Amitabh Bachchan
Vicky Kaushal to Big B: One of the best awards I received was your text
During a conversation with Big B on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 14', he said: "I still recall my father calling my name at one in the morning with great joy and showing me the message he had received from you. I was asking when my father handed me his phone and showed me your message." I typed the entire message on my phone and realised it takes 90 seconds to type. I spent the entire night unable to sleep because I believed that Mr Bachchan thought about me for a minute and a half in his whole day.
Big B gets emotional announcing 'KBC 14' finale week
Amitabh Bachchan said: "It seems only yesterday when I stood on this platform and declared 'From today begins 'Gyaan ka Amrit Mahotsav', 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. And tonight, I am announcing the 'Finale Week'. The journey is coming to an end. In one week, the show will end."
When Amitabh Bachchan cheered for PT Usha during LA Olympics
He said that he and his friend were the only two Indians attending the event. When his friend got to know that P.T. Usha was running in the hurdle race and was about to win, they cheered for her.
'KBC 14' contestant appears in school uniform, Big B gets curious
She surprises him with her intelligent answers and also for coming on the show in school uniform. Amitabh Bachchan appreciates her for wearing her uniform and asks her why she opted for it. She replies: "Sir, first, because I have come to 'KBC', it feels like I have come to give a test. If I give this test in my uniform, it feels like I am giving school examination."
Amitabh Bachchan's remarks on civil liberties at KIFF shake up audience
However, before making those references, which the Big B restricted to a single sentence, he carefully prepared the ground for making them. He started the speech referring to the incidents of creating communal divides and imposing censorship of the-then British rulers during the pre-independence era. At a point of time, when the audience was wondering where the megastar was leading to, he suddenly raised the issue of how questions are still raised on civil liberties and freedom of expression.
'KBC 14': Big B shows up in funky clothes in honour of Juniors
A nine-year-old contestant, Aaryav Shah from Ahmedabad, took over the hotseat and played the game with the host. Aaryav requested to be allowed to show a 'report card' highlighting Big B's fun side and one of popular dialogues: "Hum jahaan pe khade hote hain, wahin se line shuru hoti hai (The queue starts from the point where I stand in it)."
'KBC 14': From pet Christy to playing 'gilli-danda', Big B rewinds to his childhood
As 10-year-old Aayansh Bhalotiya from Kolkata took over the hotseat for 'KBC Juniors', he played a rapid fire round with the host and asked him different questions about his childhood habits, or what he enjoyed playing as a kid and more. The host enjoyed his conversation and shared many of the stories from his childhood days.
Big B teaches 'KBC 14' contestant how to whistle
Anshuman tells Amitabh Bachchan that he wants to learn whistling and the host replies that it is not tough. The 9-year-old contestant says: "When the episode ends and I want to go home, I snap my fingers and go home. Then if I forget something at home or forget to do something, I can snap my fingers, even to go to different countries".
'KBC14' contestant says he'll use prize money for wife's treatment, moves Big B
Saying that he could understand his condition as kidney transplant is not easy and needs a lot of expenditure, Big B extended his best wishes for winning the amount needed for the treatment of his wife. A 36-year-old manager of SEO and growth at an online platform shared with the host about what he is going through in his life and why he wants to win the game.
Big B is an ardent dog lover, says son Abhishek is fond of them too
Amitabh Bachchan shares that he had a St Bernard and his problem was that being a dog whose breed lives in the snow, he would get hot in summer. Thus, he used to be kept on an ice cube and would stay lying on that. He also tells that like him, Abhishek is also fond of dogs.
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