Archive · 11 Aug 2026
KBC 18's question has Amitabh Bachchan-Ajmal Kasab connect, stumps stars
A famous TV quiz show in India called Kaun Banega Crorepati, which means 'Who Will Become a Crorepati?', started its new season.
Some very popular movie actors came as guests on the first episode.
The host asked them a really hard question about a poet who wrote beautiful song lines.
The actors did not know the answer even after thinking about it.
They used a special power called MahaFlip, which lets players skip a hard question and pick a new one.
Then the host asked them to guess the answer anyway, and they guessed the wrong poet.
The right answer was Nida Fazli, a well-known Hindi and Urdu poet.
One of his poems later became a song in a movie called Ahista Ahista.
The same words were also spoken by the host in another movie called Silsila.
The story also tells about a time when some people thought Nida Fazli compared Amitabh Bachchan to a very bad person, but the poet said he never did that and his words were twisted.
Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18 premiered on Monday, August 10, with host Amitabh Bachchan and guests Sunny Deol, Aamir Khan and Preity Zinta promoting the film Batwara 1947.
The trio got stuck on the 13th question worth Rs 25 lakh, which asked which Urdu poet wrote 'Kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahi milta, kahin zamin kahin aasmaan nahi milta.'
They used their last lifeline, MahaFlip, to skip the question; when asked to guess, they said Faiz Ahmed Faiz, but the correct answer was Nida Fazli.
Nida Fazli's poem became a ghazal in the 1981 film Ahista Ahista, and the lines were narrated as dialogue by Amitabh Bachchan in Yash Chopra's Silsila.
The article recalls Nida Fazli's 2013 controversy, when he was accused of comparing Amitabh Bachchan's 'angry young man' image to Ajmal Kasab; he said his words were taken out of context.
- Who
- Host Amitabh Bachchan and guest contestants Sunny Deol, Aamir Khan and Preity Zinta; the correct answer was poet Nida Fazli.
- What
- The guests were stuck on the 13th question about an Urdu poet, used the MahaFlip lifeline, and gave the wrong guess (Faiz Ahmed Faiz) when the correct answer was Nida Fazli.
- When
- Monday, August 10, when Season 18 of Kaun Banega Crorepati premiered.
- Where
- During the KBC 18 studio episode; the report also revisits Nida Fazli's 2013 comments carried by PTI.
- Why
- The special episode promoted the upcoming film Batwara 1947, with winnings going to a charitable foundation.
Critics and media coverage
Poet Nida Fazli
Nida Fazli's 'angry young man' comment about Amitabh Bachchan
Critics and media coverage
Nida Fazli was accused of comparing Amitabh Bachchan to 26/11 attack terrorist Ajmal Kasab after he wrote that Amitabh was 'a created toy, just like Ajmal Kasab.'
Poet Nida Fazli
Nida Fazli insisted his words were taken out of context, saying he referred to the 'angry young man' image, not Amitabh personally, and that he never called Amitabh a terrorist.
- Show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18
- Premiere date
- Monday, August 10
- Host
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Guest contestants
- Sunny Deol, Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta
- 13th question value
- Rs 25 lakh
- Lifeline used
- MahaFlip
- Correct answer
- Nida Fazli
- Nida Fazli's death
- Heart attack in 2016, at age 78