Karan Johar claims he and Ranveer Singh know the answer to a Rs 1 crore question on Kaun Banega Crorepati

Karan Johar, bursting with excitement, announced that Tuesday's Rs 1 crore question on Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati had a connection to his upcoming film Takht. Karan Johar, 47, tweeted that he knew the answer to the question - "Whose Persian translation of several Upanishads is known as the 'Sirr-e-Akbar'?" - which 19-year-old contestant Himanshu left unanswered.

The filmmaker also said that Ranveer Singh, one of the lead characters in Takht would have also known the answer. "I knew the 1 crore answer!!!!!! #DaraShikoh and so would you have Ranveer Singh. #Takht," tweeted Karan Johar, along with a picture of his television screen displaying the question.

Dara Shikoh, who translated over 50 Upanishads from Sanskrit to Persian, was the younger son of Shah Jahan, whom the Mughal ruler favoured as his successor. However, Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh in a war of succession and the latter was executed in 1659. Karan Johar's Takht is reportedly based on the same battle for the Mughal throne.