Bollywood Biggies On Small Screen

Bollywood Biggies On Small Screen

Bollywood stars are rocking the small screen.

Television channels, in their quest to grab eyeballs and TRPs, are shelling out big bucks to attract the big stars. And it seems to be working, with Bollywood stars realising that there is a lot of money to be made from television.

Here's a look at some of the Bollywood's celebs coming home to you...

Priyanka Chopra - Khatron Ke Khiladi 3

After creating waves on the big screen, the actress is all set to host the third season of Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi. She replaces Akshay Kumar, who hosted the first two seasons of the show.

Priyanka's enthusiasm towards athleticism and her action movies like Don convinced the makers that she is the best option for Fear Factor.

Amitabh Bachchan - Kaun Banega Crorepati 4

The revival of the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati will see Bachchan return as the host. He hosted the first and second seasons while Shah Rukh Khan anchored the third.

The fourth season will have a few changes in the format, and will flag off on October 11, the Big B's birthday. Some of the changes include the famous KBC logo which got a makeover, thanks to Bachchan.

Salman Khan - Bigg Boss 4

Salman Khan will take over from Amitabh Bachchan, who hosted the previous season of Bigg Boss. Interestingly, both KBC and Bigg Boss are expected to start at around the same time.

Akshay Kumar - Master Chef India

Giving action a break, the actor is nevertheless returning to the small screen as a judge on the cooking reality show Master Chef India.

Akshay, who started his career as a chef in Bangkok before entering films, will team up with two other judges in the search for the best cook of the country. The show is tentatively scheduled to go on air in September.

R Madhavan - Big Money

After hosting game shows such as Tol Mol Ke Bol and Deal Ya No Deal, R Madhavan is enjoying his stint as the host of Imagine TV's new game show Big Money. It is a show which tests the competitors' knowledge about TV shows.

Farah Khan, Anu Mallik - Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 3

Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega is a talent hunt show on Sony Entertainment Telelvision. This is the show's third season. Choreographer/director Farah Khan and music director Anu Mallik return as the judges.

Sonali Bendre - India's Got Talent (Khoj 2)

The pretty actress has been a regular fixture on the small screen right from her Indian Idol days. Presently, she's back for the second season of India's Got Talent - Khoj 2. She shares space with Kirron Kher and Saajid Khan.

Jackie Shroff - India's Magic Star

Jackie Shroff has made a comeback on the small screen with Star One's show India's Magic Star. The actor will judge the show along with magicians Franz Harary, Rajath and Vasanth.

Jackie had earlier hosted a filmi show called Lehrein. Later, he anchored few episodes of Chitrahaar and a show called Missing on Sony.