Quiz time in quarantine: How KBC was filmed without studio audience

While access to the set remains restricted amid Covid-19, access to participation actually opened up wider this time around

Youthful elbow bumps have replaced the old hugs and handshakes as the chosen form of greeting between Amitabh Bachchan and the contestants on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). The “hot seat” — where a participant faces 16 questions to contend for the top prize of Rs 7 crore — is placed further away from the superstar host’s chair than in previous seasons. Only eight competitors appear every week in the popular quiz’s pandemic-hit edition, down from the usual 10, and the semi-circular arrangement of screens behind which they sit acts as a barrier so no one can rush into the main