With Season 17 of the very popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati coming to a close, its megastar host Amitabh Bachchan got visibly emotional, saying the absence of work brings an unsettling sense of inertia.
In his daily blog on Tumblr, Amitabh wrote, "Its been hardly a few days to the end of the season and the days seem too long to bring to some semblance of the ethics of work .. no work is a synonym for a sluggish walk through a wet vast wasteland."
The 83-year-old actor confessed that as the shooting came to an end, his days started feeling longer and he felt lost and stuck. During his KBC days, his routine was fixed: talking to the contestants, getting to know their dreams and guiding them. However, with Season 17 coming to an end, he feels a void in his life.
The actor also shared the difficulty he was facing to re-establish his daily routine and said, "Stuck in it .. shall try the very best to pull the weary legs out and move."
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Grand finale night
Addressing the audience on the sets of the show, the octogenarian actor acknowledged the privilege of being the host of KBC.
"I am about to begin the last day of this game, going through these emotions. I have spent one-third of my life, more than one-third of my life, with all of you and it has been a great privilege," he said. His words drew a huge applause from the audience.
Audience left teary-eyed
The grand finale did not just leave the octogenarian actor in tears but the audience was also visibly weepy. For them, Amitabh's voice and style is the very soul of KBC. Amitabh thanked his fans for their unconditional love and support throughout his journey.
"Whenever I have said wholeheartedly that I am coming, you have welcomed me with open arms. When I laughed, you laughed with me and when my eyes filled with tears, you shed tears too," he shared.
Amitabh called the audience his companions and said, "If you are here, this game exists. And if this game exists, then I exist. Thank you so much."
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Guests who appeared on KBC Season 17
Several actors appeared on the show in Season 17, including Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, Jaideep Ahlawat, Manoj Bajpayee, Ananya Pandey and Kartik Aryan. Amitabh Bachchan's grandchildren Agastya Nanda and Navya Nanda also appeared on the show.
