Fw: KBC

[Guest guest]

                                

Who doesn’t know about KBC! KBC….. Kaun Banega Crorepati. This programme is

universally liked, especially when we have the debonair Amitabh Bachchan as the

host. Winning here is both an achievement and a matter of envy. And the amount

is Rs 5 crore. Not a small amount by any standard. Amitabh keeps repeating to

the participants: “Dekhte hain aap yahan se kya le kar jaate hain.†He

wishes them well in his rich voice: “Hum asha karte hain ki aap ek bari rakam

jeet kar jayen.†So what can really make a man rich in KBC?

 

People who sit opposite Amitabh are expected to have good knowledge. Many of

them are certainly impressive with the information they pack their brains with.

It is remarkable that some of them are able to home on to the right answer even

in the maze that mythology is with so much ease. A sharp instinct certainly

helps. Analytical skills enable one to get the correct answer by exclusion.

Confidence also is important because there have been participants who had to

leave because they were uncertain despite knowing the right answer.

 

It is amusing to see everybody so effusive when they meet Amitabh. The women

particularly act coy with him. Most probably, everyone comes prepared with

rehearsed lines, so evident from their propensity to turn into poets. Such

behavior is not unexpected when one has to face Amitabh for the first time. His

charismatic presence can make a person slightly euphoric.

 

I watched the episode where Sushil Kumar won Rs 5 crore. Imagine a man barely

able to earn a living acquiring substantial wealth! It must have been an

out-of-the-world feeling for him. I realized KBC can also mean something else.

‘Kismat Banayegi Crorepati’ can be the other form of KBC. Out of the

millions who try, only a very few are called over. It is not easy even after

that. The ‘fastest finger’ takes one to the hot seat; so clarity and speed

of the mind matters here. In this case, Sushil missed an opportunity earlier

because he could not list the mentioned places in the right order. Again, he

faltered when he did not know what a processor in a computer is–surprising for

a computer operator. Yet he went on to win Rs 5 crore. Clearly, his luck

propelled him to unimaginable success and instant fame. Lastly, his self-belief,

his humility and the anxious smile gladdened my heart.

 

There was humour too, but for the discerning few. Sushil Kumar recognized Laloo

Prasad Yadav’s voice when an audio clip was played. Amitabh asked: “Aap sure

hain?†Sushil replied confidently: “Hum sure hain, sir.†Amitabh went on:

“Laloo Prasad Yadav ko lock karein?†Sushil blurted out an emphatic

monosyllable: “Yes.†I wish somebody had locked up Laloo Prasad Yadav long

ago for ruining Bihar. Don’t you? Even the cattle wanted this to happen.

Bharat