London: Fans of popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati are in for a treat with its host superstar Amitabh Bachchan saying that 24 more episodes are in line.
"Twenty-four episodes from the previous lot are pending. Now we are talking to the Star TV how we can complete these episodes. It will be done," Bachchan, who was here as the brand ambassador for IIFA said.
Asked how soon the serial would be resumed, 64-year-old Bachchan said it was up to Star. "They are working it out."
He said Sarkar II was in the making and he, his wife Jaya and son Abhishek will feature in Pradeep Sarkar's Parineeta.
About his role as Gabbar Singh in Ram Gopal Varma's proposed remake of Sholay, Bachchan said "It is a challenging role. Let us see."
With Bollywood planning a string of remakes and some eminent personalities criticising the trend, the actor said "we can't stop people from criticising. At the same time we can’t say it should not be done. Remake of any film will add to creative enhancement. Whether it is good or bad is a different matter."
Asked about his views on parallel cinema, Bachchan said "I don't believe in parallel and artistic cinema. Cinema is Cinema."
On whether he planned to set up a film Academy, Bachchan quipped "I don't have the acumen to start an academy. I am barely managing to be an actor and I would like just to keep it to that."
Emphasising his role as brand ambassador of IIFA, Bachchan said "I have come to talk about it, propagate the movement. It is good for the film industry and good for India. It is good for the host nation. It brings cooperation and brings communities together."
He said he was happy that IIFA has been somewhat responsible for increasing interest in Indian cinema outside Indian shores.
"I hope it continues and we want IIFA to grow bigger and greater and bring about coordination and cooperation between the host countries and ours. Hopefully we will see it being quantified in the years to come."
About ABCL, he said it was "functional and operative."
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