On KBC16, Amitabh Bachchan Shares Stories from His Office Near Bengal Chambers and the Time He Pretended to Understand Bengali On A Call With His Wife, Jaya Bachchan.

MUMBAI: This week on Kaun Banega Crorepati 16, hosted by the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, viewers will be introduced to Saurav Choudhary from Kolkata, West Bengal. Saurav is a Senior Account Assistant at a CA Firm.

During the show, Amitabh Bachchan shares an interesting anecdote from his past. He recalls how his office was located right across the Bengal Chamber of Commerce in Dalhousie, where Bengali language classes were offered. The company would pay Rs 3000 for employees to learn Bengali to speak with the workers, with the condition that an exam would take place after three months. At the time, Mr. Bachchan’s salary was only Rs 500, and after expenses, he was left with Rs 150. The Rs 3000 provided for the Bengali course was spent within three days, but to make up for the lack of formal lessons, he would practice Bengali with two friends after office hours. When the exam finally came, Mr. Bachchan successfully passed.

He also recalls a recent humorous incident with his wife, Jaya Bachchan, which required him to speak Bengali but he doesn’t speak it as fluently any more, and how that created a problem for him. He elaborated, saying, “When a guest comes, and you need to talk privately in front of others, Jaya always speaks in Bengali, and I pretend that I understand, but I really don’t. Recently, she was shooting for a film in Goa, and I got a phone call from her. Normally, we talk through messages, but this time, she called, and I got nervous. When my wife calls, I get anxious, not knowing what’s going to happen. I hesitated, answered the call, not knowing what had happened. She started speaking in Bengali because there were people around, and I didn’t understand a word. I just kept saying 'ha ha,' but after a while, I told her I didn’t understand what she was saying. So, sometimes, I have to do things like this. If you ask me today to speak Bengali, I don’t know it. I only know two words: Besi jane na, ektu ektu jaane (I don't know much, very little I can understand).”

Tune in to Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 for more heartwarming stories and candid moments with Amitabh Bachchan, airing every Monday to Friday at 9 PM, only on Sony Entertainment Television.