On October 11, Amitabh Bachchan is celebrating his 80th birthday, Kaun Banega Crorepati has invited special guests to make this day more memorable. For the last few, KBC is trending on social media for this episode.
In the clips making rounds on the internet, we knew for sure that Abhishek Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan would be gracing the hot seat. However, we did not know that the episode would so fun and emotional. Let’s
As the show commenced, Shashwat Goel was brought in as the roll-over contestant. He had already won ₹75 lakh in the last episode. In this one, he gave the right answer to the ₹1 crore question became a crorepati on the show.
Now, it was his time to pick whether he would like to continue with the ₹7.5 crore question or take home ₹1 crore. He wighed pros and cons and decided to answer the last question. Unfortunately, he gave the wrong answer and lost ₹1 crore. He took ₹75 lakh back home.
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‘Kabhi Kabhi mere dil me yeh khayal ata hai, ki apke samne yeh dil kyun bachcha ban jata hai,’ Abhishek Bachchan said a small poem before surprising Amitabh Bachchan. He announced that he had brought with him many more surprises.
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Abhishek declared that for the rest of the episode, he would ask the question, and his Paa would sit on the hot seat. His first question was, “Why did I come to KBC?” The Dasvi actor wished his father on his birthday and made him emotional.
He showed a small clip taking the audience and viewers back in time. From his childhood and dreams to films and kids, the video made Amitabh emotional. The sight and voice of Harivansh Rai Bachchan in the video made Big B cry a few tears, which Abhishek saved in tissues.
The actor’s next question was whether he was a naughty kid, and Amitabh answered yes. He also asked why his Paa loves Shweta Bachchan more than him. He answered, “Kyunki wo beti hai (because she is my daughter).”
Since Shweta was not well, she could not grace the show. However, she sent a video sharing glimpses of her childhood till her marriage.
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Abhishek asked Amitabh how he used to wait for him to come back home. How his bed was his playground. How he used to reprimand him when he was the one who got sick. How he has always loved Shweta Di more than him. How he helped him find the actor inside him. How he was the first to give wings to his dreams. How he taught him that he was the one who taught him that nothing is beyond the family. He just wishes to be the lifeline whenever his Paa needs him.
This little, wonderful yet emotional script made Amitabh cry again.
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Abhishek asked a few questions about the most important people in Amitabh’s life. He asked who is the one person from whom even the Angry Young Man himself fears. He answered Jaya. She entered on ‘Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina’, a song from Abhimaan in which the two worked together. She wished him, “Happy Birthday Husband.”
Abhishek told how their family had been planning for this surprise for Amitabh for over six weeks. Both Jaya and Abhishek struggled to sneak out of the house so that Amitabh would not know anything.
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Jaya hinted Abhishek to bring another surprise for his Paa. He brought laapsi for him, a sweet from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Jaya showed a clip of Amitabh sitting with his father celebrating and telling him, “a person who turns 80 (assi) eats laapsi.”
Next ahead in the stack of surprises was a clip of family members wishing him on his birthday. The list had Aaradhya Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Agastya Nanda, Nikhil Nanda and Navya Naveli Nanda.
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As Jaya Bachchan takes the seat of the host, she joked about Amitabh appearing intimidating to the contestants on KBC. Another surprise was a musical show orchestrated by 80 people. Since Amitabh’s first love is music, the orchestra played songs from his movies and made the environment nostalgic.
In the end, everyone in the audience got up and clapped as the birthday song played in the background.
Jaya gave an emotional speech. “Your parents and God has blessed you with infinite love. People around the world love you so much. On behalf of your fans and family, we wish you a very happy birthday.”
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She told that their family has a tradition of not singing the birthday song, instead, they all say, “Varsh Nav, Harsh Nav, Jeevan Utkarsh Nav.” It was something Harivansh Rai Bachchan used to say. She also shared that their family never cuts a cake on their birthday; therefore, Amitabh cut a milk cake, a sweet dish quite popular in India by various names.
In the end, Amitabh Bachchan read a poem by his father.
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