Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Amitabh Bachchan Praises Shah Rukh Khan's Swades Performance on KBC
A very famous Indian actor named Amitabh Bachchan hosts a popular TV game show called Kaun Banega Crorepati.
During one episode, a contestant named Bablu had to guess an actor who played three different kinds of jobs in movies.
The correct answer was another very famous actor named Shah Rukh Khan.
Amitabh Bachchan was happy and told everyone that Shah Rukh Khan acted wonderfully in a movie called Swades.
In Swades, Shah Rukh Khan played a scientist who works for NASA in America.
The scientist returns to India and starts to see his country and its people differently.
Amitabh Bachchan said he always tells Shah Rukh Khan how much he loved his acting in that film.
Shah Rukh Khan has a new movie called King coming out in December, and his daughter Suhana is in it too.
Amitabh Bachchan called Shah Rukh Khan's performance in Swades 'outstanding' during a Kaun Banega Crorepati episode.
The praise followed contestant Bablu Kumar Pandit correctly identifying SRK as the actor who played a NASA scientist, an IAF pilot and a hockey coach.
Bachchan said he often tells Shah Rukh Khan in person how much he liked his Swades performance.
Swades (2004), directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, starred Shah Rukh Khan as NASA scientist Mohan Bhargava, who returns to India and reconnects with his roots.
Shah Rukh Khan is set to appear in King alongside Suhana Khan and Deepika Padukone, with the film scheduled for a December release.
- Who
- Amitabh Bachchan, host of Kaun Banega Crorepati, praised fellow Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan during an episode featuring contestant Bablu Kumar Pandit.
- What
- Bachchan called Shah Rukh Khan's performance in the 2004 film Swades 'outstanding' after a quiz question about Khan's film roles was answered correctly.
- When
- During a recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati; Swades was released in 2004.
- Where
- On the set of Kaun Banega Crorepati in India.
- Why
- A quiz question asking viewers to identify the actor who played a NASA scientist, an Indian Air Force pilot and a hockey coach prompted Bachchan to share his admiration.
- Show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati
- Host
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Film praised
- Swades (2004)
- Director of Swades
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Contestant
- Bablu Kumar Pandit
- Roles cited
- NASA scientist (Swades), hockey coach (Chak De India), IAF pilot (Veer Zaara)
- Upcoming film
- King, releasing in December, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Suhana Khan and Deepika Padukone