Ranbir Kapoor used the Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 Diwali special to tell the story of his 2022 proposal to Alia Bhatt, and what could have been a straightforward romantic memory turned into a very funny wild-animal confession. Sitting opposite Amitabh Bachchan, he described a proposal that was planned down to the photograph, then upstaged by a nearby lion sighting.
The plan Ranbir set up
The actor said he had carried the engagement ring from home before the couple’s Kenya holiday. In Maasai Mara, he tipped the guide and driver in advance and asked them to stop in the middle of the jungle so the moment could be photographed from a distance. His reason for the photos was delivered as a joke on the show: “girls love posting photographs on Instagram,” he told Bachchan.
Then the moment arrived with a complication no amount of tipping could control. Three lions were standing around 100 feet away when he went down on one knee. Ranbir recalled that Alia was his “sherni” in that scene, while he felt like a “chuha” as he asked, “Baby, will you marry me?”
Why the retelling has connected
This was not a story told through paparazzi shots or an Instagram post. It came from Ranbir himself on a prime-time television show, with Amitabh Bachchan playing the amused host. Bachchan kept the tone light and said there had to be “proof” of the moment — a nod to the photographs Ranbir had arranged.
Kaun Banega Crorepati has long mixed knowledge play with celebrity candour; Diwali specials, in particular, are built around these lighter visits. When a star like Ranbir Kapoor appears alongside Amitabh Bachchan, the exchange usually carries the warmth of an industry family conversation rather than a standard release interview. That framing gave the proposal story room to breathe, and is part of why the segment is spurring clips and headlines.
For fans, the appeal is in the contrast. A leading man who plays controlled characters on screen admitted that, off screen, he was the nervous one. The terms “sherni” and “chuha” made the admission funnier, and the audience’s response on the show suggests the light-heartedness landed.
- Where it happened: Maasai Mara, Kenya
- When: 2022
- The twist: three lions about 100 feet away
- Ranbir’s self-description: “chuha”
- His description of Alia: “sherni”
The couple married in April 2022 in an intimate ceremony with family and close friends. That timeline makes the proposal story a short and unusually public window into a relationship moment fans otherwise know through a wedding announcement and film appearances.
Catch the full exchange
The KBC 18 Diwali special will air on October 29 and October 30 at 9 pm on Sony Entertainment Television. It is the easiest way to watch the full Ranbir Kapoor segment, including the back-and-forth with Amitabh Bachchan, before clips circulate on social media.
Source: Filmibeat