Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 17, 2018)

Soon after wrapping up the 11th season of his reality show, Bigg Boss, Salman Khan is gearing up to shoot the audition call promos for the third season of 10 Ka Dum. The 52-year-old actor will be shooting them in February, even though the show only kicks off mid-year.

A source reveals that as per the current plan, 10 Ka Dum will go on air by June. “The idea is to shoot in two separate schedules keeping in mind how busy Salman is. The first schedule is expected to commence in March and the second in June, after the show is launched,” informs the source, adding that like Amitabh Bachchan’s Kaun Banega Crorepati, that ran for one-and-a-half months, this one too will have the same run-time with a half month extension, depending on the viewer response and Salman’s availability.”

An Indianised version of the popular international gameshow, Power of 10, which began in the US in 2007 with stand-up comedian Drew Carey as the host, and took off in India in 2008.

Meanwhile, Salman is currently filming the title track of his upcoming action multi-starrer, Race 3, with co-stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Daisy Shah and Freddy Daruwala.