2013: Bollywood stars made small screen glitter

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 29 2013 | 11:25 AM IST
The craving for visibility and reach, made several Bollywood stars flock to the small screen, and try their hands in not just hosting or judging shows but also starring in TV series this year.
On one hand Salman Khan returned as the host of controversial reality show 'Bigg Boss' and megastar Amitabh Bachchan made a comeback to the hot seat with the seventh season of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', actor Anil Kapoor also made a successful television debut with fiction thriller series '24'.
The seventh edition of 'Bigg Boss' was arguably one of the most popular shows on the small screen. The show about contestants from different walks of life holed up in a house was a hit with the audience. 'Bigg Boss' also made history of sorts when a contestant, Armaan Kohli, was arrested from the house.
Anil Kapoor's '24', an Indian television drama series based on the American series of the same name, grabbed eyeballs right from its first episode. The successful run of the first season of the series has prompted Anil to come up with the second part.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's gaming show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', for the first time saw a female crorepati in the young Firoz Fatma from Uttar Pradesh.
Veteran actress Poonam Dhillon made her comeback to the small screen with 'Ek Nayi Pehchaan'. Known for her elegance, she is portraying the role of a Gujarati mother-in-law in the daily soap. The story is about how she builds up her self-respect through the daily household chores.
Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma's debut show 'Comedy Nights with Kapil' witnessed the participation of almost whole of Bollywood. Besides the celebrity angle, the show hit headlines when a massive fire broke out on its set and popular character Gutthi, played by Sunil Grover, quit the show out of the blue.
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First Published: Dec 29 2013 | 11:25 AM IST

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