Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan will return to ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ as host of the popular reality TV show in its fourth season.

“Mr Bachchan was our last and final choice for the host,” Ajit Thakur, Business Head of Sony Entertainment Television told a press conference on Wednesday.

“Our research showed that viewers wanted him back as the host.”

Bachchan, 67, hosted the first two seasons of the hugely popular Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”.

The actor was forced to cut short the second season after he was operated for a stomach ailment in 2005. Actor Shah Rukh Khan then took over as host for the third season.

‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ would go on air before the end of the year, Thakur said.

Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan will return to ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ as host of the popular reality TV show in its fourth season.

“Mr Bachchan was our last and final choice for the host,” Ajit Thakur, Business Head of Sony Entertainment Television told a press conference on Wednesday.

“Our research showed that viewers wanted him back as the host.”

Bachchan, 67, hosted the first two seasons of the hugely popular Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”.

The actor was forced to cut short the second season after he was operated for a stomach ailment in 2005. Actor Shah Rukh Khan then took over as host for the third season.

‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ would go on air before the end of the year, Thakur said.