Kaun Banega Crorepati is currently running a junior kid’s special episode. In the show, children are winning a good amount of money through their knowledge, while a 9-year-old child from Ahmedabad has won 25 lakhs by sitting on the hot seat in KBC and correctly answering a question worth up to 25 lakh rupees.
Gautam Shah’s son Aaryav, originally from Rajkot but living in Ahmedabad, is studying at Udgam School in the 4th grade. Gautam is employed, and his wife Neha is a housewife. Gautam lives with his family near Vaishnavdevi Circle. Aaryav, their 9-year-old son, has always excelled in school. He is very fond of reading books. Aaryav gained access to KBC by answering the question in the Sony Leave application.
In the application, a call came through the computer for Junior KBC, and by answering one question correctly in which three questions were asked, Aaryav got a call from a person who had asked him two questions, although it did not stop there. Even after going to Mumbai, the series of interviews continued.
Aaryav’s first video interview was done in Mumbai, after which Aaryav passed. A personal interview was conducted, after which Aaryav finally entered the stage of KBC. On the stage of KBC, Aaryav met nine kids like him. Now Aaryav’s competition is with these nine kids. This competition was for the hot seat. In Faster Finger First, Aaryav answered the first two questions quickly and then did not answer the third question first.
But Aaryav’s response speed was higher than others’, so his name was finalised for the hot seat. Aaryav started looking around and saw that his name had indeed been selected. The accompanying parents stood up and applauded with tears in their eyes. As soon as he sat in front of Amitabh Bachchan on the hot seat, Aaryav was also shocked.
Aaryav was asked the first question about Gujarati food, to which he gave the correct answer, after which one question after another came. The question for 25 lakhs was which city’s Christmas tree got a place in the Guinness World Record in 1950, to which Aaryav answered Seattle without a lifeline.The answer that was given, was correct. After this, a question of 50 lakhs came in, in which a cricketer did not bat even one day out of five in a test match. Aaryav gave up because he did not know the answer, and the lifeline was over. Aaryav also used life lines for questions of 1.20 lakh, 12.50 lakh, and 3.20 lakh. This was shot 15 days ago, and the episode was published on Sony TV last night.
Aaryav said that my experience was great. I am very fond of reading books. I love to read a whole book in a day. Mom and dad sometimes stop me from reading. I am good at school, too. I am the first to raise my hand in response to questions in the classroom; now, ma’am tells me to give someone else a chance to respond.
Aaryav’s mother, Neha, said that we were happy since Aaryav’s name was selected, and we used to read general knowledge books to him. The time was 15 days for preparation, but Aaryav also got chickenpox, so he prepared for 2 days in the hospital. Aaryav’s confidence is very high. Aaryav has been reading for 3 years. He has increased his reading according to his level.
Aaryav’s father, Gautam Shah, said that this is the first time that the youngest child has won such an amount. My eyes were wet when Aaryav’s name was announced. We have been working with him since he was selected. We are going to support him in whatever he wants to do.
–An article by Shivani Gadre
