Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta Join Amitabh Bachchan for KBC 18 Premiere
Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, premieres on August 10, featuring Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, and Preity Zinta in the opening episode. The promo highlights a playful exchange between Aamir Khan and Bachchan about the season's theme 'Sochna Padega' (You'll have to think), emphasizing the show's increased difficulty. The actors appear to promote their upcoming film Batwara 1947, set during the Partition and releasing on August 14.
First-hand measurement across 5 sources
We measured how 5 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (57/100). Lens Score 27/100.
Outlets measured: timesnow, indiatvnews, indiatoday, news18, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 8 Aug, 06:38 am. Other outlets followed.