Kartik Aaryan lookalike Vaibhav Rekhi from Delhi takes home 6 lakh 40 thousand after witty gameplay on Sony TV’s ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati- 14’

Mumbai, 23 November 2022: Surprising everyone with his looks on Sony Entertainment Television’s knowledge-based game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati- Season 14’ Vaibhav Rekhi from Delhi, the hotseat contestant who was seen on the 21st and 22nd of November took home the spectacular winning amount of INR 6 lakh 40 thousand after amazing gameplay. Impressing host Mr Amitabh Bachchan with his logical reasoning skills that he used whilst playing the game, what intrigued the audience, and the viewers were as his uncanny resemblance to the Bollywood’s, ‘boy-next-door,’ Kartik Aaryan. The contestant’s desire to go to London and meet his girlfriend with the winning amount was also a pleasant surprise to the host, Mr. Bachchan who wished him luck.

The contestant had many conversations with the host which entailed him being a superfan of both Cricket and Kartik Aaryan. Talking about his cricket fever, he said that he has posters of major cricketers adorning his bedroom wall. Not only that but a video call from the star, Kartik Aaryan made his day as Vaibhav talked to him about being his fan , and Kartik in return thanked him for his love and support. Vaibhav would also be putting his heart on his sleeve, talking about his girlfriend who is in London and how he wants to fly to the city to meet her.

Mr Bachchan and the contestant spoke about keeping healthy with the host talking about how being on KBC helps him be hearty and healthy. Mr. Bachchan also spoke about a Banyan tree that was shown in the song ‘Yeh Dosti’ from the classic 1975 film ‘Sholay’. Talking about Banyan trees after Vaibhav answered a question, Big B reminisced about Sholay and how when shooting for the song ‘Yeh Dosti’ in Bengaluru, this Banyan tree was shown. He said that there is a jungle close to the city and the Banyan tree is there. In the song, both Dharmendra Ji and he are sitting on a motorbike and the scene where Mr. Bachchan jumps up and hangs from the hanging roots of the tree was the same Banyan tree.

Talking about his experience of being on the show and winning INR 6 lakh and 40 thousand, an elated Vaibhav shares, “This has been one of the highlights of my life. Imagine going to one of the most loved shows in the world, meeting a legend like Amitabh sir and then meeting your idol Kartik Aaryan on the same platform! I cannot believe that in my 22 years of life I have lived such a great experience. I thank the team at KBC and at Sony for making my dreams come true and making me truly feel like a celebrity!”