Big B to host Bigg Boss 3

Big B will host the third season of Bigg Boss. Endemol, which produces the show, announced in Singapore on Thursday that Amitabh Bachchan will replace Shilpa Shetty as host for the reality show.

Bachchan said he will be like a philosopher who will comment on participants’ behaviour and probably admonish bad behaviour. “How contestants behave will be a reflection of our everyday behaviour. I will talk about their behaviour every Friday. Otherwise, the show format is the same,” he said.

While Shilpa Shetty was paid about Rs2 crore, Bachchan will probably be paid double that. “I am happy it’s Mr Bachchan who has replaced me. He is an icon, and what can be more flattering than that? I will anyway be shooting in London,” Shilpa said.  
—With inputs from Ranjib Majumder