The Family Man Season 3 trio Manoj Bajpayee, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Sharib Hashmi appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati (Season 17) recently. The team won Rs 12,50,000, which they have generously donated to Aahwahan Foundation for its social welfare and community upliftment initiatives.
Manoj Bajpayee donates KBC winning
Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee added, “We won this amount on KBC, and we will donate it to Aahwahan Foundation”. The actor introduced the organisation to legendary man of Indian cinema Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. He spoke about Aahwahan Foundation and its work across India with programs in education, healthcare, women`s empowerment, and rural development. Its volunteers were at the forefront of the Bihar floods, ensured that essential aid reached even the remotest villages and uplifted underprivileged communities across sectors like education, health, and environmental protection.”
Mr. Braja Kishore Pradhan, CEO & Founder of Aahwahan Foundation, expressed his deep gratitude, “Seeing underprivileged children and families struggle broke my heart. I made a promise to myself: I would do everything in my power to build a bridge of hope for them. This generous contribution will help scale Aahwahan`s ongoing programs and support expansions into regions confronting the harshest socio-economic challenges. The funds shall go toward reinforcing interventions in education, healthcare accessibility, environmental protection, and sustainable livelihoods in underprivileged communities.”
When Amitabh Bachchan pranked Manoj Bajpayee
On the episode, Manoj Bajpayee tells Jaideep Ahlawat and Sharib Hashmi about his `deadly` experience with Big B. He stated, “Amit ji ne ek Baar mujhe maar diya tha. Mera heart attack hojata sirf Amit ji ke karan. yeh pura mujhe plan kiya gaya tha mujhe upar leke jaane ke liye. Main Awak reh gaya ki inhone kya bola. Inhone meri jaan le li thi”. (Amit ji had once killed me. I nearly had a heart attack because of him. All of this was intended to propel me upward. He said something that surprised me. He had nearly taken my life.)
Amitabh Bachchan kept urging Manoj to tell him the complete truth about what had happened. While Manoj did not elaborate on the incident, many believe Big B played a trick on him. Another trailer featured Big B repeating his famed Zanjeer phrase, “Jab tak bethne ko naa bola jaaye, khade raho, yeh Police station hai, tumhare baap ka ghar nahi (keep standing until asked to sit, this is a police station, not your father`s house).” But the celebrity gave it a Bhojpuri touch, which had everyone in splits.
