Overview
- Birla appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 17 on December 29 in his first television appearance with host Amitabh Bachchan.
- He recounted his father Aditya Vikram Birla’s condition that he first qualify as a Chartered Accountant and begin at the lowest rung before joining the business, a rule he said neither his grandfather nor mother would soften.
- He played for the charity Jaipur Foot, aligning the conversation about values with a philanthropic purpose.
- He described close ties between the Birla and Tata families, noting his on-air claim that the Birlas once held larger stakes in some Tata companies, and he praised the late Ratan Tata as a humanitarian who stood by the family during Aditya Birla’s last rites.
- The episode blended leadership reflections from his late twenties with personal moments such as audience Q&A and a brief song at his daughter’s request, alongside his message that there has “never been a better time to be an Indian.”