# KBC 18 Diwali special: Ramayana cast joins Amitabh Bachchan 2026-10-24T19:36:33+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Ravie Dubey will join host Amitabh Bachchan for a Diwali special episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 18. The three stars are promoting their upcoming film Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, in which Kapoor plays Ram and Pallavi plays Sita. In a promo released by Sony TV, Bachchan shared a childhood Diwali memory of friendly rivalry with neighbours over who burst louder firecrackers. The special episode will air on Sony Entertainment Television and stream on SonyLIV on 29 and 30 October at 9 pm. Ramayana's first instalment is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on 5 November in multiple Indian languages, with the second part expected in 2027. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three outlets provide uniform straight news coverage of the KBC 18 Diwali special. NDTV and Mid-Day lead with Bachchan's firecracker anecdote and include the same quote and promo details, while NDTV Profit focuses on the guest list and film promotion. No outlet frames the story critically or politically, the reporting is identical wire-style copy. The event itself is a promotional appearance for Ramayana, whose first part releases on 5 November, making that date the next concrete item to watch. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - ndtvprofit.com (neutral report) Straightforward announcement of guests and film promotion - mid-day.com (neutral report) Leads with Bachchan's childhood anecdote, wire copy style - ndtv.com (neutral report) Details promo, quotes, and air dates, wire copy style This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Amitabh Bachchan, Kaun Banega Crorepati, Ramayana, Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Sony TV Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kbc-18-diwali-special-ramayana-cast-joins-amitabh-bachchan/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kbc-18-diwali-special-ramayana-cast-joins-amitabh-bachchan/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/