Amitabh Bachchan Celebrates Birthday on KBC 17 with Akhtar Duo

In the latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 17, which aired on 2025-10-13, host Amitabh Bachchan's birthday celebrations continued as the Akhtar family - Farhan and Javed - took the hot seat. During the show, Big B reminisced about the difficulties he faced while acting alongside the legendary Dilip Kumar in the film Shakti, saying he "was shivering in front of him."

Amitabh Bachchan also advised Farhan Akhtar to start an institute to research his father Javed Akhtar's work, noting that "the dialogues he has written have a mystery to it." The father-son duo used lifelines to successfully answer questions worth Rs 25 lakh and Rs 50 lakh.

Additionally, Hema Malini sent a special video message to Amitabh Bachchan, recalling her experience of working with him and how she had seen him with "infectious energy" but during the Bhagban shoot, he was "sitting quietly" as he was prepping for a high-voltage climax scene, which he performed brilliantly.

As the episode neared its end, the audience surprised Amitabh Bachchan with a birthday cake, which he graciously cut. Farhan and Javed Akhtar then made their exit from the show.