A file photo of Amitabh Bachchan at Chandamama 60th anniversary book launch. Photo Credit: Sawf NewsMay 10, 2008 (Sawf News) - After making the tabloid press squirm with his barbed wit, in rejoinders posted on his blog, refuting their past insinuations against him, Amitabh Bachchan provides King Shah Rukh Khan a gentle reality check in his latest post.
Armed with statistical data and graphs on TV viewer-ship of reality game shows, Amitabh indirectly delivers a deflating pin prick to Shah Rukh's ego.
In the ruse of seeking opinion from his readers on reality TV shows, and the veracity of TV ratings, he shows how Shah Rukh's KBC 3 fared poorly compared to his KBC 1 and 2, and how Paanchvi Pass… has completely failed to stir viewer interest.
"KBC 1 ran non stop for almost two years and then with an adequate break the 2 and the 3. I am unable to understand its falling interest as the graphs show despite the fact that they were presented by bigger and more popular stars, namely ShahRukh," dead pans Amitabh.
"And now to see 'Panchvi Pass', or as one rival channel executive sniggered, 'Panchvi Fail', after its not too encouraging numbers, facing relative lower ratings is what I wish to debate on and would love to have inputs from readers," he continues.
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