Bachchan to return as host of Kaun Banega Crorepati season 9

Amitabh Bachchan has confirmed that he will be back as the host for the ninth season of the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Bachchan, in his personal blog, wrote that the contest will be on air by August-September this year. He revealed that contestants after spending so many hours on the "Hot Seat" would end up becoming his "dearest friends".