Amitabh Bachchan's Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 To Go Completely Digital In Selection, Screening Process
The twelfth season of the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, is all set to make its selection process completely digital amid the coronavirus pandemic. For t
The
twelfth
season
of
the
popular
game
show
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati,
hosted
by
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan,
is
all
set
to
make
its
selection
process
completely
digital
amid
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
For
the
season's
registration
promo,
Bachchan
shot
the
video
from
his
home,
remotely
directed
by
Dangal
helmer
Nitesh
Tiwari.
Sony
Entertainment
Television
announced
that
registrations
will
commence
for
the
latest
season
from
May
9
till
May
22,
where
Bachchan
will
ask
one
new
question
every
night
on
Sony
TV,
which
can
be
answered
either
through
SMS
or
through
Sony
LIV.
"For
the
first
time
in
the
history
of
KBC,
the
entire
screening
and
selection
will
be
managed
digitally...
This
is
the
season
of
firsts
and
we
are
confident
that
this
season
will
redefine
the
power
of
knowledge," Amit
Raisinghani,
Head
-
Business
Planning
and
Communication,
Sony
Entertainment
Television
said
in
a
statement.
The
second
step
would
be
screening,
where
participants
who
have
answered
the
registration
questions
correctly
and
have
been
shortlisted
by
the
randomizer
based
on
certain
pre-defined
reservation
criteria,
will
be
reached
out
to,
telephonically,
for
further
assessment.
The
third
step
will
be
an
online
audition
on
a
general
knowledge
test
aided
by
video
submission.
The
final
round
will
be
a
personal
interview
with
the
shortlisted
candidates,
which
will
be
conducted
remotely
via
video
call.
The
entire
selection
process
will
be
verified
by
an
independent
audit
firm.
The
show
will
be
produced
by
StudioNEXT
and
the
selection
process
will
be
conducted
digitally,
through
SonyLIV.