TLI Staff
New Delhi: KBC Season 12 is coming to an end tonight with an engaging episode featuring stories of Kargil heroes and Param Vir Chakra awardees, Subedar Major Yogendra Singh and Subedar Sanjay Kumar.
The two will share with the host Amitabh Bachchan the lesser known details of the war and their experience as army men. This Republic Day special is expected to evoke emotions of pride and patriotism.
The theme of the ongoing season revolved around ‘setback ka jawaab comeback se do’ and featured inspiring stories of individuals that fought with adverse circumstances with courage and determination.
This Friday, in the grand finale episode, the show extends a warm welcome to the Kargil War heroes – Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav and Subedar Sanjay Kumar who have inspired many people in their long standing journey of protecting the country.
Season of female crorepatis
As many as four women Nazia Naseem, Mohita Sharma, Anupa Das and Neha Shah became crorepatis this season shining with their presence of mind, knowledge and determination.
Here’s a look at the four crorepatis of this season:
Nazia Naseem, the first crorepati of KBC Season 12, hails from Ranchi, Jharkhand. She moved to Delhi in 2004 to do a PG Diploma in advertising and PR from Indian Institute of Mass Communication, and currently works as a communication manager in Delhi. A believer in equality for all genders, Nazia is proud that she was not just raised by a feminist father, but is also married to a feminist man.
A mother to a 10-year-old boy, she intends to raise him with the same values. She gives the credit of her participation in KBC to her mother who has been a die-hard fan of the show and of the host Amitabh Bachchan. Nazia shared that she and her father used to go to the telephone booth early morning to answer KBC’s participation questions, and she finally got through after trying for more than 8-10 seasons over the years.
She is investing her winning amount for the medical needs of her parents and in laws and in securing her son’s future with soccer training, and also for charity.
Mohita Sharma is a 31-year-old IPS officer of the 2017 batch from Manipur. A native of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, Mohita was born and brought up in Delhi. After her graduation, she set an intention to crack the civil services examinations. After five years of efforts, she made the cut in 2016. She was initially appointed in the Election Commission of India, but gradually made it as an Assistant Superintendent of Police. She has 2 police stations under her supervision. She believes that it is high time people stop underestimating the power of a girl child.
For Mohita, coming to KBC was a matter of sheer luck. It was actually a dream harboured by her husband, civil servant Rushal Garg who had been trying to be on the show since 2000 and who motivated her to give it a shot. While destiny played its part in bringing Mohita to the Hot Seat, it was the tough preparation for her Civil Services exams that helped her crack the Rs 1 crore jackpot on KBC.
Anupa Das hails from Jagdalpur, Bastar in Chhattisgarh. She was overwhelmed with sheer joy when host Amitabh Bachchan announced that she had won Rs 1 crore on the show. A teacher by profession, life has been a roller-coaster for 42-year-old Anupa since 2019 when her mother was diagnosed with Stage 3 Cancer. That is what brought them from Chhattisgarh to Mumbai, which presented new kinds of challenges everyday for the family. Being on KBC is a dream she had been pursuing since 20 years, she shared with Big B, who was mighty impressed with her confidence and hailed her performance on the show as “extraordinary”.
Anupa, one can say, is extraordinary in the sense of highlighting how it pays to stand the test of time with a strong will and positivity in the heart. A fan of KBC, she believes it is a must-watch for students for whom it makes a great mix of entertainment and knowledge.
Neha Shah is a doctor, a profession that has earned widespread respect from all and sundry in the wake of the global pandemic. As a frontline warrior in the fight against the pandemic, Neha worked in both government and private clinics to treat patients from all rungs of the society.
The 45-year-old, who hails from and lives in Mumbai, comes from a family of doctors. Her 88-year-old father still goes to their clinic, and it was his passion to see his daughter to take his legacy forward. She wants to make her own identity. It had been Neha’s dream to sit on the KBC Hot Seat. Now that it has come true, and she has even bagged the title of ‘Crorepati’, she wishes to open her own clinic — a mini hospital kind of setup — without taking a loan. She also wishes to conduct small camps in the interest of the lesser privileged of the society, in her bid to do her bit to promote good health and wellness. A doting daughter, she also wants to send her parents on a tour.