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KBC 17 5th Grader Exits With Rs 0; Big B Warns ‘Overconfidence Me Galti Kar Dete Hai’

Pooja Mishra | 2 min read | 1 month ago | Oct 11, 2025 02:02 pm IST
KBC 17 5th Grader Exits With Rs 0; Big B Warns 'Overconfidence Me Galti Kar Dete Hai'

Have you ever been so sure about an answer you didn’t even wait to hear all the options? Yeah, that feeling of pure confidence can be amazing. But sometimes, it can lead you straight off a cliff. That’s exactly what happened to a young contestant on a recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 17.

Meet Ishit Bhatt. He’s a bright 5th-grade student from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and he was absolutely flying on the hot seat. He was answering questions so fast, sometimes even before all the choices were revealed. You could just feel his energy. He was on a roll.

The Rs 25,000 Stumble

Then came the question for Rs 25,000. It was about the Valmiki Ramayana, asking for the name of the first ‘kanda’. Simple enough, right? Ishit seemed to think so. He confidently locked in option B.

But here’s the thing. The correct answer was actually option A. In a shocking moment, the computer confirmed his answer was wrong. And just like that, his incredible run came to a crashing halt. Because of the rules of the game at that stage, he dropped all the way down. He left the show with zero points. Nothing.

What Amitabh Bachchan Said

The whole situation prompted host Amitabh Bachchan to share a piece of wisdom. He looked on and said, “Kabhi kabhi bachhe jald baazi or confidence me galti kar dete hai.” That translates to, “Sometimes children make mistakes due to haste or overconfidence.” It was a quiet, powerful moment that really said it all.

Look, it’s a tough lesson for anyone, especially for a 5th grader on national television. After Ishit’s exit, another young student, 6th grader Angel Naithani, took the hot seat and managed to become a rollover contestant after reaching Rs 25,000.

The show moves on, with reports from October 10, 2025, saying upcoming episodes are set to feature Javed Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar, likely for a celebration of Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday on October 11.

But honestly, Ishit’s story is the one that sticks with you. It’s a wild reminder that a little bit of doubt can sometimes be a very good thing. What do you think? Was it just a case of bad luck, or a serious lesson about overconfidence?