AMITABH BACHCHAN, the undisputed emperor of the Hindi filmdom, on his blog posted on May 9, 2008, once again initiated the most controversial debate of the tinsel town, albeit indirectly: Who is a greater star? Big B or King Khan? Bachchan even went a step ahead. He used a graphics from Television Audience Measurement (TAM) to drive home his point.
Bachchan writes in his blog, “KBC 1 ran non-stop for almost two years and then, with an adequate break, the two and the three. I am unable to understand its (Panchvi Pass) falling interest as the graphs show despite the fact that they were presented by bigger and more popular star, namely Shahrukh. 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.”
Why is there a depleted performance despite the presence of the biggest name in the business? A fifth grader will not take even a fraction of second to answer this question. The answer is a rival who has been chasing Bachchan everywhere. And his blog readers spare no time in picking up the cue. Some of them even expressed their displeasure over such comparison approval of such rivalry.
“Shahrukh Khan is the King… but you still are the Emperor,” wrote one reader. “Why do you need to compare yourself with Shahrukh Khan? I just didn’t like this exercise of yours,” wrote another.
Although Bachchan wanted to downplay the incident by writing on the same blog that he was actually collecting feedback from readers on these game shows as the falling TRPs have made him skeptical while zeroing on a particular show of similar genre that are currently on offer.
“I am meeting several TV channel executives, keen for me to do something on TV again. Not knowing the prevalent hits and misses or the reason for their success and failure, I am at a loss as to which one to consider.”
SRK has himself acknowledged that his latest TV quiz show isn’t doing well. Asked if he was the reason, as his Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Kolkata Knight Riders, was so popular, the star had replied, “If that were true, why would ’Panchvi Pass’ be doing so badly?”
Bachchan writes in his blog, “KBC 1 ran non-stop for almost two years and then, with an adequate break, the two and the three. I am unable to understand its (Panchvi Pass) falling interest as the graphs show despite the fact that they were presented by bigger and more popular star, namely Shahrukh. 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.”
Why is there a depleted performance despite the presence of the biggest name in the business? A fifth grader will not take even a fraction of second to answer this question. The answer is a rival who has been chasing Bachchan everywhere. And his blog readers spare no time in picking up the cue. Some of them even expressed their displeasure over such comparison approval of such rivalry.
“Shahrukh Khan is the King… but you still are the Emperor,” wrote one reader. “Why do you need to compare yourself with Shahrukh Khan? I just didn’t like this exercise of yours,” wrote another.
Although Bachchan wanted to downplay the incident by writing on the same blog that he was actually collecting feedback from readers on these game shows as the falling TRPs have made him skeptical while zeroing on a particular show of similar genre that are currently on offer.
“I am meeting several TV channel executives, keen for me to do something on TV again. Not knowing the prevalent hits and misses or the reason for their success and failure, I am at a loss as to which one to consider.”
SRK has himself acknowledged that his latest TV quiz show isn’t doing well. Asked if he was the reason, as his Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Kolkata Knight Riders, was so popular, the star had replied, “If that were true, why would ’Panchvi Pass’ be doing so badly?”
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