''Back Benchers'' (''Class ka Pehla Din'') is an Indian
celebrity
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quiz show
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hosted by
film producer
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and
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
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,
Farah Khan
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.
The show debuted on
Flipkart Video in October 2019, featuring
Anil Kapoor
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and
Shilpa Shetty
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as the first guests.
Overview
''Back Benchers'' is a non-fiction show which features
Bollywood
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celebrities as students. Back Benchers is the first original series from
Flipkart Video and can be watched for free on the Flipkart app in the Flipkart Video section.
The show is hosted by
Farah Khan
Farah Khan Kunder (born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer who works predominantly in Hindi films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, w ...
who portrays the dean of the school.
Every episode sees stars trying to get the position of a Back Bencher in Farah's class. The show puts the guests in the hot seat, testing their general knowledge through a series of oral as well as written tests.
Celebrity guests can score marks on every right answer across three different rounds, additionally, guests can also score grace marks as awarded by Dean Farah Khan upon performing entertaining acts during the show. The series consists of 20 episodes in its first season and the first episode was broadcast on Flipkart on October 19, 2019.
Regular Segments
The show consists of three segments, after each round, the scores are revealed and the guest with the most points wins
Oral test: In this round, questions are asked to the guests to test their general knowledge
Written test: The guests are asked to write down their answers on the blackboard
Speed test: The segment includes a rapid-fire Q and A with Farah asking guests a similar set of questions
Step of the day: Farah challenges her guests to replicate a pre-decided step of the day which is then thrown open to
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users
Season
During the first season of Back Benchers, several Bollywood celebrities have visited the show and participated in fun and games. The entire list is present
References
External links
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Back Bencherson
Flipkart
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Indian television talk shows
Indian web series
Hindi-language web series
2019 Indian television series debuts
2019 web series debuts
Indian game shows
Celebrity competitions
Flipkart
Quiz shows
Indian reality television series