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Kaun Banega Crorepati 17: Amitabh Bachchan praises Indian cricketer Shubman Gill, says ‘He has become an inspiration’

written by Atharva Jori
In the latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 17, Himanshu Shekhar takes the hot seat with host Amitabh Bachchan. He is from Khagaria, Bihar and is a station master in Fatehpur. He uses audience poll lifeline for Rs 5000 question: In which Hindi film do Kalpana and Sanjay SInghania, characters played by Asin and Aamir Khan, appear? A. Chak De India, B. Ghajini, C. Devdas, D. Taare Zameen Par. He correctly answers option B with the help of the poll. Himanshu shares a funny incident, “Once my friends and I went somewhere to give exams and reached that place very late at night. We were looking for a stay but didn’t find any. We thought we would sleep on the platform. With the money saved, we thought of having dinner. We went to a good restaurant and ate. At the end before giving bill, they brought us warm water with lemon on side, we thought it is complimentary. We drank it, adding salt to it. When we narrated this incident, someone told us that it was meant for washing hands.” He uses 50:50 lifeline for Rs 50,000 question: In May 2025, who became the captain of the Indian men’s Test cricket team? A. Rishabh Pant, B. Yashasvi Jaiswal, C. Ravindra Jadeja, D. Shubman Gill. He is left with options B and D. Himanshu says he doesn’t watch cricket and uses Sanket Suchak lifeline.

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