Kaun Banega Crorepati 17: Contestant duo Pooja Popat and her mom Bharati quit before attempting the Rs 12,50,000 question; later guess the correct answer

The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 17's 'Parivaar Ka Tyohar' special started with rollover daughter-mother contestant jodi of Pooja Popat and Bharati Popat from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Host Amitabh Bachchan welcomed them on the show and asked them about their bond. Pooja revealed that her mother is her saviour and whenever she is in trouble, she always comes to her rescue.Big B resumes the game and presents the first question for the day for Rs 3,00,000. Which place did Nikita Khrushchev describe as the 'Magnitogorsk of India', comparing it to Russia's largest iron and steel works? Pooja and Bharati select Option D) Bhilai and it is the correct answer.After winning Rs 5,00,000, the mother-daughter duo revealed that they plan to invest the prize money in their family restaurant business. Pooja shared that her father passed away due to cancer, and following his diagnosis in 2017, the family spent the next six to seven years caring for him. It was her father’s dream to expand their restaurant, and through this prize money, they hope to take the business forward and continue his legacy.

Next they gear up to play 'Super Sandook'. They manage to answer 5 questions correctly and earn Rs 50,000. They decide to revive their '50-50' lifeline with the money.During the show, when the mother-daughter duo won free ghee delivery for an entire year, Pooja told Big B that her mother makes delicious suji ka halwa. On hearing this, Amitabh Bachchan shared his love for the dish and jokingly asked how he could get to taste it.

Pooja’s mother, Bharati, immediately promised to send the halwa to his home. When the megastar politely said she need not trouble herself, Bharati came up with a witty reply, saying, “Nahi nahi, main aa jaungi, bas aap andar aane dijiyega.

” Her comment left Big B and the entire studio audience in splits.Talking about their bond, Pooja shared that her mother has a habit of bargaining even at malls. Reacting to this, Big B said it isn’t a bad habit at all and added that most women enjoy bargaining.Sharing a personal anecdote, Amitabh Bachchan said, “Many times, we go shopping where they’ll enter one store and say, ‘Show me that saree, show me the other blue one.’ If the price seems high, they’ll simply move on to another shop. This goes on across five or six stores. While they’re busy shopping, the poor husband is usually sitting on a couch, waiting for it all to end. Our only job is to sit on that couch, and once the shopping is done, step in to pay the bill.

”When Pooja’s mother spoke about the trouble she faces because of her daughter’s habit of online shopping, Big B agreed with her and admitted that he still doesn’t understand how online shopping works. He then went on to say that men generally don’t have the skill or instinct for bargaining. All the men present in the studio agreed with Big B, after which Pooja’s mother, Bharati, jokingly reminded them that they all had to go back home.Her remark left Amitabh Bachchan amused and slightly stunned. He then said, “I am 83 years old now, and I have learned one thing in life—you can never win an argument with women. The best thing to do is fold your hands and say, ‘Theek hai.’” Pooja and Bharati face the question for Rs 7,50,000. Which of these freedom fighters founded a newspaper called Forward, which he later renamed Liberty? The take the help of 'Audience Poll' lifeline and select the most voted Option B) Chittaranjan Das.Big B reads the next question for Rs 12,50,000. In which US national park is Hyperion, the world's tallest living tree, located? They use the '50-50' lifeline, but it doesn't help them to find any hint. They decide to quit the game. Before leaving the show, they make a guess and select Option C) Redwood National Park. The answer turns out to be correct.The mother-daughter duo of Bharati and Pooja take home Rs 7,50,000.