Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra's son, Agni Chopra, who is a cricketer, made it to KBC 17 as a question. The question was, "Agni, a part of the MI New York team in Major League Cricket 2025, is the son of which Hindi film director?" The four options were Rajiv Rai, Rajkumar Santoshi, Nitesh Tiwari, and Vidhu Vinod Chopra.