Crew behind the crore

In the spotlight: Bachchan with (L to R) Nair, Menon, Rao and son Abhishek
Peter Mukerjea,
chief executive, Star TV: He is the captain of the A show. The man who pumps in the money and fine-tunes strategy.

Amitabh Bachchan, superstar host: He brings his charisma, star-power and authority in deep baritone.

Siddharth Basu, producer and director: Besides directing the show, he is the person who devises questions that bring people on the show and make them winners or losers.

Sameer Nair, senior vice-president, programming, Star TV: The person who thought of Bachchan. In his own words: "If everything goes well the credit is distributed. But when things go wrong, it's me you call."

Sumantra Datta, senior vice president (advertising and sales), Star TV: He gets the costing right by pushing advertising on the channel to fund the show.

Mani Rao, creative director, Star TV: To get the show known across the country in every which way on every media.

Ravinath Menon, executive producer, Star TV: The nuts and bolts man who needs to worry about everything from the lights to dumb contestant who won't answer questions.

Sunil Doshi, talent coordinator: He helps the superstar host the show.

Nitin Desai,
art director: The man who managed to re-create the sets of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire at Elstree Studios down to the last millimetre.

Neeraj Dutt, floor manager: The man who coordinates between men and machines on the show. Also trains Bachchan to play the audience.

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