Ayushmann Khurrana Apologizes to Amitabh Bachchan on KBC 18 for 'Budhau' Remark
On Kaun Banega Crorepati 18's special episode aired October 5, actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan appeared to promote their film Udta Teer and played the game for charity. During the show, Ayushmann humorously apologized to host Amitabh Bachchan for calling him 'budhau' (old man) in their film Gulabo Sitabo, adding that Bachchan shows no signs of being 84 years old. The episode also featured Sara expressing her wish to work with Bachchan and friendly interactions among the trio.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 31/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, indianexpress, indianexpress. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 6 Oct, 10:25 am. Other outlets followed.