The
12th
season
of
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
premiered
on
September
28,
2020.
Fans
got
to
see
Amitabh
Bachchan
return
to
the
screen
to
host
one
of
the
long
running
game
reality
shows
in
India.
Some
of
the
most
popular
episodes
on
KBC
has
been
the
celebrity
features.
It
began
with
Aamir
Khan
becoming
the
first
celebrity
guest
to
take
the
hot
seat
on
the
show.
He
appeared
in
the
first
season
in
the
year
2000,
participating
in
the
Diwali
special
episode.
The
actor
won
Rs
50
lakhs.
However,
the
first
celebrity
guests
to
win
the
prize
money
of
Rs
1
crore
were
Kajol
and
Ajay
Devgn.
The
celebrity
couple
appeared
together
on
the
show
during
its
second
season,
and
went
through
to
the
end
and
won
the
jackpot
money.
Prior
to
Kajol
and
Ajay,
John
Abraham
and
Bipasha
Basu,
and
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Preity
Zinta
had
taken
the
hot
seats
in
season
2.
John
and
Bipasha
had
reportedly
won
Rs
25
lakh.
Coming
back
to
season
twelve,
Aarti
Jagtap
became
the
first
contestant
to
take
the
hot
seat
in
episode
one.
She
quit
the
game
after
winning
Rs
6,40,000.
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
12
will
air
Monday
to
Friday
at
9
PM
on
Sony
TV.
The
reality
show
is
taking
place
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
and
has
therefore
adapted
to
the
new
circumstances.
The
registration
promos
of
the
12th
season
were
shot
by
Amitabh
in
his
home.
The
actor
later
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
and
therefore
the
show
was
stalled.
However,
Big
B
returned
to
sets
with
much
energy
after
recovering
from
the
virus.