Amitabh Bachchan defends shooting for KBC amidst coronavirus lockdown

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic Amitabh Bachchan has begun shooting for the upcoming season of the popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati.  In his latest blog post, actor talked about being judged for breaking social distancing rules to shoot for the show. He insisted that the shoot was done with essential precautions in place. “So yes I worked .. got a problem with that .. keep it to yourself then .. damned if you pour it out here in this locked in condition .. sufficient precaution as much that could be taken was taken .. and what had been scheduled for 2 days, was completed in one day .. starting 6pm .. ending a short while NOW !!” wrote Amitabh in his blog.

Amitabh also wrote about suffering from hamstring pain in a tweet. “Just back from work .. hamstring be damned .. social messaging videos .. acknowledging the ‘angels’ videos .. giving commendation to them that work so we exist .. and the invitations to the new season of KBC .. The show goes on ..heavy in heart , to all,” he tweeted early on Wednesday. Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari remotely directed the registration promo featuring Big B, where the actor invites KBC aspirants. "Har cheez ko break lag sakta hai, sapno ko nahi (everything can take a break, but not dreams)," he announces. The actor has shot for the upcoming season 12 from the confines of home, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Registrations for the new season will start from May 9 onwards.

T 3522 - Just back from work .. hamstring be damned .. social messaging videos .. acknowledging the 'angels' videos .. giving commendation to them that work so we exist .. and the invitations to the new season of KBC ..
The show goes on ..
heavy in heart , to all ..

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 5, 2020