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Siddhartha Basu

Siddhartha “Babu” Basu (born 1954), widely regarded as a pioneer and ''"father of Indian television quizzing”'' is an Indian television producer-director and quiz show host.

Over his career he has been a theatre and film actor, a documentary filmmaker, and a quiz show host (notably ''Quiz Time,'' ''Mastermind India,'' ''University Challenge India'' and ''Quizzer of the Year''), but he is best known for creating and producing popular knowledge-based formats on Indian TV. As one profile observes, Basu is ''“a man of many parts”'', a legend of the quizzing world whose work spans education, entertainment and media.

He has produced and directed a number of Indian television shows including ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'', ''Dus Ka Dum'', ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', and ''India's Got Talent''.

Basu hosts ''The Quizzitok Podcast'' on YouTube and Spotify. Provided by Wikipedia