![]() The reflective paper is from Hong Kong, the acrylic from the US. The sets are spread across 41,000 sq ft in Mumbai's Film City and includes the programme area, a cafeteria for participants, the audience and the crew, an Austrian chalet for Bachchan and a catwalk with scaffolding for 350 lights. Whether it is the audience the show targets or the specifics it entails, KBCis all about scale. As Siddharth Basu, the man behind the questions, points outs, "It is not just another quiz game. More to the point, the kinetics of karma or chance that guides India's huddled masses. The talking point across the nation, KBC has got all the critical ingredients: the mystique of a superstar, thrilling drama and the lure of big bucks. At Rs 1 crore, the show's prize money is also the highest ever offered on the small screen in India. And though programmes like Close-up Antakshari clocked in record levels of participation, never has so much been at stake before. On air for four days a week, for 32 weeks, it has captured the Indian fancy like few other shows have. It's also the biggest ever show mounted on Indian television. But for Star TV and for superstar host Bachchan, it is the biggest gamble ever. ![]() ![]() Prime-Time Glitz: For many, KBC is an hour of sharing the limelight with Amitabh Bachchanįor Nair, Kaun Banega Crorepati ( KBC) may have been just a game, an hour of prime - time fame.
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