Kaun Banega Crorepati 12: New lifeline to lesser contestants, how Amitabh Bachchan’s show adapted to new normal

The much-loved sport present, Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), is about to return to the small display screen on September 28 with its twelfth season. Amitabh Bachchan will return because the host of the present, which can air on Sony TV from Monday to Friday at 9pm.

KBC 12 has undergone some main adjustments on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a video shared by Sony TV, Sujata Sanghamitra, showrunner and inventive producer, shared how they tailored to the brand new regular.

One of the primary adjustments was that as a substitute of going to totally different cities, the auditions had been performed on-line this yr. Sujata additionally revealed that the Audience Poll lifeline has been scrapped for the primary time within the historical past of the present.

“This time, we do not have a live audience. So one of our lifelines, Audience Poll, is no longer there. This is the first time in 20 years that we do not have this lifeline. Instead of that, we have ‘Video a Friend’, which is again a digital connection,” she mentioned.

Sujata mentioned that the Fastest Finger First spherical has undergone some adjustments as properly. “Earlier, we would have 10 contestants. Now, we have only eight participating in the Fastest Finger First round, because we need to space out the seats according to social distancing norms,” she mentioned, including, “The distance between the contestant in the hot seat and Bachchan sir has also increased.”

 

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According to Sujata, the ‘biggest challenge’ was that the KBC workforce couldn’t journey to shoot introduction movies for the contestants of their respective houses. “We used to shoot in our contestants’ homes, in their cities, but this time, there was no question of our team travelling. Then we realised that if everything is digital, why don’t we tell them only to shoot it? Our reality team connected with them digitally and explained to them remotely what they have to shoot. I think that is the biggest challenge that we faced and we turned it into an opportunity and it is turning out beautifully,” she mentioned.

Meanwhile, this yr is particular for Amitabh, because it marks 20 years of his affiliation with KBC, with which he made his tv debut in 2000. He has hosted each season thus far, besides the third season, which was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan.

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