VETERAN actor Amitabh Bachchan has recently found the joys of venting on his personal blog.

After targeting fellow actor Shatrughan Sinha and poor scribes from dailies and magazines, it's Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's turn.  

On his blog, the Big B, as Amitabh Bachchan is fondly known, commented on Shah Rukh's stint in 'Paanchvi Pass', the latest gameshow and questioned why "despite the presence of the biggest name in the business", the show was showing a depleting performance as per Television Rating Points (TRPs).

"'Paanchvi Pass', or as one rival channel executive sniggered, 'Paanchvi Fail', after its not too encouraging numbers, facing relative lower ratings, is what I wish to debate on," wrote Amitabh.

However, he later apologised for this analysis.

Amitabh also made uncharitable comparisons between himself and Shah Rukh as hosts of the popular game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC) that is no longer on air.

The statistics that veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan presented in his blog about 'Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain' hosted by Shah Rukh Khan fail to give a complete picture, says Siddhartha Basu, the producer of the TV quiz show.

"Amitabh Bachchan is entitled to his views and we respect his opinion, whether we agree with it or not. The figures sent to him as used in the blog give an incomplete picture," Basu told IANS.

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