By News18
Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) is considered one of the iconic shows of television. Amitabh Bachchan has been hosting it from season one. And today, on this special occasion, he has shared a post revealing that something special is being done. The show started in 2000 and since then it has been entertaining the audience.
Taking to his Instagram handle, Amitabh Bachchan shared a post and wrote, 鈥淭oday 3rd July , 2025 , as I work on this years season KBC prep, I am told by the KBC team 鈥 3rd July 2000, the first broadcast of KBC happened .. 25 years , the life of KBC !鈥 Ronit Bose wrote, 鈥淲ow! Can鈥檛 really find a word that would stand up to the heights of this achievement. Congratulations Sir鈥. Another wrote, 鈥25 glorious years of Kaun Banega Crorepati! From 3rd July 2000 to today, you鈥檝e not just hosted a show you鈥檝e touched millions of hearts worldwide Thank you Mr Bachchan , for making knowledge a celebration!鈥 Amitabh Bachchan has been the host of KBC since its inception in 2000, except for the third season, which was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan. If Salman Khan replaces Big B, it would be interesting to see if the audience will be able to accept him as the new host of the quiz show.
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Recently, it was reported that Salman Khan is likely to replace Amitabh Bachchan as the host of Kaun Banega Crorepati. If a recent report by Bollywood Hungama is to be believed, the 鈥楤haijaan鈥 of Bollywood is in advanced talks with the makers of KBC and if everything goes well, he will take over hosting duties from Big B from season 17.
鈥淪alman Khan is the king of the small screen, and the best face to replace Amitabh Bachchan is him, as he also has a strong connect with the audience in the smaller centres. Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan has also hosted KBC, and if everything goes well, Salman will be the newest to take the television sets by storm,鈥 a source cited by the entertainment portal claimed.
The insider further claimed that Amitabh Bachchan is likely to quit KBC due to 鈥減ersonal reasons鈥. 鈥淕et ready to tune into Sony as Salman Khan might host the biggest and most popular quiz show of India as Amitabh Bachchan will be stepping back from KBC due to personal reasons,鈥 the source added.
News18 Showsha tried to reach out to Sony TV team for a clarification but they remained unavailable for a comment.
Interestingly, Sony TV announced Kaun Banega Crorepati 17 through a promo video featuring Amitabh Bachchan on April 4. In the promo, Amitabh portrayed a patient with a stomachache, hinting at the show鈥檚 return. He revealed that registrations for KBC 17 were open and encouraged fans to register via the Sony LIV app, SMS, or IVR calls. Although the exact premiere date has not been disclosed yet, KBC 17 is expected to air in August.