Hindi Tv Show Disney Q Family Mastermind

As the name suggests, this show is being aired on the Disney Channel India. It drives inspiration or is rather the Indian version of the popular BBC game show Mastermind in which four or more contestants play a game of general knowledge questions to win the title of Mastermind. In the Indian version, instead of random competitors, random families are pegged against one another and they compete to be called the Family Mastermind. BBC is in charge of producing this show also. The game consists of four rounds. The first round is for general knowledge and the contestant is the youngest member of each family. The round is of ninety seconds in which the host Benjamin Gilani Benjamin Gilani born on November 20, 1946, is a ve >> Read More... asks a string of rapid fire questions which the contestant can either answer or pass.

A buzzer blows when the time is over. If the timer is sounded in between a question, it is completed by the host, and the contestant can either answer it or pass it. The whole family plays the second round which is again a general knowledge round of two minutes. The family decides a topic from a set of eight topics. The questions are asked from the first member until he/she passes it. It then goes on to the next family member and so on. The third round, known as the ‘specialized subject’ round is again of ninety seconds. In this, the family nominates a member who decides on a specialized theme on which he/she will answer the questions asked by the host. The fourth round is similar to the second one; the difference is just that there is negative marking of one point for every wrong answer.

The family which is lagging behind regarding points starts this round. The winner of the episode is the family which accumulates the most points after all the rounds are over. The show was on the air for only a season back in 2013, but it was successful in gaining the audience’s praise and likeness. The host Benjamin Gilani was very impressive and quickly became a common name in Indian households due to his unique way of hosting. He is an experienced actor having worked in various movies and shows. His most notable work was his portrayal of Jawaharlal Nehru in the movie Sardar.

Another Version of the Show...

The second non-fiction show created my Disney channel is a revised version of the famous show Mastermind, which was produced by BBC Productions. The makers of Disney Q Family Mastermind tweaked the show a little to make it slightly different from the original. In the show, families are included as participants. Created by Bill Gilani, this show is hosted by Benjamin Gilani. This 30-minute game show tests the ability and knowledge of the families of today's world. The basic format of the show is that the game presents four rounds for each of the families.

Each of the members of the family has around two minutes per round. In the first round of the game, the youngest member of each family comes forward to answer a question about General Knowledge. In the second round of the show, the families themselves choose a subject on which they wish to answer. If the contestants are unable to provide a response, then they can pass the question forward. If the participants give the wrong solution, then the questioner will respond to the question using the time allotted for reading the next question.

The questioner himself have only two minutes to answer and ask the next question before the buzzer goes off. If the questioner is still reading the question when the buzzer goes off, then the contestants have only a short amount of time to give their answer. In the third round, the family chooses any member to answer the question on the chosen topic on their behalf. In the final stage, General Knowledge questions are asked again, but this time, they are more difficult to answer. In the final stage, the family members need to keep in mind that in that level negative marking is given for the wrong answer.

After all the rounds are completed, and the total score of each family is added, and the family with the highest score wins the competition. The aim of this show is to bring families together in a constructive way, and also create awareness, that only the young generation but all the generations should be able to walk the world hand in hand. The show also marketed a digital campaign through which they can stay connected with their tech-loving audiences. They also created a downloadable app where people can take the quiz online with the concept of ‘your subjects our questions”. People can track their progress through this app, and also challenge others for a quiz match.