[theme music playing]
[audience applauding and cheering]
Hello!
Greetings, hello and thank you!
This is Amitabh Bachchan, and I'm thrilled to welcome you
to another exciting, informative, and spectacular episode
of Kaun Banega Crorepati!
[applauding]
Thank you all of you! Thank you.
Thanks a lot.
Ladies and gentlemen... Enough!
That's enough.
Today is Raksha Bandhan.
Sisters must have tied rakhi to their brothers
or are yet to tie them.
This bond, symbolized by a thread,
represents the values of protection and trust.
This platform offers a similar safe space.
If you have faith in your knowledge,
your abilities,
and your aspirations,
then this platform promises to protect your desires,
your dreams, and your self-respect.
Just like a brother's promise
to his sister on Raksha Bandhan. Am I right?
All right!
So...
Ladies and gentlemen, on this auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan,
our contestants from different parts of the state
are here on our stage.
Welcome them with a big hand.
First, let's welcome Seema Dixit from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
We have Mitesh Damji Nandu from Kutch, Gujarat.
Vishnu Achyut Managoli from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Nisha Raj from Patna, Bihar.
Kajol Ved from Delhi.
Dr. Raghavendra from Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Pandurang Patil from Vapi, Gujarat.
Nareshi Meena from Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.
Priyanka Porwal from Bengaluru, Karnataka.
And eventually, Dr. Mustansir from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
I welcome all of you once again.
Ladies and gentlemen,
A small reminder for our contestants.
You all have worked really hard to be here.
Contestants, this one chance
is imperative for you.
Okay? So, answer after careful consideration.
Brace yourselves.
Let's play Fastest Finger First with you.
Focus on your computer screens.
Ready, contestants!
The Fastest Finger First question appears on your screens now.
Here are your options.
Your time is up. Let's see what the right order is.
First comes A, Mount Everest.
Then comes D, International Space Station.
Followed by C, Moon.
And lastly, B, Jupiter.
A, D, C, B is the right order.
Let us see who answered in this order. Here are the names.
Only one! Kajol Ved!
[audience applauding and cheering]
Whoa!
- Thank you! - Greetings! This way, Kajol.
- Thank you so much, sir. - Have a seat.
[audience applauding]
[audience cheering]
All right! Ladies and gentlemen
Kajol Ved is seated across from me on the hot seat.
Kajol is from Delhi.
And I was told that you are a business development manager.
- Yes, sir. - That is a challenging job.
It indeed is.
- What? - It is.
Where do you work as a business development manager?
I work with a start-up company.
It's a phygital platform.
We offer both in-person and online classes
for children's holistic development and skill development.
Okay! We will discuss it later, Kajol!
I would like you to introduce
your companion who is here. Who did you bring here?
Sir, my husband is here. Mr. Varun Sodhi.
Greetings, Varun. And welcome!
Both of my mothers are here with me.
My mom and my mother-in-law.
- Oh, both! Wow! - Yes.
Hello! Wow!
Kajol, I have a personal question. -Yes, sir.
Raise your hands.
Wow! That's lovely!
These bangles you are wearing
are making it evident that you are newly married.
Yes, sir. We got married on the 11th of February.
We completed six months on the 11th of August.
Wow! Congratulations to you.
Thank you, sir.
[audience applauding]
It is imperative to remember the date.
I am an expert at that.
Huh! I am not talking about you. It was for Varun.
[laughing]
Listen!
Always remember your wedding date for the rest of your life.
- Sure, sir. - Let me tell you something.
Your wife will keep asking,
'Do you remember when we got married?'
Don't think.
- Answer immediately. - Okay, sir.
Write it on your hand permanently.
Get it tattooed here.
So that you can take a look and answer.
Because this could turn into an argument.
Am I right?
All the men here are raising their hands.
[laughing]
Women... Yes!
All right!
Kajol, let me tell you
- about the game. You are aware of the rules. -Yes, sir.
Let me inform you that there will be three lifelines.
Audience Poll, Video Call A Friend, and Double Dip.
Once you clear the first threshold,
you will be presented with Super Sawaal.
You know about it.
Look, here is the logo.
If you give the right answer,
you will get a superpower called Dugnaastra.
Okay!
Once you clear the second threshold,
Super Sandook gets activated.
A question is asked in Super Sandook.
I will inform you about it
- as you get to that stage. - Yes, sir.
Let's play Kaun Banega Crorepati!
- Kajol, my best wishes are with you. - Thank you.
The first question for Rs. 1000 appears on your screen now.
- It's an image question. - Okay.
Can we see the image, please?
Sir, Image Option D.
- What should I do? - Lock it, sir.
She wants to lock D.
It's the right answer.
Mr. Computer asked this question on purpose.
So that you don't forget today's date.
Yes, sir. I agree.
Varun, always remember that date. Okay!
Let's move on to the second question for Rs. 2,000.
It appears on your screen now.
Here are your options.
Sir, Option C, Disco.
- Should I lock it? - Yes, sir. Lock it.
- You have to say it. Lock C, Disco. - Yes, sir
This is also the right answer. Congratulations.
- Well played, Kajol. - Thank you, sir.
Do you and Varun go to watch films?
- We do, sir. - You do.
Did you go to watch films before or after marriage?
- Sir, after marriage. - After marriage.
How many movies have you watched in six months?
- We couldn't go much. - You couldn't. Okay.
But we do go.
So, who is your favourite artist
whose movie you go to watch?
Sir, Shah Rukh Khan.
- Ranveer Singh. - Okay.
Deepika Padukone.
And yours too.
- You watch my movies too. - Yes, sir.
[audience applauding]
Mr. Computer is naughty.
He asks such questions on purpose.
To check if the contestant who is playing
will mention my name or not.
If they don't, it upsets me.
- But you mentioned me, so I am glowing. - Yes, sir.
All right! Coming up is the next question, Kajol. Ready?
The third question for Rs. 3,000 appears on your screen now.
Here are the options.
- Option B, Mall. Lock it. - Option B.
- Should I lock it? - Yes, sir.
Lock B, Mall!
This is also the right answer. Wow!
You won Rs. 3,000.
In which mall will you spend
your prize money?
Sir, I don't enjoy shopping in a mall.
Oh! Then?
Shopping is fun in Sarojini Nagar Market
- and Lajpat Nagar Market. - That is lovely!
[audience applauding]
You spoke my mind.
Sarojini Market is an important place
for those from Delhi.
- Yes! - That and savoury snacks in Bengali Market.
- Am I right? - I agree, sir.
And Paranthe Wali Gali in Chandni Chowk.
- Yes, sir. - Am I right? That's lovely.
I have all the information.
- I have spent a lot of time over there. - Sir.
I was going to ask you
whether you used to visit South Campus.
- LSR, Gargi, Kamla Nehru colleges? - The thing is,
I am a married man.
I also have grandchildren.
- That was back in my youth. Right? - Okay.
What do I tell you about that?
I will be exposed if I share it.
It is a family show. People will judge me.
[laughing]
My reputation might take a hit.
If not this, share something else.
I used to go to the university to study.
[applauding]
When you were in Delhi,
did you visit Sarojini Nagar Market and purchase something from there?
- Of course! - Have you bargained?
I didn't bargain because I never had money to buy anything.
I used to go to Sarojini Market for a different reason.
Okay!
Right?
[laughing]
- Which college were you in? - Lady Shri Ram College.
It was next to me.
- No, sir. It isn't. - Huh!
That is not true. Your college was in North Campus
and mine was in South Campus.
That happened recently.
Back in the time, I think it was next to our college.
In that case, you used to take the bus and go somewhere else.
[audience applauding]
Now that you've asked, I used to visit Miranda House. Where else?
All of us used to get off there.
- Kirori Mal was quite far from there. - It was far.
Back then we used to walk.
But we loved it there.
Don't ask more questions, otherwise
- I'll have to share all the details. - Okay, sir.
Okay!
Let me tell you, you are two questions away
from Super Sawaal.
- You are familiar with it. - Yes, sir.
Next up is the fourth question!
The fourth question for Rs. 5,000
appears on your screen now.
Here are the options.
Sir, please lock Option D, China.
She wants to lock D, China.
Well played. It's the right answer.
[audience applauding]
All right!
The fifth question for Rs. 10,000 appears on your screen now.
This is another image question, Kajol.
Show us the image.
I'll give you the options.
[clock ticking]
Sir... Jawaharlal Nehru, okay.
Sir, I would like to take a lifeline.
All right! Please stop ticking.
All three lifelines are alive. Which lifeline will you use?
- Audience Poll. - Audience Poll, all right!
Activate it.
- Audience, it's your turn. - Hold the voting meter.
Your time starts now.
[suspenseful music playing]
C has the maximum number of votes. 56%.
Gandhi!
D has 39%.
A and B have 0% and 5%. What will you go with?
Sir, I would like to go with the audience.
- Go with the audience. All right! - C, Gandhi.
The majority of the audience chose option C, Gandhi.
- What should I do? Should I lock it? - Yes.
Lock C.
And the audience is absolutely right. Well done.
[audience applauding]
This image is of a young Mohandas Gandhi.
This book
narrates the story from his youth
to his return to India.
Ramachandra Guha
is a renowned Indian historian. Highly respected.
His book focusses on the history of India
during the time of Mahatma Gandhi. This book was written by him.
All right! This image you saw
was courtesy of Penguin Random House India.
We express our heartfelt gratitude to them.
[bugle playing]
The bugle has sounded.
It means it's time for Super Sawaal.
In Super Sawaal, one question will be asked
and you can't use your lifelines.
And you have no time limit. You can take your time.
But it will not have any options.
If you answer the question correctly,
you will unlock a superpower
which is called the Dugnaastra.
All right, Mr. Computer.
Present Super Sawaal.
You must have read or heard about it,
Sir, New York.
- New York - Yes!
- Is this your answer? - Yes, sir.
Mr. Computer,
Kajol's answer is New York. Lock it.
It's the right answer. Well done.
That was a lot of thinking.
Sir, I...
- I... - Empire State Building. It's a famous building.
- Sir... - Central Park is a famous place. New York.
All right! You have answered the Super Sawaal.
You have unlocked a power
which I call a superpower.
It is called Dugnaastra.
- Let me explain what Dugnaastra is. - Yes, sir.
From the sixth to the tenth question,
I'll start reading out the question for you to answer
- when I see the question on my screen. - Yes!
If you think
that you can answer this question
without the help of a lifeline,
- you have to sound the buzzer. - Yes, sir.
This means you have activated Dugnaastra.
- It has been activated. - Yes, sir.
And then I will give you options.
If you give the right answer,
then the prize money for that question
will be doubled and given to you as a bonus.
That's why it is called Dugnaastra.
Let's continue with the game.
I will ask you the sixth question.
It is for Rs. 20,000.
While reading it, if you think
that you can answer it without using a lifeline,
- sound the buzzer. - Yes, sir.
It will activate Dugnaastra.
The sixth question for Rs. 20,000
appears on your screen now!
You cannot sound the buzzer now.
Here are the options.
Sir, lock Option A, Heart.
Kajol wants to Lock A, Heart.
It's the right answer. Congratulations.
You won Rs. 20,000.
The muscle layer of the heart
is called the myocardium,
and it is made of cardiomyocytes.
- Yes, sir. - All right!
You won Rs. 20,000.
- You have two lifelines left. - Yes, sir.
You have used Audience Poll.
The seventh question for Rs. 40,000 appears on your screen now.
[theme music playing]
Sir, please lock Option D, Lovlina Borgohain.
Lock D, Lovlina Borgohain.
It's absolutely the right answer. Well played.
[audience applauding]
You have secured
Rs. 40,000.
Lovlina Borgohain made history
at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
by becoming the second female boxer.
The first one was the legendary boxer of India,
MC Mary Kom, at the 2012 London Olympics.
And another bugle sounds!
Let me tell you about this.
Ladies and gentlemen, a bugle signals
that it's time for today's question.
So, let us see who today's question is from.
[chiming]
[music playing]
'Greetings, Mr. Bachchan.'
- 'I'm elated to get a chance to ask a question.' - 'Bhumi Sharma'
'Here's my question.'
'Project K was the working title of which 2024 film'
'that earned 1,000 crore rupees globally?'
'Option A, Manjummel Boys.'
'Option B, Kalki 2898 AD.'
'Option C, Fighter. Option D, Aavesham.'
Your time starts now.
[music playing]
[buzzer sounds]
Your time is up.
Mr. Computer, tell us the winning voting unit number.
Number 5.
Congratulations! Give her a big hand.
[audience applauding]
Greetings. What is your name?
Srishti Modi.
Congratulations. Tell us the right answer.
I selected Option B.
- Kalki. - Yes.
Was it a good film?
[laughter]
All right.
There's a small token for you.
Here's a token for you.
Here you go. Thank you so much. Thank you.
[applauds]
All right. Let's move on.
Coming up is the eighth question.
The eighth question for Rs. 80,000 appears on your screen now.
[music playing]
Here are your options.
- Sir, please... - [repeats options]
Sir, please lock Option B, Reserve Bank of India.
She wishes to lock B, Reserve Bank of India.
It's the right answer. Congratulations.
You win Rs. 80,000.
RBI's Internal Debt Management Department
manages debt for the State Governments.
It was established in 1992.
In the year 1992.
Well played, Kajol.
You're two questions away,
- and the Dugnaastra is still in force. - Yes, sir.
Up next is the ninth question for Rs. 1,60,000.
- Ready? - Yes, sir.
It appears on your screen now.
[music playing]
Time's up.
[clock ticking]
Sir, a lifeline.
Please stop ticking.
You have two lifelines left.
Video Call A Friend and Double Dip.
- Sir, Video Call A Friend. - All right.
Mr. Computer, please activate Video Call A Friend.
- Kajol, you provided three names... - Yes.
Here they are.
Anubhav Kumar, Devendra Vishal Jaiswal
and Ranjan Goswami.
Sir, Devendra Vishal Jaiswal.
- You wish to speak to Devendra Vishal Jaiswal. - Yes.
Please place the video call, Mr. Computer.
- Is he a friend? Who is he? - My current boss, sir.
Oh, okay. All right.
[line trilling]
Greetings, Devendra.
This is Amitabh Bachchan from Kaun Banega Crorepati.
- 'Greetings, sir.' - Greetings.
With me on the hot seat is Ms. Kajol Ved.
- She needs your help with a question. - 'Yes.'
She will read out a question to you
- and it will have four options. A, B, C and D. - 'Yes.'
And you'll get only 45 seconds.
- 'Yes. I will try, sir.' - Certainly.
The next voice you hear will be Kajol's.
Kajol, your time starts now.
[reads question]
[reads options]
'I think it's C, Ravana.'
Are you sure?
'I think so.'
'I... I'm sure...'
'I have a doubt, but I think it is C, Ravana.'
[reads question]
'Ravana's son is Meghdoot.'
'So, I think it is C, Ravana.'
Are you sure?
[buzzer sounds]
Time's up.
Yes, sir. I would like to go with C.
You have to ask me to lock it.
Sir, please lock C, Ravana.
Lock Option C, Ravana.
[suspenseful music playing]
You had another lifeline, the Double Dip.
- Did you know the names of everyone's sons? - No, sir.
Devendra's answer is absolutely correct!
- Thank you. - You win. Well done.
[audience applauding]
The name of Ravana's son was Meghanada.
Had you read the question in Hindi, he'd have immediately known.
You read it in English.
The name of Ravana's son was Meghanada
who later on came to be known as Indrajit.
You chose a great boss.
[laughter]
All right.
Kajol!
- So, a question has come to my mind. - Yes, sir.
Where did you meet your husband?
- Sir, it is quite an interesting and funny story. - I see.
Varun was the best friend of my 'mamu' (maternal uncle).
We'd play together when I'd go to my granny's house
for the summer holidays.
- There isn't a huge age difference between Uncle and me. - Okay.
He would also play with us.
After we grew up, we went our separate ways.
In 2018, my uncle got married.
- I met him there once again. - Okay.
After a long time.
He was a lanky, little boy during childhood.
He's still lanky.
- No, sir. - Okay.
When I saw him in 2018,
- he had grown tall and was well-built. - Okay.
The wedding functions lasted for five or six days.
We met often and had a good time.
Here's what happens in Delhi.
You address your maternal uncle's friends as maternal uncle too.
The same goes for paternal uncles.
Since he was my 'mamu's' friend, I'd call him "mamu" too.
- You called him "mamu"! - I... Yes!
How was I to know that he wanted to marry me?
He and my mother-in-law liked me so much
that they approached my family a few times.
And we got married this year.
[audience applauding]
What an interesting story.
And, sir, now I've gone from calling him "mamu" to "babu".
- "Babu"! - Yes, sir.
Babu is a nice name.
Much better than "mamu", sir.
How about a demo?
Sir!
"Babu."
[laughs]
"Babu Ji."
[laughs]
"My cute, little darling, Babu!"
"My baby, Babu..."
- [laughs] - [audience applauding]
"Babu!"
- "What are you doing?" - Yes!
- That's how you call him, right? - That's right, sir.
Anyway, it's a lovely name.
Sir, please don't be offended.
I am folding my hands.
- All right... - I want to ask you something, sir.
Yes, please.
- Sir, you knew Jaya before your marriage too. - Yes.
What would you call her before marriage and after?
I called her by her name.
I don't think so, sir.
How do you know?
It's true.
You called her "Jaya Ji" earlier and do so even now!
- The "Ji" was added later on. - I see.
[audience applauding]
- One ought to show some respect for his wife, right? - Yes.
Did she approach you or was it you who approached her?
No, we used to meet often.
We had a group. We used to hang out together.
There was a film which we did together.
Its name is 'Zanjeer', okay?
- [indistinct] - So, 'Zanjeer'... Yes. Okay.
A few people here have watched it.
We were just talking one day and said,
"If this film is a hit, we ought to celebrate."
So, everyone in the group decided
we would go to London if the movie was a hit.
The movie was a hit by God's grace and we decided to go.
I went home to my parents.
I told them,
"I want to go on a holiday as the film did well."
"We'll go to London."
My father said, "London." I said yes.
He asked, "Who is going with you?"
I said, "My group."
"Who is in the group?"
I took everyone's name including Jaya's.
"Oh! Jaya is also going."
"If you are going on a vacation to London with Jaya,"
"then you can go only after you marry her."
[audience applauding]
We called her parents, and got married on short notice.
And...
I gave the priest Rs. 500 and said,
"Please hurry up. We'll miss our flight."
The priest quickly got us married and we left.
- That's how I got married. - I see.
[audience applauding]
All right, Kajol.
- Yes, sir. - Please focus on the game now.
- Yes, sir. - The next question is the tenth question.
Please don't take any chances
- as you will get this opportunity only once. - Yes, sir.
If your answer is correct, you'll surely get Rs. 3,20,000.
- If it is wrong, you'll fall to Rs. 10,000. - Yes, sir.
You can quit at any time and you still have one lifeline.
- Yes, sir. - And here's the most important thing.
You have not used the Dugnaastra yet.
- This is your last chance. - Yes, sir.
The tenth question for Rs. 3,20,000 appears on your screen now.
[music playing]
[buzzer sounds]
The Dugnaastra is activated.
[audience applauding]
Ladies and gentlemen, she has pressed the buzzer
and as a result,
utilised the chance to double her prize money.
Kajol, let me present the options.
Here they are. A...
Amethi...
I think it should be A, Wayanad.
Okay.
What would you like to do?
[pensive music playing]
Sir, he contested two constituencies,
Rae Bareli and Wayanad.
He used to contest a seat from Amethi in the past.
Sir, I think it is Wayanad.
He hasn't contested from Rae Bareli before.
If you wish to stay in the game, you can use a lifeline,
but then, you cannot avail of the Dugnaastra.
Yes, sir.
- [mumbling] - If you attempt it and your answer is right,
not only will you win Rs. 3,20,000,
but also get a bonus of another Rs. 3,20,000.
If it's wrong, then regular game rules apply
and your game will come to an end.
He didn't contest from Amethi this time.
Neither Kannur.
He contested from Rae Bareli and Wayanad.
He wouldn't skip Rae Bareli
as it is in UP.
He wouldn't forgo UP.
I'll take a lifeline, sir.
- A lifeline. - Yes, sir.
Taking a lifeline will cancel the Dugnaastra.
Yes, sir.
You have only one lifeline left.
- Double Dip. - Double Dip.
- Do you wish to opt for it? - Yes, sir.
Please activate it, Mr. Computer.
As you are aware, the Double Dip
gives you two chances to answer the question.
If one is wrong, you'll get another chance to answer.
What's your first answer?
Sir, A, Wayanad.
Please lock A, Wayanad.
Had you said this, it would have been correct.
[audience applauding]
- You've won Rs. 3,20,000. - Thank you, sir.
Had you answered this when Dugnaastra was active,
- you'd have won another Rs. 3,20,000 as a bonus. - Yes.
Anyway, no problem.
You've won Rs. 3,20,000. Many congratulations.
A cheque is coming your way.
[audience applauding]
A cheque for Rs. 3,20,000.
[audience applauding]
All right, Kajol. You've won Rs. 3,20,000.
And like I mentioned to you in the beginning,
it is now time for the Super Sandook.
- Yes, sir. - All right.
Let me brief you on the Super Sandook again.
Ten questions will come at you one after the other
in succession within 90 seconds.
Every correct answer will fetch you another Rs. 10,000.
If you answer five questions correctly,
you could either transfer the prize money to the bank
or you could
use the money to revive either of your lifelines.
You have exhausted all three.
- All right? - Yes, sir.
Another thing. Do you prefer the questions in English or Hindi?
- English. - English. All right.
If you don't know the answer to a question,
- you could simply say pass. - Okay, sir.
Okay! Let's play Super Sandook.
[music playing]
Ready, Kajol?
Your Super Sandook starts now!
- Samudra. - Correct, next.
- Apple. - Correct, next.
- Button. - Light... Correct, next.
- Dance... - Dance.
Correct, next.
- Ladakh. - Correct, next.
- Pass. - Pass, next.
- Rabbit. - Correct, next.
- Clement Attlee. - Correct, next.
- Javan. - Wrong, next.
- I. - I. Correct, next.
[clock ticking]
3 km.
- No, 25 yards. - That's the wrong answer.
All right. Let me tell you, you got eight questions right.
You win Rs. 80,000.
[audience applauding]
Let me tell you the answers to the questions you got wrong.
It is actually 25 yards.
- Not 3 km. - 3 km.
Another one you got wrong is this.
- Siberian. - Siberian.
- Not Javan - Javan.
Okay.
You've won Rs. 80,000.
As I told you earlier,
you could either transfer it to the bank
or you could revive any of your exhausted lifelines.
I'll revive a lifeline, sir.
- You'll revive a lifeline. - Yes.
You've exhausted all three. Which one do you wish to revive?
Sir, Audience Poll.
Audience Poll! Okay!
[audience applauding]
All right.
- Kajol, when a daughter is married off... - Yes, sir.
She leaves her parents' home behind and goes to another house
- where she has to make certain changes in her life. - Yes.
How did you feel after you got married
and moved to your husband's house?
What changes did you have to make?
Nothing in particular, sir,
- but the lifestyle was a major change. - Okay.
My parents are chilled out. When I used to live with them,
I could move about in a pair of shorts and a T-shirt.
It was okay if I didn't comb my hair for two days.
I got married into a Punjabi family.
The pressure to deck out is just immense! Don't ask!
[laughter]
- The way I sit before you all decked out... - Yes?
- This is how I've to be 24/7. - Okay.
In a heavy suit wearing heavy make-up,
applying vermilion and lipstick, I've to look presentable.
All the time.
[laughter]
And if I don't,
my husband and mother-in-law scold me separately.
- Is that so? - Yes.
[laughter]
What does your husband say?
Sir, he wants me to be decked out all the time.
[laughter]
- Varun. - Yes, sir?
Please spare her.
And, dear Mothers,
let her wear whatever she wants.
- She does. - Really?
She has given you permission.
There you go. Okay.
- [laughter] - [audience applauding]
- Okay, I've asked you. - Yes, sir.
It's not like only the daughter-in-law has to change,
even the son has to.
So, what changes came about in your life?
Sir, there's one major change in my life.
Earlier, I used to tell my family
if I was going somewhere or on a trip.
Now, I need to take her permission for every little thing.
[laughter]
Many times, I don't even get the permission to go downstairs.
[laughter]
Let me tell you that this is a good habit, sir.
Your life will be beautiful
if you give your wife a minute-by-minute update.
"I am going downstairs and I'll be back in a while."
This is what happens now, sir.
"I am going from this room to that room."
"Do I have your permission?"
"Would this shirt be fine?"
[laughter]
- Ask her everything. - Okay, sir.
And tell her, "Please call me..."
"Babu!"
[laughter]
Ask her to call you that.
Tell her that. She'll like it.
Okay? All right.
Look, banter is a part of every marriage.
Focus on the game now.
Next up is the eleventh question and it is for Rs. 6,40,000.
This is the least-risk question
which means if your answer is wrong, you won't lose anything.
Okay.
You have one lifeline.
The eleventh question for Rs. 6,40,000
appears on your screen now.
[music playing]
Here are your options.
[suspenseful music playing]
There is no limit on time.
You have all the time you want.
Take your time to think about the answer.
You may have read, seen or heard about it.
[suspenseful music playing]
And you still have one lifeline with you.
- You have the Audience Poll lifeline. - Yes, sir.
Sir, I would like to take a lifeline.
Mr Computer, Ms Kajol would like to
take her last lifeline, the Audience Poll.
Please activate it.
[lifeline activates]
Audience, it's your turn once again.
Please hold your voting metres in your hands.
And your time starts now.
[music playing]
[timer stops]
- Oh-ho. - Hmm.
- The results are a bit confusing. - Yes, sir.
A has 33 per cent.
B has 35 per cent.
C has 17 per cent
and D has 15 per cent.
[suspenseful music playing]
Sir, I would like to go with the audience.
- Will you go with the audience? - Yes, sir.
- Majority of the audience are saying, B. - B, USA.
- What shall we do? - Let's lock it, sir.
- Please lock B. Let's see if this is the right answer or not.
That's the right answer. Whoa.
- Well played. - Thank you.
[audience applauding]
That's amazing.
She has won Rs 6,40,000.
In fact, all of you helped her win it.
Thank you.
- Please thank them. - Thank you.
Well played.
All right, Kajol, let's move ahead. Coming up is the twelfth question.
It is for Rs 12,50,000.
- You don't have any lifelines. - Yes, sir.
And it's no longer at least risk.
If you give the wrong answer now,
then you will fall back to Rs 3,20,000.
- You can quit at any point. You've won Rs 6,40,000. - Yes, sir.
The twelfth question for Rs 12,50,000 is now on your screen.
[music playing]
The correct answer will fetch you Rs 12,50,000.
The wrong answer will take you back to Rs 3,20,000.
You're winning Rs 6,40,000 and you don't have any lifelines.
You are free to quit at any point.
[suspenseful music playing]
Do you have any idea, Kajol?
I think it's Dr Vikram Sarabhai. I've read it somewhere.
Okay.
Just that...
[suspenseful music playing]
- The right answer will give you Rs 12,50,000. - Yes, sir.
And the wrong answer will bring you back to Rs 3,20,000.
You don't have any lifelines.
You're winning Rs 6,40,000.
[suspenseful music playing]
Sir, I've read about this when I read about Dr Vikram Sarabhai.
- Okay. - So, I mean...
I have read the information relating to UGC and him.
[suspenseful music playing]
Sir, I would like to go with option D, Dr Vikram Sarabhai.
After giving it a thought,
Kajol says, please lock option D, Dr Vikram Sarabhai.
[suspenseful music playing]
Kajol, this is the wrong answer.
It is Dr SS Bhatnagar.
And whatever you had read
was the wrong information.
Dr Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar's contributions are today recognized
with Science and Technology awards
in the name of Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award.
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
confers these awards every year.
It's actually Dr SS Bhatnagar
who was the first chairman of University Grants Commission.
Dr Vikram Sarabhai's name has been predominant
in the field of spacecrafts, etc.
But Dr SS Bhatnagar was the first chairman.
You were winning Rs 6,40,000, you have gone back
- to Rs 3,20,000. - Rs 3,20,000.
And this Rs 3,20,000
will be transferred to your bank account. Congratulations.
[audience applauding]
Here's your name and your account number.
Transfer now.
Rs 3,20,000.
I clicked on Okay, I confirmed it
[audience applauding]
and Rs 3,20,000 has reached your bank account.
Yes, sir.
It's a very quick, easy and safe process through the app.
Many congratulations.
- Thank you. - Thank you so much, Kajol.
We will take leave from you.
[theme music playing]
It's time for Fastest Finger First.
Please focus on your computer screens.
Get ready.
Your Fastest Finger First question is now on your screens.
[suspenseful music playing]
Your options are right before you.
[suspenseful music playing]
Your time is up. Let's have a look at the right order of answers.
First is C, Nails.
Next is B, Wrists.
After that is D, Elbow.
And finally, A, Shoulder.
This is the right order.
C, B, D, A.
[theme music playing]
All except two people gave the right answer. The one with the least time is
Dr Raghavendra.
Well played, sir.
[audience applauding]
I'm not able to believe it.
Everyone who comes here says that they can't believe it.
- That's right, sir. - But your capability,
your knowledge
and the speed of your fingers have told us
that you're sitting on the Hot Seat.
Ladies and gentlemen, sitting on the Hot Seat before me
is Dr Raghavendra from Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Dr Raghavendra, please tell us
who has come as your companion.
My mother is here with me.
Okay, so your mother is here. Greetings to you.
A very warm welcome to you. Thank you.
Her name is Bhagyarathi.
Sir, I would like to
start my journey with a Sanskrit Shloka.
Yes, certainly.
[sanskrit shloka]
It means that
for a chariot to move forward,
it needs two wheels.
Just like how a chariot cannot move with just one wheel,
similarly, nothing can be achieved
without our efforts.
I have been trying to come here
for many years now.
All the hard work
has finally paid off.
- God gave me the chance. - Thank you very much.
It felt very nice listening to the Sanskrit language.
So, what do you, Dr Raghavendra?
I'm a Sanskrit Professor.
You are a professor of Sanskrit. That's wonderful.
[audience applauding]
Did you get the doctorate degree
- after your PhD? - Yes, after my PhD.
Have you done your PhD in Sanskrit?
- Yes, sir. - That's great. Congratulations.
[audience cheering and applauding]
Welcome to the show Doctor.
You are aware of the rules.
All right.
Let's play Kaun Banega Crorepati.
[music playing]
Our best wishes are with you, Dr Raghavendra.
The first question for Rs 1,000 is on your screen now.
[music playing]
Please lock option C, Elephant.
That's the right answer.
You have won Rs 1,000.
- Let's move to the second question. - Yes, sir.
The second question for Rs 2,000 is now on your screen.
[music playing]
This question is based on an image.
Can we see the picture, please?
[music playing]
All right.
Let me show you the options.
A, option A.
- Option A, Cycling. - Option A?
Please lock Cycling.
That's the right answer.
[audience applauding]
Let's move ahead, Doctor.
The third question for Rs 3,000 is now on your screen.
[music playing]
And here are the options.
Option D, Cheque.
Shall we lock, Cheque?
- Yes, sir. - All right.
Please lock D.
That's the right answer.
[audience applauding]
- Sir, I wanted to ask you something. - Yes, please.
When we used to go to school,
- we would read the shlokas and poems written by your father. - Yes.
I have had high respect for him since then.
And I
have read somewhere that when he returned from Cambridge
he began to translate the Sanskrit books
into Hindi.
- Yes, that's right. - I would like to know about that.
My father has translated many things.
Firstly...
First of all, he would teach
- English. He was an English Professor - Yes.
- in Allahabad University. - Yes.
But he used to write poetry in Hindi.
Yes.
Then he went to Cambridge to do his PhD.
In English Literature.
And you know more about it, in Cambridge
- it takes about four years. - Yes.
- Five years. - My father completed it in two years.
Very nice.
It's really great. [audience applauding]
He completed his PhD in English in two years.
Alongside he wrote poems too.
He wrote 200 poems while studying.
[audience applauding]
And each day,
he would write a diary each day.
When his autobiography was printed,
an entire volume
is only about his diary.
It's titled as 'Pravas Ki Diary.'
He has done so much work.
And, uh...
It used to often happen that,
if he got tired from sitting and working for too long,
then he would stand up and work.
He got a table made
so that he could stand and work on it.
He would stand and write.
And... [audience applauding]
Now that you've asked me about him,
- let me tell you a few more things. - Okay.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's biography had been written.
Pandit Ji asked my father to translate it.
He told him to translate it to Hindi.
And he gave him very little time to do it.
I think he gave it in the month of August
and said that since his birthday is in November,
he wanted the book to be published by then.
My father was working day and night
and when he used to work in his room,
he would hang a painting on the door outside.
It would mean that he should not be disturbed.
This was an indication for us.
What happened once was, for many days
neither did we meet him nor hear his voice.
We were a little worried
wondering what it could be, since the painting was hanging outside.
So I went inside.
When I went in, I saw
that his left hand
was dipped in hot water.
I asked him why he was doing that.
He said, 'My hand got tired after writing,'
'so I've dipped it in hot water.'
I said, 'You write with your right hand,'
'why is your left hand in hot water?'
He said, 'Yes.'
'My right hand is paining.'
'But with my willpower'
'I have sent the pain into my left hand.'
'And now my left hand is paining.'
'That's why I've placed it in hot water.'
This...
- This is my father's story. - He was a 'Karma Yogi.'
- A true 'Karma Yogi.' - There are many things
to learn from him.
During childhood when we used to go to school,
we would wake up late sometimes.
And it was my father's habit
to wake up at 4:00 am and go for a walk.
When he would see that we are still sleeping,
he would scold us and say, 'Wake up and study. What are you doing?'
Then he told us a sentence in Sanskrit.
I don't know if it's right or not. You are more proficient.
You may recognise it.
[sanskrit shloka]
That means,
True, sir.
During the time between
sunrise and sunset,
if a person
sleeps during this time,
[sanskrit shloka] - Yes.
the Goddess Lakshmi from his life goes away.
Even if it is a king (Chakravarthy).
That is why he used to tell us,
that you should wake up before sunrise and study.
Okay.
Gentleman, let's move back to the game.
You are two questions away from Super Sawaal.
The fourth question for Rs 5,000 is now on your screen.
Please listen to the options.
[clock ticking]
Please lock option B, Bush.
That's the right answer.
- Both father and son, - Yes.
- were the Presidents of the USA. - Yes.
George HW Bush
- and his son George W Bush. They were the second - Yes.
father-son duo
who were Presidents. All right.
We have reached the fifth question.
- It is for Rs 10,000. - Yes, sir.
The fifth question and the first threshold of the game
is now on your screen.
[music playing]
And your options are before you.
Please lock option C, Lord Agni.
Lord Agni.
Please lock Lord Agni.
On option C. That's the right answer. Well played, sir.
[theme music playing]
You and our viewers may have seen,
that during a revered fire ceremony, the priest says,
- 'Svaha.' - 'Svaha.'
That word originates from here.
'Svaha' because it's not only for Lord Agni,
but it is also said for his wife,
Svaha Devi.
[audience applauding]
As we said, now you will be presented...
[hooter sounds]
It won't come today.
[laughter]
The hooter has sounded.
Doctor, I really enjoyed
meeting you and talking to you.
You refreshed my memories
about my father.
- I don't know if I said the right things. - No, no...
- It was all correct. - Yes.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's game.
Kindly excuse us. Wish you a good night.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you, sir.
[theme music playing]
[audience applauding]