{"id":541511,"date":"2026-07-09T19:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/541511\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:31:14","slug":"amitabh-bachchans-kbc-adds-google-gemini-as-ai-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/541511\/","title":{"rendered":"Amitabh Bachchan&#8217;s &#8216;KBC&#8217; Adds Google Gemini as AI Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGoogle India and Sony Pictures Networks India are teaming up to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/google-gemini\/\" id=\"auto-tag_google-gemini\" data-tag=\"google-gemini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Gemini<\/a> into the new season of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/kaun-banega-crorepati\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kaun-banega-crorepati\" data-tag=\"kaun-banega-crorepati\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaun Banega Crorepati<\/a>?\u201d turning the AI chatbot into an interactive knowledge companion for the long-running quiz show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe collaboration integrates Gemini across Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV, weaving the AI tool into the \u201cKBC\u201d experience from contestant registration through general knowledge preparation. Google\u2019s assistant will also be embedded directly within the show\u2019s content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn the Gemini app, users can already access step-by-step guidance on \u201cKBC\u201d registration requirements and criteria. Interactive challenges designed to sharpen general knowledge across a range of subjects are set to roll out soon. Registrations for the new season are now open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNachiket Pantvaidya, chief content officer at Sony Pictures Networks India, said: \u201cThrough our collaboration with Google Gemini, we are bringing together the legacy of \u2018KBC\u2019 with the power of Google Gemini\u2019s Artificial Intelligence for households across India.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKanika Kalra, director of marketing at Google India, added: \u201cWe hope to serve as an interactive knowledge companion for millions of households, giving viewers and aspirants an engaging, intuitive way to explore new topics, expand their preparation, and satisfy their quest for learning.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cKBC,\u201d India\u2019s adaptation of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire\/\" id=\"auto-tag_who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire\" data-tag=\"who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?<\/a>\u201d premiered in 2000 and has aired on Sony Entertainment Television since 2010. It is hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/amitabh-bachchan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_amitabh-bachchan\" data-tag=\"amitabh-bachchan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amitabh Bachchan<\/a>. Sony LIV, SPNI\u2019s streaming platform, will carry the show alongside the television broadcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBeyond \u201cKBC,\u201d which is in the Hindi language, the \u201cWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?\u201d format has been adapted into several other Indian languages, including \u201cNeengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi\u201d and \u201cKodeeswari\u201d in Tamil, \u201cMeelo Evaru Koteeswarudu\u201d in Telugu, \u201cKannadada Kotyadhipati\u201d in Kannada, \u201cKon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati\u201d in Marathi, \u201cKe Hobe Banglar Kotipoti\u201d in Bengali, \u201cNingalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran\u201d in Malayalam, \u201cKe Bani Crorepati\u201d in Bhojpuri, and \u201cKus Bani Koshur Crorepati\u201d in Kashmiri, across various platforms. The Gemini integration partnership is currently only for the Hindi version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google India and Sony Pictures Networks India are teaming up to bring Google Gemini into the new season&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":541512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[220,19849,218,219,13634,61,60,31802,80,183501],"class_list":["post-541511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-amitabh-bachchan","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-google-gemini","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kaun-banega-crorepati","tag-technology","tag-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}