Mumbai, July 3 -- Amitabh Bachchan's TV stint began with the iconic game show Kaun Banega Crorepati 20 years ago. The show is said to have given the legendary actor's career a new lease of life. He came on TV asking '9 baj gaye kya' and confidently spoke to his machine asking his 'coumputer ji' to lock answers given by contestants who could win the unimaginable sum of Rs. one crore for answering just general knowledge 15 questions.

The show remains of the most iconic game show formats on TV which still continues with the actor in his unique style. However, according to popular authors and sports columnist Joy Bhattacharjya KBC was originally supposed to 'Kaun Banega Lakhpati'. In a tweet he writes that apparently media mogul Rupert Murdoch...