Here is a very interesting article on Shahrukh Khan and his preparations on replacing Big B as the KBC Host. The man has converted his house into a studio and uses his friends as guinea pigs!
"A huge simulacrum of the KBC set has been put up on the first floor of his house, Mannat." "Except for the fog machine there's everything there," says music director Vishal who attended a session pretending to be one of the persons on the help line as Farah Khan sat on the hot-seat. You can hear the signature tune, the dramatic hooters, and there are the signature high-backed chairs.
Siddharth Basu, the brain behind KBC, is evolving a rather different style. "He has in fact given the computer a new persona," says Vishal adding that Shah Rukh will introduce his own set of catch-phrases.
"Shah Rukh readily reaches out to people. So if Bachchan was the Bhishma Pitamah, Shah Rukh is like Krishna Lala," gushes Basu. "He is serious when it is required, and playful at other times. He has a great sense of humour and drama and is perhaps the only actor who is a natural anchor as well. He thinks on his feet." In addition to his celebrity friends Shah Rukh has also started practising with lay contestants from different age groups. This special arrangement at Mannat is to accommodate Khan's otherwise busy schedule.
Says a source, "Bachchan used to practise at a similar set-up at the Star office. He could devote much more time for preparation since in those days he had few assignments." And yes, the source adds, Bachchan's brand of professionalism was truly unique.
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Posted by: SONY | February 24, 2007 7:30 AM | Permalink to Comment