The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 started with host Amitabh Bachchan playing the fastest finger first round and Binod Kumar Choudhary makes it to the hotseat. Binod is from Katihar, Bihar and runs a coaching institute and has around 60 students. He reveals how he used to teach at other institute but could only make Rs 4000-5000. Host Mr Bachchan starts the game and Binod gets stuck at a question for Rs 3000. What is the main ingredient of the popular dish from Bihar known by the names ‘tarua’ or ‘bajka’. He takes the help of a lifeline ‘Audience Poll’. He selects Option B) Vegetables.
Binod reveals that he got married a year ago, prompting Big B to playfully tease him by asking if marriage has made him calm and quiet or if he was always like this. The audience erupted in laughter at the lighthearted moment. Binod responds, saying he has always been the same and praises his wife for being very supportive. The host reads the question for ‘Super Sawaal’. Which cricket stadium celebrated its 50th anniversary in January 2025, with Rohit Sharma recording a special message ahead of the occasion? Binod answers Wankhade Stadium and he earns the super power, ‘Dugnastraa’.
Next the contestant faces the question for Rs 40,000. The demon Hiranyaksha was slain by which avatar of Lord Vishnu? Binod uses his super power ‘Dugnastraa’ for the question and answers Option B) Varah and wins the bonus amount.
For the question for Rs 40,000, Binod again uses a lifeline. In 2024, who became only the second Indian chess player to cross the 2800 mark in Elo rating? He uses ‘Double Dip’ and selects Option A) D Gukesh which is the wrong answer for the next answer he selects Option C) R Praggananandhaa which also turns out to be the wrong answer. Binod loses the game and comes down to Rs 10,000.
He takes home Rs 10,000 and the bonus amount of Rs 20,000.
Host Mr. Bachchan begins another round of Fastest Finger First, and Fawaz Kamaal Hashmi secures a spot on the hot seat. Hailing from Bhopal, Fawaz currently lives in Pune, where he works as a Software Engineer Consultant for a multinational company. He shares that he has been staying in a PG in Pune for the past two years, forming an extended family of 40 friends there. With a smile, he jokes that his room is fondly referred to as “the headquarters,” and he’s missing his friends. Fawaz also contrasts his life in Bhopal, where there are several restrictions, with his life in Pune, which he describes as “my life, my room, my rules. Big B glances at Fawaz’s parents, causing everyone to burst into laughter. The host playfully requests his parents to grant Fawaz a bit more freedom the next time he visits home.
Fawaz takes the help of a lifeline for Rs 10,000 question. Upon opening which of these apps could you see tabs names ‘chats’, ‘updates’, ‘communities’, and calls? He uses ‘Audience Poll’ lifeline. He locks Option C) What App. Big B takes a dig at Fawaz saying, “You are a Software consultant and you don’t know this?’
Mr Bachchan reads out the question for Super Sawaal. Which former Finance and Railways minister is the minister of Commerce and Industry as of 2024? He goes with Ashwini Jadhav which is the wrong answer. The correct answer is ‘Piyush Goyal’.
Fawaz asks Mr. Bachchan for permission to pose a few questions on behalf of the audience. He then curiously inquires who Mr. Bachchan would choose as his top three contacts if he had to use “Video Call A Friend” and why? The host answers, “Sir humari joh poti hai na Navya Nanda woh ek hongi. Kyunki jab hum kabhi ek saath baithe hote hain aur ye karyakram chalta hai, jitne bhi prashan aate hain, option daalne se pehle woh bol deti hain, answer kya hai. Woh ek he kaafi hai.”
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