Kaun Banega Crorepati - The death of the Quizmaster

It is not my wish to say that we Indians have lost our sight of what is good and what is bad, but definitely have lost sight of what differentiates intellect from 'tamasha' (roadside drama). I had cursed the media barons and the human needs of money; when the iconic Amitabh Bachchan appeared on
Kaun Banega Crorepati to host it. As Shobha De had rightly quoted, it was death of the class that we always had maintained for our heroes on the big screen. But Amitabh Bachchan driven by his lust and love for more money and fame, bent on knees to host this show. However, one thing good about him was that his father was Harivanshrai Bachchan . So, he had a wonderful diction, an aura of class and magnetic intellect that caused no harm to the dignity of a quiz master. From our younger days, the work that Derek O'Brien and Siddhartha Basu had done was retained by Amitabh. Quiz as was and as should be was a mind-game full of thrill and nerves.

But that was not all. When Amitabh Bachchan came down to the TV, it was a slap on the face of the Indian Film Industry and death of their dignity; when Shanrukh Khan came to Kaun Banega Crorepati, it was the death of the words - dignity and intellect from the quiz. Not only has Shahrukh insulted the chair of a quiz master, he has also made it clear that he does not think twice when he sees an oppurtunity to earn money. I was totally ashamed to see his non-sensical, undignified and commonplace way of presenting the quiz. He tries to be more street like, boy next door who feels the pinch of nervousness. But thats not what a Quizmaster is supposed to do. Shahrukh has made a mockery of the quiz and himself. No wonder the TRP ratings are falling for the show. It would be the greatest day in the history of Quizzing when this show is actually taken off-air.