KBC loser in Bigg Boss!

How does it feel to win and then lose it all? Ask Prashant Batar, 32, a " KBC" contestant from Meerut (but residing in Mumbai since the last six years) and he'll have the answer . 

After all, he won a crore to lose it all the very next minute. Destiny? Luck? Wrong decision? Call it anything. The moolah was gone. From a crore, he came down to `3,20,000 only... Here, Prashant shields more queries with gusto. 

Why did you attempt the jackpot question if you were not sure about the answer? 
I had read it somewhere many years back. I knew the right answer. But somewhere in between I lost concentration at that moment. It's very different when one is on the hot seat. I guess I was under too much pressure. I knew I'd lose a lot of money if I went wrong. And that's what happened. 

Did Bachchan's awe inspiring persona become intimidating at any point during the game? 
On the contrary, he makes you feel so comfortable. I was playing very easily when he started talking to me. It just becomes a one-to-one conversation with him. He takes away all your fear. 

Don't you think the stakes were too high? You had reached the crore target... So you should've at least gotten a crore. Do you think the rules need to be changed? 
Well, for sure, the stakes were very high. In fact, I had pointed out the same to the channel but they said that the format was based on the international game standard and hence could not be changed. Personally, I feel that when one reaches a crore, then one must take away at least `50 lakh and not be brought down so drastically to a mere `3 lakh. 

Why did you want to be on a game show? 
It was a dream show for me from the very first time that it had started in 2000. I had been trying since then. But it is not easy to reach there. I took it up as a challenge. Earlier the selections were made through phone only. But this year there was a change in the selection criterion. There was a written test along with an interview. 

Why do you think you got selected this time around? 
I guess it was the funny answers I gave them during the interview. They asked me why I had not gotten married, to which I retorted, 'Mujhe abhi tak koi aisi mili hi nahi jise dekh kar gudgudee ho.' 

Besotted with Deepika Padukone? 
I like her acting, her eyes, her personality. Everything about her. I guess I'm just hooked on to her. For the grand finale of "KBC", I was not aware that she'd be on the show. It was a great surprise for me. I blurted out impromptu, 'Aap mujhe apne nazdeek aane ka mauka dijiye.' Everything on the show is impromptu. Nothing is scripted. 

How did you deal with the loss of money? 
For me it was not much to deal with. I had reached the hot seat; played well; and won and then lost. Wherever I go people recognize me today. Only because I was on "KBC". They want to get clicked with me. They know me – on the road, in the mall, the neighbourhood – fame has touched me. 

Do you intend to participate in other reality shows? 
Definitely. I would love to. I believe that "Bigg Boss" is considering my name for the next season. I would like to play in a show like "Dus Ka Dum". It is more my kind of show