The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 begins with the rollover contestant Debottam Roy. The contestant is from Durgapur, West Bengal. Amitabh Bachchan then gave a heartfelt introduction to Debottam and shared how his name is after his father. Big B then shared, ‘I would like to call you Debu Da with all due respect.’ Debottam expresses gratitude, ‘All these years, in the village, everyone called me Manager sahab, now I shall be known as Debu Da’.
Amitabh Bachchan asks the 10th question worth Rs 3, 20,000- Whose birth anniversary on 15 November is celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas?
A) Sidhu and Kahnu Murmu B) Bhagwan Bisra Munda C) Rani Gaidinlui D) Alluri Sitharama Raju
Debottam takes his first lifeline Audience Poll and chooses the answer, option B. After Super Sandook, Debottam revealed, “Sir, I once got beaten because of you. Your film Dostana came and I was highly impressed by your style and personality in the movie. You used to wear those bell-bottom pants. I was young and I wanted them, I asked my mother to buy them for me and she got me normal pants. To match it up to your vibe, I had cut them and my mother came to know. The pants didn’t turn bell-bottom but I got enough beatings for tearing it up. Then she confronted me, so I had to tell her I wanted pants like yours and then she bought me a pair of bell-bottoms.”
Big B replied, “I used to call them air-conditioned pants as the wide-legged kept it cool on the legs. I am glad that you bought the pants even after the beating.”
Furthermore, Amitabh Bachchan asked about Debu’s wedding plans. He said, “Sir, coming from an engineering background, I have left everything to my mother. So let’s see. I engineering there isn’t any chance to find a suitor. Sir, it would be great if you could help me find the right girl.” Big B and Debu had a fun banter over marriage and continued the game.
Debottam takes home Rs 6,40,000 quitting the Rs 12,50,000 question.