Mumbai, December 2024: Sony Entertainment Television’s knowledge-based game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16, brings an exciting twist to the format with ‘India Challenger Week’. This week, out of 10 play-along contestants, the top two from the Fastest Finger First (FFF) round will compete in the ‘Jaldi 5 Buzzer Round’ to secure their place on the hotseat. The winner of this buzzer challenge will then continue with the game, starting with the money tree at the 6th question. Joining the thrilling lineup for India Challenger Week is Jaspal Singh from Punjab, a Science Lab Assistant with a sharp mind and quick reflexes.
During the show, a curious Jaspal asks Amitabh Bachchan, “You had a role as the principal in the movie Mohabbatein, where you portrayed a character who was all about ‘Parampara, Prathishta, Anushashan’ (Tradition, Prestige, Discipline). I’m curious—if you were truly a principal, would you have been that strict? And, did you ever skip classes?”
Amitabh Bachchan laughs and responds, “Where did you get the idea that I could have been a principal? Padhaai – likhaai mein ekdum zero the hum… so I could never have become a principal. But yes, the principal at my school was very strict. I used to bunk school, not just classes! I was in a boarding school in Nainital, and we couldn’t leave the campus. But at night, when everyone else was asleep, I would sneak out. If I got caught, I would be punished.”
Jaspal adds, “In that movie, your students did the same thing, didn’t they?” Amitabh Bachchan nods and says, “Yes, and when they got caught, they too were punished!”
This week, tune in to India Challenger Week on Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16, at 9 PM, only on Sony Entertainment Television
