KBC Participant Alolika Bhattacharjee On Amitabh Bachchan Sharing Her Viral Video: “Feel Like A Crorepati”

New Delhi:

Alolika Bhattacharjee Guha entered the set of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) as a homemaker and left as a ‘lakhpati’ who not solely gained prize cash but in addition hearts along with her exuberant character.

Alolika grew to become a viral social media sensation after the quiz present’s host, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, shared a clip of the previous contestant on X, one thing she says made her really feel like a “crorepati”.

The 69th episode of the long-running present, which aired on Sony TV on November 16, become fun riot when Kolkata-based Alolika spoke about her first-time expertise of travelling by air and staying at a luxurious resort in Mumbai to shoot for KBC.

“I acquired a message from ‘KBC’ saying that Bachchan sir shared my video on X, I felt I grew to become a ‘crorepati’ a number of occasions. I am not on X or Fb, I am solely on WhatsApp. It was like profitable a lottery,” Alolika advised PTI in an interview.

The 39-year-old gained the money prize of Rs 12,50,000 on “KBC” season 15 however left a stronger impression on the studio viewers, crew and even Bachchan, who had been in splits every time she weighed in on the on a regular basis struggles of a standard Indian via her relatable anecdotes narrated in an endearing method.

Her ‘joie de vivre’ appears to have caught up with folks on the web with actors comparable to Adil Hussain and others well-known personalities posting the clip and praising Alolika’s cheerful nature.

On Friday, Bachchan shared a clip of Alolika on X and captioned it as “Jai Ho”, in a reference to a phrase she used on the present each time she gave the correct reply on the ‘scorching seat’, the coveted chair the place 10 contenders purpose to succeed in after clearing the well-known ‘Quickest Fingers First’ spherical on “KBC”.

The previous major college instructor, who hails from Malbazar city in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, stated she loved her time on the sport present.

“I laughed and made folks snort, together with Bachchan sir. I used to be shocked to see that sir additionally laughs quite a bit. I had numerous enjoyable. I preserve cracking such jokes once I’m round household and mates. I converse what I really feel like saying in a enjoyable, light-hearted method,” she stated.

Requested what may very well be the explanation behind her rising reputation, Alolika stated she maybe struck a chord with folks as a result of “I advised the fact of a standard Indian in a easy method”.

“As widespread folks, we aren’t financially so sturdy to afford air journey, or have sufficient alternatives to take action. It was actually a giant deal for me to journey by aircraft when the workforce of KBC organized the tickets.

“I used to be busy drawing comparisons between travelling by prepare and aircraft whereas I used to be en path to Mumbai. And that is what I stated when Bachchan sir requested me about my expertise,” she added.

It wasn’t about technique or profitable a giant money prize, stated Alolika about her time on KBC. She has been attempting to get to the ‘scorching seat’ from the final 18 years to fulfil her mom’s long-cherished dream of that includes on tv.

“My mom is a giant fan of Bachchan sir… She used to do theatre and needed to look on tv. However she could not proceed with theatre as she did not get the help after she obtained married.

“She needed to grasp that dream via me. I entered the present with none technique and with no expectations to win a giant money prize. I simply needed to see sir or perhaps attain the new seat… even that might have been sufficient for me,” she stated, including her mom obtained teary eyed when she watched the episode.

Bachchan could also be a towering character however Alolika stated sharing the display screen house with the 81-year-old star was an excellent expertise as he makes “each contestant really feel comfy”.

“I wasn’t scared or intimidated by Bachchan sir. I’d have been scared if I had gone in with any expectation, particularly about cash. I used to be both taking numerous time in ‘Quickest Fingers First’ or giving incorrect solutions. I used to be satisfied I wasn’t going to succeed in the ‘scorching seat’,” she stated.

Alolika stated she was unwell on the day of the shoot. The docs on set tended to her. When she went in to check out for one more spherical of Quickest Fingers First, the contestant stated Bachchan enquired about her properly being.

“Sir requested me if I’d be capable of play and I stated ‘I am going to strive’, and I had not even reached the new seat by that point. I used to be so blown away that ‘The Amitabh Bachchan’ requested me if I used to be feeling properly. Sir is such a giant superstar however he cared a lot a couple of commoner like me. It was a giant deal for me,” she recalled.

Alolika was just lately appointed as a supervisor within the Directorate of Built-in Little one Growth Providers underneath West Bengal authorities’s Division of Girls & Little one Growth & Social Welfare. She is more likely to assume cost early subsequent 12 months.

She plans to make use of the money prize from the present for her four-year-old son’s training and help her brother in taking out a house mortgage for his or her mother and father.

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