Big B to host 'Bigg Boss 3'

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan is set to host the third edition of reality TV show 'Bigg Boss' replacing Shilpa Shetty.

Bachchan, currently in Singapore, told PTI today that he would be hosting the show.

The 66-year-old actor will step into the shoes of Shilpa, who hosted the second season of the show was aired on 'Colors' television channel.

This will be Bachchan's second stint on the small screen. He hosted the popular game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' for two seasons.

Bigg Boss, the Indian version of the Big Brother, first hit the Indian television screens in November 2006 and was hosted by Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi.

Bigg Boss 2 returned in August 2008 with Shilpa, who had previously won the fifth series of Celebrity Big Brother in the United Kingdom.