The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 started with rollover contestant Akash Kumar Sharma, a Head Constable in the Indo Tibetan Border Police. He took home Rs 3,20,000 after wrongly answering the question for Rs 6,40,000. On the five-dollar banknote issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Sir Edmund Hillary is shown alongside which mountain? He selected Option A) Mount Everest but it was the wrong answer. The correct answer was Option C) Mount Cook.
After Akash Kumar Sharma left the show, Big B played Fastest Finger First round and the two contestants who became the Top 2 to play ‘Jaldi 5’ were Apoorva L Shetty and Gaurav Agarwal. After a thrilling Jaldi 5 round, Apoorva makes it to the hot seat. Apoorva is a student from Mangalore, Karnataka and is preparing for UPSC. Apoorva Shetty was both thrilled and shocked when she finally reached the hot seat. Her younger sister told Amitabh Bachchan that Apoorva had cried a lot the night before and couldn’t sleep.
When Amitabh Bachchan asked her why, Apoorva explained, “I was sitting in the audience, sir. I could only see your back, and I kept thinking, ‘When will I get my chance?'”
Host Mr Bachchan replied in his signature humorous style, saying, “At least you could see my head, right?” He then offered encouraging words to the UPSC aspirant, adding, “Keep smiling like this. You’ve been smiling since you arrived.”
Apoorva added, “My cheeks are hurting from smiling so much while looking at you, sir.” In his usual playful style, Big B replied, “Keep it that way. You look at me, I’ll look at you. The game will go on, and we’ll keep chatting. So, how are you doing, and what’s been keeping you busy?”
The first question Apoorva faced was for Rs 20,000. Caesar, Coleslaw, and Greek are types of what dish that usually has a mix of vegetables? The contestant locks Option C) Salads and it is the correct answer. Host Mr Bachchan shares that Caesar Salad is very delicious.
Apoorva, determined to pass the UPSC exams, shares with Big B that she has until now appeared four times. She wants to become an IAS officer and was on the show to fulfill her father, Loknath Shetty’s, dream of watching her play Kaun Banega Crorepati.
After answering the next few questions correctly, Apoorva gets stuck on the question for Rs 1,60,000. Which flowering plant family do apples and strawberries belong to? She decides to use her lifeline, ‘Audience Poll’. She goes with the audience, Option A) Rose.
Big B asked Apoorva about her fluent Hindi, noting that she’s from Mangalore. She explained that she used to watch the TV show CID a lot as a child. Apoorva then mentioned that she has been watching KBC since her childhood and had even answered the Rs 5 crore question of former KBC winner Sushil Kumar when she was in 7th or 8th grade. She revealed that her father had predicted that she would be on the show one day. This revelation surprised Big B, who praised her, stating that it was indeed a very tough question. Big B showed a sweet gesture as he made a surprise call to Apoorva’s father. The father-daughter duo got emotional talking to each other. As Big B saw Apoorva crying he got up from his chair and offered her tissues saying, “It is his second job on the show.” He even wiped her tears,
The host read the question for Rs 3,20,000. Which iconic temple of Tamil Nadu is seen in this image? Apoorva very confidently explained the answer and asked the host to lock
Option D) Brihadeeswara temple and wins the amount.
Moving ahead in the game, Apoorva played the ‘Super Sandook’ and she managed to answer 7 questions correctly and won 70,0000. She uses the ‘Audience Poll’ lifeline for the next question for Rs 6,40,000. According to the Valmiki Ramayana, Ravana had a magical chariot pulled by which of these animals? As she doesn’t get a satisfactory answer, she uses her second lifeline ‘Double Dip’. She selects Option B) Donkeys and it is the correct answer.
Apoorva faces difficulty in answering the next question for Rs 12,50,000. Which country has the largest mangrove cover in the World? She takes the ‘Video Call A Friend’ lifeline but doesn’t get any help. She decides to quit the show. Before leaving she selects Option A) Nigeria but it is the wrong answer
