Siddhartha Basu is an Indian television producer-director and quiz show host, widely regarded as the "Father of Indian television quizzing".
He is best known for hosting shows such as Quiz Time, Mastermind India and University Challenge, and as producer-director of shows such as Kaun Banega Crorepati, Dus Ka Dum, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and India's Got Talent.
Founder-Director of the television production house BIG Synergy, & later a creative mentor and consultant with the company, he stepped back from all roles in the company in December 2018.
Along with Anita Kaul Basu, he is a Founder-director of Tree of Knowledge Digital, a greenfield venture in the area of interactive edutainment events, e-learning, gaming, publishing, and select television production.
Early life and education
Born in Calcutta in a Bengali Hindu family, Basu grew up in Bombay, Delhi, and Madras. He did his early schooling from Besant Montessori School and Cathedral and John Connon School, Bombay, and later studied at Frank Anthony Public School in Delhi. Next, he moved to Chennai and completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. He did his graduate studies in English Literature...More about Siddharth Basu...
