KBC contestant controversy: Who is Ishit Bhatt, the overconfident & rude child, whose arrogant behaviour termed him the 'most hated kid'

Amitabh Bachchan hosted KBC 17’s one of the latest episodes grabbed eyeballs because of a young contestant named Ishit Bhatt, as the rude and overconfident behaviour of the fifth-grade student from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, with Big B made him the ‘most hated kid’ on social media.

As soon as he sat on the hot seat, his confidence soon turned into arrogance as he interrupted Big B and said, “Mere ko rules pata hai isliye aap mereko abhi rules samjhane mat baithna (I know the rules, so don’t start explaining the rules to me right now.).”

However, the megastar handled the situation with humour. Big asked next, “How many kings are there in the game of chess?” To which Bhatt replied, “Is this a question to ask?”

His assertive and overconfident approach was seen throughout the episode as Ishit pressed the options before they were provided and said, “Arre option daalo (Come on, give me some options).” During the time of locking the answer, he said, “Sir ek kya uss mein chaar lock lagado, lekin lock karo (Sir, not just one, put four locks on it, but do lock it).”

When Big B asked a question about Ramayana, he voluntarily asked for options and ultimately gave the wrong answer, leaving the show without any winnings.

The veteran superstar addressed the situation and said, “Kabhi kabhi bachhe overconfidence mein galti kar dete hai (Sometimes children make mistakes due to overconfidence).”

Soon, the episode went viral and sparked debate online about parenting and manners. Several netizens bashed the kid as one user wrote, “It’s okay if your child has knowledge, but if he doesn’t have manners or if he doesn’t know how to talk in front of elders he can never be successful. If I was in Amitabh Bachchan ’s place, I would slap him twice and then ask questions (sic).”

How arrogance got schooled?

“Perfect ending. Arrogance got schooled. Maybe now the parents will learn, raising a brat isn’t parenting, it’s public nuisance training. (sic),” wrote another. “The most hated kid on the internet rn”, shared another user.

However, some of the netizens, including singer Chinmayi Sripaada, came to Bhatt’s defence. “Adults here on Twitter have been one of the most lousy, foul mouthed, abusive lot; none of these voices said a thing when kids died due to a cough syrup. But yeah pick on a kid. Says a LOT about the ecosystem. This entire lot is picking on one over excited kid - what a horrible bunch of bullies these have raised themselves to be (sic),” wrote the singer.

“Why is he hated? If he thinks that interrupting and throwing in big words is a way of showing superiority, then it is his parents who need to be held accountable for not disciplining him when he needed to be. I strongly believe that this usually stems from an inferiority complex in adults and they end up training their kids to hit back and rebut everything just to prove that they are better,” wrote another user on X.