Takeshi’s Castle Reboot Casts Bhuvan Bam as Hindi Commentator

Takeshi’s Castle is returning this month with its rebooted version, and forward of that, Amazon Prime Video has unveiled its Hindi language commentator. Content creator and actor Bhuvan Bam might be offering comedic voiceover for the sport present, re-enacting certainly one of his YouTube personalities, Titu Mama. The eight-episode collection premieres September 26 on the platform, and brings again the unique Castle Lord Takeshi Kitano to arrange difficult obstacles for the contestants. With its whole solid lineup introduced earlier this yr, the untouched model of the present launched April in Japan, whereas the remainder of the world will get their share now.

“Since the original version of Takeshi’s Castle was on television, I have been an ardent fan of the concept, execution, and the hilarity of the game show. It’s highly nostalgic for me to have grown up seeing the show and now voicing it, is genuinely a full circle moment,” commentator Bam mentioned in a ready assertion. “As an entertainer, my viewers have always appreciated the unique yet relatable characters that I’ve portrayed, and I’m happy to bring a bit of my creative self as ‘Titu Mama’. I am hopeful that the younger generation will love this show as much as we did.” Back within the 2000s, a shortened model of Takeshi’s Castle aired on the Pogo TV channel, with hilarious commentary offered by Jaaved Jaffrey (Jaadugar), which was the principle draw for the present — arguably greater than the continuing competitions themselves.

The guidelines are the identical as the unique Nineteen Eighties Japanese present, the place 100 volunteer contestants — or fairly, the ‘attacking military’ — would attempt to storm the impenetrable fort whereas placing their our bodies via bodily demanding challenges similar to swinging throughout muddy pits, hopping throughout gigantic rolling pins, navigating via mazes, skipping via floating rocks, and an entire lot extra. The remaining spherical would pit you in a cart battle, the place you should remove the Castle Lord Takeshi utilizing laser weapons to win JPY 1 million (about Rs. 6,14,000), on the time. The rebooted model guarantees the identical prize cash, along with promising bigger and never-seen-before terrifying obstacles.

Bam’s addition has understandably ruffled some feathers, with some folks (90s children) on the Internet claiming that Jaffrey’s voice is irreplaceable. It’s actually not helped by the truth that the latter expressed his interest in offering Hindi commentary for the reboot, final yr. Besides making movies for his YouTube channel ‘BB Ki Vines,’ Bam marked his OTT debut in a Hotstar Specials present referred to as Taaza Khabar, the place he performed a poor sanitation employee who stumbled on some surreal powers that utterly modified his life. As for a way his commentary pays off, solely time will inform.

Takeshi’s Castle reboot begins streaming September 26 on Amazon Prime Video, at 5:30am IST.