Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 August 9 Highlights: Hardik Joshi, Samit Sharma Join The Amitabh Bachchan Show

Kaun Banega Crorepati 14, the most-celebrated Amitabh Bachchan show had its grand premiere on August 7, Sunday. The 14th episode of the celebrated quiz show has already created a massive following for itself among the audiences. On August 9, Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 witnessed three interesting contestants taking the hot seat.

The second episode of the Amitabh Bachchan show witnessed its first contestant, Dhulichand Agarwal resuming the game as a rollover participant. However, he used all his lifelines and quit the game, thus taking home a cash prize of Rs 50 Lakh. For the unversed, the 62-year-old holds a Ph.D. in Economics and is a professor by profession.

Next, Prof. Hardik Joshi from Rajkot, Gujarat, joined host Amitabh Bachchan in the hot seat. He is working as a professor in an engineering college. Hardik Joshi is an adherent music lover and tries to incorporate music even into his teaching style, to make learning more interesting for his students. Interestingly, Joshi even tries to use the lyrics of famous songs when he is disappointed with a student.

Hardik Joshi, who joined the game after an intense 'fast finger' round went on to win Rs 10,000 in the Amitabh Bachchan show. The question for Rs 10,000 faced by Joshi is as follows: The 'Gold Dagger' is an annual award given to books published in which of these genres? The answer was Crime Fiction.

Samit Sharma was the next contestant to reach the hot seat of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14. The contestant is not the usual 'Sharmaji Ka Beta' as his parents always pushed him to follow his heart. Samit is working as a copywriter in an advertising agency. During his interaction with host Amitabh Bachchan, the contestant revealed that he tries to stay away from social media as it hinders his creative growth. Samit Sharma went on to win Rs 20,000 and emerged as a rollover contestant.