend Amar Singh in Singapore, will fly down every Friday to shoot for a reality show...

Amitabh Bachchan may have signed Bigg Boss as the host, but he has no plans to return to Mumbai anytime soon. The show is slated to go on air from October, but Amitabh is happy in Singapore, where he is currently. For his shoots, the channel will now have to fly the star to and fro every week.

Amitabh says, “I definitely don’t plan to return to Mumbai soon, but now that I have signed the show, I’ll have to figure out a way. I need to be in Lonavala every Friday for the shoot.”

But why is Amitabh intent on sticking around in Singapore? Well, that’s because his dear friend, politician Amar Singh is recuperating from a recent operation in the foreign land. “I’m not out on a holiday,” Amitabh clarifies. “I’m looking after my friend. I’m also meeting a lot of people here and attending to work. And well, also reading, watching television and blogging,” he adds.

And while Amitabh will be flying down, scriptwriters and filmmakers are making a beeline for Singapore to meet him.

Big B in Bigg Boss 3

Mr.Bachchan is back on TV, well not for KBC but Bigg Boss 3, which is an adaptation of UK show Big Brother. He has replaced Shilpa Shetty.

A source confirms, "Big B who was last seen hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati on Star Plus will be returning to television as host after five long years. He will be seen as the pop philosopher in the third season of Bigg Boss".

Big B spoke about this opportunity at a press conference in Singapore, 'It is going to be Big Boss for Colors and it was officially announced today to the media here at the Marriott Hotel in Singapore. The pictures shown at the event, give an idea of what the promotional that I had been shooting for the show, are all about. This then is the decision taken. It starts in October and ends by December 2009.'

About this new development Shilpa Shetty has commented on her blog

'I started getting messages from people from the media… and then I realized what did have them so excited, another piece of NEWS! Yes, it is out… Amitji will host the next season of BIG BOSS and people want to know how I feel… So here, it is… This piece of news did not come as a surprise as the Creative head of the channel told before me, and I feel happy that they have him to say yes. I know he will do a fantastic job. I will definitely be watching it.”

Earlier it was reported that Arshad Warsi who hosted the first season of Bigg Boss would be roped in. Shilpa Shetty took over as host in Season 2, which was aired on Colors. Therefore, with this more and more film personalities are looking at doing television programmes. While SRK did, a season of KBC, Akshay Kumar has returned with Khatron Ke Khiladi and Salman Khan's image got a makeover with Dus Ka Dum.