Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 Premiere Date: Amitabh Bachchan's Quiz Show To Air In August With A New Theme

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Banega Crorepati has one of the most successful quiz shows on Indian television. Hosted by legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, KBC has been running successfully for 17 seasons now. The good news is that the quiz show is coming back sooner than audiences expected. Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 has been confirmed to return to the small screen. The makers recently revealed that Big B-hosted KBC 18 will premiere on August 10, 2026, with a new theme. This time, the show's theme is 'Sochna Padega', which highlights that application of knowledge creates advantage.

Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 premiere date revealed

Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, will premiere on Sony Entertainment Television on August 10. The quiz show will air from Monday to Friday on television at 9pm. Additionally, the episodes of KBC 18 will be made available for streaming on SonyLIV.

According to the makers, the upcoming season has been built around a premise that reflects a powerful insight. The KBC 18 team believes that in an age where knowledge is universally accessible, competitive advantage belongs to those 'who can interpret, connect and apply it'. For the unversed, the last season of Kaun Banega Crorepati commenced on August 11 in 2025 and concluded it successful run on January 2 this year. After wrapping KBC 17's shoot, Big B shared his honest feelings in his blogpost. "Its been hardly a few days to the end of the season and the days seem too long to bring to some semblance of the ethics of work .. no work is a synonym for a sluggish walk through a wet vast wasteland."

What did Amitabh Bachchan say in KBC 17's final episode?

Meanwhile, in the season finale episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 17, Amitabh Bahchcan expressed gratitude saying that audiences have welcomed him with open arms whenever he returned. "When I laughed, you laughed with me, and when my eyes filled with tears, you shed tears too. You have been my companions on this journey, from the beginning to the very end."The veteran actor added that KBC exists because of the audiences. After he delivered a heartwarming speech, audiences cheered for the host. In the last season, celebrities like Jaideep Ahlawat, Manoj Bajpayee, Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Panday, and other celebrities made special appearances. On the work front, Big B was last seen in Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD with Deepika Padukone and Prabhas.