KBC 12: Kolkata woman becomes first contestant to get direct hot-seat without playing fastest fingers first

Kolkata’s Runa Saha has emerged as the first contestant in Kaun Banega Crorepati’s history to reach the hot seat without playing fastest fingers first.Wondering how was that possible? Well, that happened because Saha was the last contestant left for this week and host Amitabh Bachchan, going by the show's format, decided to call her on to the hot-seat without letting her go through the 'fastest finger first' round that usually determines which individual will get the chance to actually play the game. But since there were no participants left to play the fastest finger first round with her, Runa Saha was called to play the game directly. Earlier, before Saha got on to the hot-seat directly, she had failed to win the fastest finger first twice in a row. 

Meet our contestant RUNA SAHA tonight at 9 pm in #KBC12 only on Sony TV. @SrBachchan@SPNStudioNEXTpic.twitter.com/4d2jxHhUyX

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A homemaker who runs a small business of sarees, Saha had been trying to get to the hot-seat of Kaun Banega Crorepati since last few years. On Thursday upon being called by host Amitabh Bachchan to play the game, a moved Saha got emotional and started weeping loudly on the show's set. On seeing Saha in tears, host Amitabh Bachchan tried to calm her down and urged her to wipe off her tears. Bachchan also mentioned to Saha that her days of crying were over. After her conversation with the host, Saha calmed herself and began playing the game. She soon crossed the Rs 10,000 hurdle, however, could not go further since the buzzer rang. Saha will resume the game on Friday. During the course of the show, Saha spoke about her struggles and talked about getting married at an early age and just being involved in household duties. She added that she had come to the show since she wanted to create an identity for herself.