Who will become a crorepati 16: Amitabh Bachchan recalls repeating the phrase 'raw papad' all night for Yaarana

The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 saw Swapn Chaturvedi taking the hot seat, pursuing his dream of winning big on the show. The contestant, in the middle of the game, also engaged in a conversation with the host of the show, Amitabh Bachchan. During the light-hearted interaction, the actor shared an interesting anecdote about the Kaccha Papad Pakka Papad scene from the 1981 film Yaarana.

It began when the contestant revealed revealed his favourite Amitabh Bachchan movie is Yaarana, adding that he watched it around 500 times. Further sharing the scene that he loves the most from the film, Swapn shared that it was where a Hindi teacher, trying to teach him Hindi, reads a phrase. Praising Amitabh Bachchan, he added that the actor delivers the line with unmatchable humour. Smiling at Swapn, Amitabh Bachchan said, “Sir abhi toh main bhul gaya hoon, aap he bata dijiye.”

As Swapn highlighted the tongue twister narrated by Amitabh Bachchan in the film, the veteran star replied by sharing the story behind the same. He recalled, “I also couldn't do it. I just said Kaccha Papad Pakka Papad, bahut mushkil hota hai sir ye.. we quite rehearsed it. Kyunki when we were told that this scene is going to come tomorrow, and you will have to say this, the whole night we kept on telling him kachcha papad pakka papad, but I did not remember, then when I took it, I took a lot of retakes… he was not sitting right, it was bahut mushkil hota hai to him to say it vehemently. (I couldn't do it either. I just said Kaccha Papad Pakka Papad- it's really difficult, sir. We practiced it a lot. When they told me the scene was coming up the next day and that I'd have to say it, I kept repeating it all night- Kaccha Papad Pakka Papad. When the take happened, there were so many retakes because I couldn't get it right. say it quickly.”

Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16 premiered on Sony TV on August 12. Hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, the quiz-based reality show airs on Monday to Friday at 9 PM. Besides, it is also available for streaming on Sony LIV.