Do you spend time with them before or after the show?
Yes, I do. I spend about 10-15 minutes when they are chosen, and a couple of minutes just before they start. I just chat with them, you know, let them feel comfortable, and then after winning or losing I go up to them and sit with them for a while. Some of them I take into my makeup room and you know, tell them life is not about so and so, maybe give them a watch or something, sit and chat with them.
I had this young guy whose sister wrote me a message about 10-15 days back. He did very badly. I think I gave him a watch and he went off. Everybody was unhappy, like you know, he didn't reach a big level or anything. He thinks he is a cool dude, so why did you do it? I said, I just felt like it.
I got a message from his sister saying 'my brother has had the struggler's luck all his life, he has never succeeded in anything, even though he has got everything going for him -- he's a nice looking boy, educated, well-spoken, everything going for him, but he just failed. And this is the first time he is coming back after failing, but feeling like a winner. Thank you so much for giving him that opportunity in life.'
I showed that message to everyone in the production, and I said, look, you guys were getting angry I gave a watch away, because you know they feel that I should never let anyone take back more than what they deserve in terms of the game. And I am like, listen, this is a small thing, Allah has given me a lot, and if I give away something it's personal, and this one is not a gimmick. I do this and somebody's feeling nice about it. I think I have not done any show yet feeling mean to anyone. It requires a lot of patience because some people take very long to answer. There's no time limit on KBC. We edit those portions but sometimes it does get a little long, yes.
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