After heralding a second mega-successful innings for Amitabh Bachchan at the turn of the new millennium, Kaun Banega Crorepati is now breathing a new lease of life into another superstar’s career.
\n\nMadhuri Dixit is hosting the next season of Kon Honar Crorepati, the Marathi chapter of the wildly popular game show. Dixit’s switch to reality television after a spate of middling, forgettable streaming projects highlights yet again that in an industry as ageist and sexist as Hindi cinema, there is no single formula for longevity.
\n\nSustained relevance is a beast few have been able to tame, gender no bar. But it is peculiarly difficult for women to continue to be at the centre of substantial productions as they age.
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\n\nTurn back a few years, and you’d be appalled at how quickly a woman turned from desirable to sacrificial on screen. In the 1970s, Rakhee and Amitabh Bachchan were romantically paired in several blockbusters such as Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) and Kaala Patthar (1979). Cut to three years later, she appeared as Bachchan’s mother in Shakti (1982).
\n\nIt’s been a…
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