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Ready for his superstars! Sajid Khan
Talk shows are nothing new to Indian television. So when the new television channel Colors announced a chat show, Sajid Superstars as one of its flagship programmes, it came as a surprise. But few minutes into a conversation with the host Sajid Khan and you know it’s going to be different.
There are almost weeks to go for the channel to hit the air waves, but the quintessential anchor spices the anticipation with disclosures like Anil Kapoor has admitted on his show that he bought an award. “It is because of this that Aamir Khan stopped attending award functions,” he claims. Once known for his frank but tacky shows like Ikke Pe Ikka, this time Sajid has got the budget, presumably to suit his new found status of a director. “Over the years budgets have been reserved for English chat shows. This is the first time that a Hindi talk show has been given such importance. Watch out for my spectacular entry. Also, based on our research and my experience, I can say for sure that whoever is the celebrity, a chat show starts getting boring after 10 minutes. So, this time, we have segmented the show.”
Serious business
Talking of segments, Sajid reveals that in one segment he asks the guests how much they know about themselves, their family and their films. “Like I have asked Ranbir, which was the first film in which his parents were paired.”
So after Heyy Baby, he has also started taking himself seriously? “What to do? Laughter has also become a serious business,” he quips.
“But as a director I am not going to change my style.”
Is he sure, he knows the elusive formula? “Certainly, I can say my next film Houseful will be one of the biggest hits of 2009. By then the ticket rates would get even higher but I will put enough ingredients for the audience to return to the theatres twice or thrice.”
ANUJ KUMAR
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