Javed Jaffrey
Fans have been keeping their toes on their toes ever since the reboot of ‘Takeshi’s Castle’ was announced, and now a recent tweet by actor and comedian Javed Jaffrey has surprised fans about his return as a Hindi commentator on the show. Have given. Indian kids in their early 20s must be in a state of nostalgia after learning that their favorite Takeshi Kitano-hosted Japanese game show ‘Takeshi’s Palace’ is returning to Amazon Prime Video.
Apart from the bold and unique idea of the show, the best thing about ‘Takeshi Ke Mahal’ was Javed Jaffrey’s hilarious commentary. While fans were still raving about his return as a Hindi commentator on the reboot, the 58-year-old comedian shared a tweet hinting at his possible return.
Sharing a new story about the show, which mentioned “the best part is Hindi commentary by Jaaved Jaffrey”, Javed tweeted, “Hmmm!!! Kya khayal? (Hmmmm!!! What do you think) ?) #TakeshisCastle #OnceMore”
The ‘Boogie Woogie’ star’s tweet got his fans excited, with some commenting that they would only watch the show if he was returning as a commentator.
One fan wrote, “Kya baar bhi aap hi Hindi voice over? Another commented, “I used to watch just because of your comment.” One fan wrote, “Won’t accept this in India unless Unless you start by saying “Bmm Bumma Bum Bum Suswagatam”. Javed Jaffrey.”
Deadline reported earlier in the week that Amazon Prime has greenlighted a reboot of the hit Takeshi Kitano-hosted 1980 unscripted adventure variety show, which traveled to more than 150 countries and spawned dozens of local versions. Some of the popular works in the game show included ‘Honeycomb Maze’, ‘Whack the Stack’, ‘Skipping Stones’, ‘Dragon Lake’ and many more.
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The all-new Japanese original will premiere in 2023 for Prime members in over 240 markets. Jaaved Jaffrey hosted the dubbed version to be aired on Pogo in 2005.
(ANI)