Bet you didn't know this. And we wonder if Shah Rukh Khan knew it either. Rumour has it that Saif Ali Khan was the first choice of for hosting Wipeout, a water-based adventure sports show on television, not Shah Rukh Khan.
Wipeout is based on an American game show about various kinds of obstacle related to water and has so far been formatted for over 30 other countries. Now it's going to make its debut in India.
The Indian television industry people claim that the channel in question was speaking to Saif about this show for the longest time. Says a source, "However, Saif could not make up his mind. He was a bit skeptical about acting in a TV show."
So the channel complied with Saif's decision (indecision rather) and waited patiently for another host.
After sometime when the channel people realised that Saif did not seem very keen on the offer, they apparently spoke to SRK. Reveals the source, "Shah Rukh grabbed the opportunity. He loved the concept of the show."
The channel, we hear, is very happy that SRK is now hosting Wipeout. Adds the source, "SRK brings a lot of energy on the table. But the channel would definitely love to work with Saif in future."
Seemingly unaware, Samir Nair, the channel's head honcho, says, "Really? I don't know about this."
As a part of the show, the contestants will fly to Argentina to shoot for it. Grapevine has it that most of the participants on Wipeout are from Fear Factor and Bigg Boss. And that TV personalities like Vindoo Dara Singh, Narayani Shastri, Gaurav Chopra, Claudia and Karishma Baktiyaar amongst others have been asked to participate in the show.
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