Amitabh Bachchan Reveals His First Salary On The Premier Episode of KBC

Hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, Kaun Banega Crorepati is one of television’s most popular reality show. Last night it telecasted the premier episode of its 11th season. Amitabh Bachchan made a surprising revelation in the show, when he said his first salary was Rs. 500, which he earned from his first job at Kolkata.

The first episode has been highly appreciated on social media. The episode saw two contestants on the hot seat, where the first contestant Anil Rameshbhai Jeevani took home an amount of Rs 10,000 and the second contestant Chitralekha will still continue her game in tonight’s episode.

In one of the questions, Chitralekha was shown the Victoria Memorial and asked which place it is located at. Post which Big B revealed, that he got his first job as a managing executive in Kolkata, for which he got Rs.500, which was his first salary. He even revealed that he stayed there for 7-8 years and then much later he realised that he should move to Mumbai to pursue acting.

The contestant couldn’t believe that even the biggest star of our country has also “worked”, before becoming the legend that he is today. Chitralekha even asked Big B, “Aap isshe pehle kaam bhi karte the?”

Apart from KBC, Amitabh Bachchan will next be seen in Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra with Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhat, Mouni and Nagarjuna Akkineni.