Overview

• A clip from the latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati shows Bachchan explaining why he left politics.
• He says he quit in an emotional state after finding the work of answering to every side and every question extremely difficult.
• He calls the period a precious learning experience that exposed him to life in India’s villages and to the respect voters show candidates.
• He had entered politics after Indira Gandhi’s assassination, joining the Congress and winning the Allahabad seat by a reported margin of over one million votes.
• His tenure grew contentious with Bofors-linked allegations in 1987, for which he was never charged, and he resigned that year before returning fully to films while occasionally supporting public campaigns.