In Kaun Banega Crorepati 16, Nareshi Meena became the first contestant to reach the one-crore question. Unfortunately she failed to answer it and quit the show, taking home ₹ 50 lakh prize money. Ahead of her episode, the 27 year-old spoke to us exclusively for a chat about her journey to the Kaun Banega Crorepati hot seat, and shared how she could not believe when she saw Amitabh Bachchan so closely for the first time.
Excerpts of her chat which has been translated from Hindi. (Also read: Amitabh Bachchan earns ₹ 5 crore per episode for Kaun Banega Crorepati 16: Report ) On joining KBC Talking about the initial stages of registering for the show, Nareshi says she was excited when she cleared the first round. “I first registered to be a part of KBC, after which I had a test during the ground auditions and personal interview.
.. I was so excited when I got the call for the fastest finger first segment.
I only had the thought that when will I reach the hot seat. It happened on my fourth attempt,” she said. On meeting Amitabh Bachchan Nareshi says that not just her but the entire nation loves Amitabh Bachchan.
It felt unbelievable to her when she finally got to see the actor and host of the show up close. She said, “After finally reaching the Hot seat when I saw Amitabh Bachchan from so close, I felt as if I had come to a different world, it felt like a dream. Not just me, but the entire nation loves him.
I had never imagined that I would be able to see him so close, it.