Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 Premiere Highlights: Amitabh Bachchan Welcomes Viewers To 'Gyaan Ka Terva Abhiyaan'

The 13th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati is commencing its journey tonight (August 23) on Sony Entertainment Television. The promos of the popular quiz show hosted by Amitabh Bachchan have already been creating a solid buzz amongst the masses.

KBC 13’s premiere will see the megastar talk about the glorious run of the show and all the new elements that have been introduced in this edition of the show. The new chapter promises to enthral the viewers with 'gyaan ka terva abhiyaan' theme whilst providing the participants with a once in a lifetime opportunity to change their lives forever.

The Highlights Of The Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 Premiere Episode Are As Follows:

Amitabh Bachchan welcomes the viewers and the participants to KBC 13. He introduces the 'Dus Dumdaar' contestants who will fight it out this week and explains to everyone about the new rules of 'fastest finger first.’ This first round has now been renamed as 'Triple Test’ wherein the contestants will have to give three correct GK answers.

Gyaan Raaj answers all three questions and becomes the first contestant of KBC 13 to make it to the hot seat. The 25-years-old, who is a computer engineer, works as a science teacher at an International school in Nagri, Jharkhand. He is accompanied by his sister and mother on the show. Mr Bachchan poses the first question of KBC 13 related to the film, 3 Idiots. The contestant answers the question correctly and eventually crossed the Rs 5000 mark with ease.

However, Gyan Raj ends up using two lifelines to answer the fifth question for Rs 10,000 as he is unable to name the singer of the song 'Naino Mein Sapna.’ The correct answer is Amit Kumar. The contestant eventually opts to 'Flip The Question’ and answers a mythological question to clear the Rs 10,000 mark. This is followed by Big B welcoming the studio audience and confessing that he missed them last season. The makers then play a video about Gyan Raj and we get to see him teach about robotics and drones to his students. Gyan soon answers the next question and wins Rs 40,000.

This is followed by him crossing the Rs 80,000 threshold after answering a question on Munshi Premchand. Mr Bachchan then shares that he was lucky to have studied in the same class as Munshi Premchand's son in Allahabad. The host also enquires Gyan Raj about his love life and quizzes him about his marital plans. The contestant reveals that his mother is trying to get him married and that he liked a girl during college but was unable to express his love.

Later in the game, Gyan ends up using his third lifeline, Ask The Expert for the Rs 3.2 lakh question and gives the right answer. Big B then wished the contestant as it was his birthday. Raj used his final lifeline 50:50 for the Rs 6.4 lakh question and gives the correct answer. However, he gets confused with the 12th question for Rs 12.5 lakh and gives an incorrect answer. As a result, Gyan Raj takes home a cash prize of Rs 3.2 lakh.

The next contestant to make it to the hot seat is a veterinary officer from Uttarakhand named Neha Bathla. The contestant wins Rs 2,000 and then the hooter rings and she will continue her game in Tuesday’s episode.