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Amitabh Bachchan Shares Knee Injury Update on KBC 18
Amitabh Bachchan hurt his left knee while filming the previous day.
He slipped, fell, and felt some pain when standing.
He started the television episode while sitting down.
He told the audience that the injury was not serious.
Contestant Shourjya Das played the quiz show after him.
She stopped at a question worth Rs 50 lakh and kept Rs 25 lakh.
The answer was Canberra, and she later said she had guessed it correctly.
She hopes to pass State Public Service Commission examinations and become a Block Development Officer.
Amitabh Bachchan said he injured his left knee after slipping and falling during the previous day's shoot.
The 83-year-old actor began the episode seated because he had difficulty standing, but said the injury was not serious.
On Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, contestant Shourjya Das quit at the Rs 50 lakh question and took home Rs 25 lakh.
The question concerned the architect who designed both a Lucknow University library and an Australian capital.
The correct answer was Canberra, which Shourjya later said she would have chosen; she is preparing for State Public Service Commission examinations.
- Who
- Amitabh Bachchan and quiz contestant Shourjya Das were central to the episode; architect Walter Burley Griffin was the subject of the final question.
- What
- Bachchan shared an update about a knee injury, while Das left Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 with Rs 25 lakh after quitting at the Rs 50 lakh question.
- Where
- The injury occurred during the show's shoot, and the quiz was filmed in the show's studio; the question referred to Lucknow University and Canberra.
- When
- Bachchan said the injury happened during the previous day's shoot; the episode was the latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
- Why
- Bachchan sat during the opening because standing was uncomfortable, while Das quit because she was uncertain about the Rs 50 lakh answer.
Key facts
- Actor
- Amitabh Bachchan, 83
- Injury
- Left knee injury after slipping and falling during a shoot
- Show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati 18
- Contestant's winnings
- Rs 25 lakh
- Unanswered question value
- Rs 50 lakh
- Correct answer
- Canberra
- Contestant's career goal
- To become a Block Development Officer after clearing State Public Service Commission examinations
Quotes
Amitabh Bachchan
Indian actor and host of Kaun Banega Crorepati 18
“Usually, I do my monologue standing at the centre, but today, I have a knee injury.”
NDTV
“Yesterday, during the shoot, I slipped and fell and injured my knee.”
NDTV
Sources
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