From Amitabh Bachchan's wardrobe budget to the real winning amount of contestants; Unknown facts about Kaun Banega Crorepati

Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 is about to witness its grand finale episode tonight (January 22). The season that has seen many inspiring stories is about to end on a patriotic note with Param Vir Chakra Awardees on the hot seat. Though what the audience watches on their TV screen is quite known and clear, there are a few things that have been under the rug for all these years. So here’s a list of some unknown facts about Kaun Banega Crorepati, that you must not have been aware of before…

It has always been a mystery as to who frames each and every question in the game. And if all of them have been pre-listed on the system. Well, the questions are assigned to the system or as called by host Amitabh Bachchan ‘computer ji’ in real-time. The hidden fact is that the difficulty level of the questions is changed as per the contestant’s performance at every level of the game and a man who sits close by is behind all of them.

If you were of the thought that one gets to directly land up for the fastest finger first question on the sets and so close to Mr Bachchan, then you were clearly wrong. A contestant has to basically go through three elimination rounds, namely the SMS round, the phone call round and lastly an audition before he or she qualifies for the fastest finger first. And the further procedure to reach the hot seat is well known by all.

As per the rules stated, the under-18 people present on the sets are not supposed to be visible on camera, unless they are part of the hot seat contestant’s family. Because of this reason, they are not made to sit anywhere near the camera.

It is not a cakewalk to be on the sets of KBC, as every participant who reaches there has to abide by the rules laid by the team. And as they state, no contestant, whether he or she has won, lost or quit, isn’t allowed to leave the sets before the shoot is over. All of them irrespective of their game are made to sit in a cabin nearby till the shoot gets over.

If you plan to somehow reach the sets as a participant and bring with you a nicely penned down autograph of Amitabh Bachchan, then know that it is all a waste. According to reports, the crew doesn’t allow you to take home his autograph that easily, even if you get one from him, the team reportedtly takes it away.

A simple answer is no. Any amount that a contestant wins, isn’t transferred to his bank account as it is. The amount that he or she gets to take home is the one after 30 per cent of tax deduction. So if you win Rs 1 crore, then you only get Rs 70 lakh as the winning amount.

Amitabh Bachchan never goes weak in his preparation for anything, be it to host KBC. The host makes sure he is well aware of the background of each of the constants. So Big B does the groundwork even before a contestant reaches the hot seat, and the actor makes sure that he has all the information on the contestant prior to the beginning of the quiz.

He is all humble and down to earth, but he is a legendary actor and ultimately the Shehensha of Bollywood. Did you have any idea that only and only Amitabh Bachchan’s wardrobe for the show costs almost around Rs 10 lakhs per episode?

If you thought that Mr Bachchan knows the correct answer to every question, even before the contestant answers it, then you are mistaken. No, he doesn’t, only until he is knowledgeable about the topic the question is based upon.