Bollywood celebrities who judged and hosted reality shows

Akshay Kumar is a busy man these days with an interesting lineup of films and a television show stint among other professional commitments. The actor, who plays judge on a talent show, was shooting for an episode recently when an incident revealed his thorough professionalism.

According to reports, Akshay was under the weather while shooting for an episode of the talent show. Apparently, the actor was down with a fever and body pain and a doctor was called on the set. However, Akshay did not want the shoot to be interrupted, so he carried on despite his ailments to finish it on time.

Isn't his an applause-worthy example when it comes to work.

Shah Rukh Khan is an eloquent speaker who is known for his wit and sense of humour. Shah Rukh can pull off sarcasm as easy as no one other. He is a silver-tongued speaker who has made audiences laugh hysterically not just at award shows but also talk shows. The ‘Raees’ actor received a lot of appreciation when he spoke at a TED talk on humanity, fame, and love. And now, King Khan is all set to host a TED talk show called ‘Nayi Soch’.

Recently, at the launch of ‘Nayi Soch’, SRK was asked if he would like to host ‘Bigg Boss’, to which he said, “I have hosted several shows. But honestly, I have not been approached for such kind of show, yet. If I will have time, I will. If it gives good money. Having said that, I am not charging for TED as much as the other actors are for their respective shows.” Meanwhile, TED Talks' ‘Nayi Soch’ is expected to have a set of renowned speakers such as Oprah Winfrey, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, lyricist Javed Akhtar to filmmaker and producer Karan Johar on the show.

India's star shuttler P.V. Sindhu will be seen on the hot seat of popular game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC). Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he had an extraordinary meeting with her.

Amitabh, who called it "an honour and a moment of great pride" to be in Sindhu's company, also shared a few photographs of himself with her on his blog on Thursday. "The icing on the cake would have to be this extraordinary meeting with the World Champion and pride of India," he wrote beneath a photograph featuring him with Sindhu.

In another image, the ‘Piku’ star can be seen with folded hands. He wrote, "This is the best that one can do in front of her (Sindhu's) greatness and her multiple achievements. God bless you P. V. Sindhu and may you continue to bring greater glory to our nation."

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is just not Bollywood's 'shahenshah' but has also rocked the small screen. The actor did not only stop at hosting a reality show, titled 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' but he also tried his hands on acting in a TV series named 'Yudh'. Big B's stint as KBC host was much celebrated and was well received by the audience. Sighting his popularity on the small screen, he was offered to host TV's most controversial reality show, 'Bigg Boss'.

After Amitabh Bachchan's turn as a host on small screen, 'Badshah' of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan also marked his way to TV hosting. Besides his early career in television, SRK made his mind to return to TV but this time as a host. SRK replaced Big B in one of the seasons of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' and later went on to host shows like 'Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?' and 'Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout'.

Salman Khan stepped into television to host 'Dus Ka Dum' and the season was a hit one as compared to other ongoing reality shows on small screen. Later on, he was offered to host the fourth season of Bigg Boss. The season was a super duper hit and since then he was considered as the most favourite hosts of Bigg Boss.

Post Madhuri Dixit's return to films with 'Aaja Nachle', Bollywood's 'dhak-dhak' girl Madhuri Dixit made her small screen appearance as a reality show judge. She judged 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' and the season was the biggest hit. Madhuri Dixit was accompanied by Remo D'souza and Karan Johar on the judges' panel. Earlier Madhuri Dixit had hosted a TV show, titled 'Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai' in the year 2002.

Rohit Shetty hosted a few seasons of 'Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi' and he has become a trade name for the game show, just like Salman Khan for 'Bigg Boss'. Rohit Shetty with his daredevilry and stunts makes sure that the contestants are blown away with the given stunts and so are the audiences. All in all, he is the perfect host for a show like 'Khatron Ke Khiladi'.

Shilpa has featured as a celebrity host for the 2008 reality show 'Bigg Boss 2', and has served as a talent judge for reality shows like 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' and 'Nach Baliye'. She also judged a kid's dance reality show 'Super Dancer'.

Filmmaker Karan Johar has judged reality shows like 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' and 'India's Got Talent'. However, KJo is more popular for hosting 'Koffee With Karan'. He is best as a judge but we can say he is the best as KWK host. What say!

Bollywood's 'Hero No.1' Govinda made his debut as a TV host with 'Jeeto Chappar Phadke'. However, the show didn't get a good response and was wrapped up with only 13 episodes on air. However, we would like to see Govinda judging a dance reality show someday. Hope the producers and the channels are listening.

Mithun Chakraborty's popularity touched new heights with one of TV's most celebrated dance reality show 'Dance India Dance'. His catchphrase 'Kya baat, kya baat, kya baat' became a rage in pop culture. Mithun judged the show being the 'grand master' on the show.

Malaika Arora Khan has a number of reality shows in her kitty. She has appeared as a judge and a TV host on shows like 'Nach Baliye', 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa', 'Zara Nachke Dikha', 'India's Got Talent' and a few more. She is the only celebrity who has done as many TV reality shows.

Sonali Bendre judged two TV shows as she turned to the smaller screen. She judged three seasons of 'India's Got Talent' and later went on to judge a children's talent hunt show called 'India's Best Dramebaaz'.