Salman Khan is still Bigg Boss, not Shah Rukh

Just a week ago, the grapevine was going abuzz with reports of how Shah Rukh Khan was going to replace Salman in hosting 'Bigg Boss'.

But, now the organizers of the telly show have shun the rumours as baseless.

According to Daily Bhasker, sources at the television channel Colors, which hosts 'Bigg Boss', have revealed that they are still in talks with Salman over hosting the next season.

“Big Boss and Salman have become synonymous. As far as we’re concerned, the two brands are inseparable. We’ve to admit, the show has benefited immensely from Salman’s presence. At the same time Salman too has discovered an added connectivity with the home-viewing audience," they reported their source at Colors.

"His attitude really works for the show, and there is no chance of us letting it go.”

Earlier, there were speculations that Salman's health check-ups and court cases could force the show producers to look for an alternative.

But, the website claims that Colors channel is "willing to wait, even re-shuffle its schedule if the need arises for Salman".

There's even talks of hiking Salman's fees so that he will remain in their show.

The channel was unaware how the rumours of Salman's replacement spread. “Our channel may have met Shah Rukh, we aren’t discounting that possibility. It could be to discuss another show.But  certainly not for  Bigg Boss.

"Bigg Boss is a brand that gets its power from Salman’s presence. It’s what 'Dabangg' is to Salman’s screen image or 'Singham' is to Ajay Devgn. No one can imagine the Bigg Boss brand without Salman.”

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