Kaun Banega Crorepati: 21 yrs after she first dreamt of being on KBC, Kolhapur homemaker becomes crorepati

Kavita Chawla a homemaker from Kolhapur Maharashtra became the first crorepati in the quizbased reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 hosted by Amitabh BachchanThe 45yearold talked about how she was able complete her education despite her father not being prepared to educate her after Class X She was able to clear Class XII before marriage only because her teacher intervened and reasoned with her fatherTalking about how she prepared for the show Chawla said I used to teach my son Vivek at home and have taught him from KG to Class VIII I used to prepare for the show along with it because I have always dreamt about going to KBC since the time it beganAlso ReadRupin Sharma on Kaun Banega Crorepati I always wanted to participate in national level quiz competitionShe continued When I used to teach him I used to study as well and I knew that the knowledge would help me in the future Whenever I used to get some time off from my household chores I would study to remain updated about current affairs and brush up my general knowledgeKavita added that preparing for the show was not easy For a housewife studies do feel like multitasking and on top of it I had a child and my inlaws to take care of Chawla said adding Shouldering those responsibilities and also studying had me understand time management I did not want to waste time by going out for instanceIt took her 21 years and 10 months to finally reach the hotseat and fulfil her dream On many occasions in fact her son would prank her claiming a call had come from the makers of the reality showThe journey from registrations to the hotseat is not that easy and is tediously long Chawla said Sometimes when I would register I would not get the call Then when I did get the call I did not get the call for the procedures that follow If I got the call for an audition I did not get the call for the interview I took time to reach the hotseat because I was moving ahead step by step and it took really long to reach here she exclaimedTalking about meeting Amitabh Bachchan Chawla said It was surreal I was mesmerised by sir The most beautiful part of meeting him was the conversations that we had and the most glorious part of meeting him was the time he announced my name for the hotseat and when I won Rs 1 croreChawla plans to invest the money she has won in my sons future because I want him to study further I want my son to study and grow and make the country proud As for her she said I want to travel across India and experience its beautyAlso ReadIn Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 opener Aamir Khan recalls how Amitabh Bachchan got him on to TwitterKavita Chawla will be seen on the hotseat on September 19 and 20 on Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 Sony Entertainment TelevisionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever