Watching the superstar on the KBC sets is a hugely entertaining thrill, as Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar discovered when he reported this feature, the never-before-told story of what really goes on when television's biggest show is being shot.
As the 2011 season of Kaun Banega Crorepati ends tonight, we bring back Ganesh's feature for everyone who missed it or wants to savour reading it again.
"Don't scratch your head, and don't scratch your nose. Remember, the cameras keep panning the audience at regular intervals and it will not look good," Raghav -- the show's director -- instructed the audience that had assembled to participate in India's most popular show on television, Panchkoti Mahamani Kaun Banega Karodpati.
Film City in Goregaon (east), is a distant suburb of Mumbai, a hilly region with lots of greenery. It is also isolated from the hustle and bustle of the city that never sleeps.
The studio was already packed on a Saturday morning at 11 am. One of the organisers pointed out that they don't pay the audience because everyone was there to see Amitabh Bachchan. Agreed! You don't need to be paid to see the living legend.
There were about 250 people in the audience. In one of the front rows were four people in white dhotis and white shirts. Raghav was disappointed. "This will show all white on camera, you must move them to different locations and not all together." Read more
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