The new episode of the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 began with host Amitabh Bachchan chanting the name of Lord Ganesha. The roll-over contestant Dr. Sanchali Chakraborty's game continued, with a question related to Big B's debut film Saat Hindustani asking who was the director and screenwriter of Saat Hindustani? She could not answer this question and sought the help of experts. On this, Amit Ji disclosed about this film.
An expert said that the correct answer to this question is 'Khwaja Ahmed Abbas'. After which Amitabh Bachchan shared an anecdote from those days and revealed that the director auditioned him and asked his name and on hearing his last name, he asked his father's name. On confirming that he is the son of Mr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the director called him.
Film director Khwaja Ahmed Abbas thought that Amitabh had run away from his home to become an actor and his family did not know about it. He asked to wait in the audition hall and called his father to inform him that his son had come for the look test. Late Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan confirmed that yes I know.
The next contestant, Deepti Tule – a travel consultant, sits on the hot seat. Big B asked him how he and his family are coping financially as the travel sector has been badly affected due to the pandemic. Later, they also asked about his nose ring and asked about his specialty.
Deepti asks Big B if he actually rides a bicycle himself or learns to ride a bicycle. He laughed and said that cycling, swimming, and first love are some of the things that one never forgets in life. Deepti used three lifelines for the Rs 20,000 question. He was asked a question that which poet has written the given poems? The answer to this question- Shri Sumitra Nandan Pant.
Amitabh Bachchan made an interesting revelation that Mr. Sumitranandan Pant who was a close friend of my father and was like my family named me Big B. Says, "He came home for my naming ceremony, on my side. Saw it and named me 'Amitabh'."
