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Siddhartha Basu has a Master's degree in English Literature, and has been working as a director and producer of television programes since 1977. He has presented and produced a number of quiz shows on television over the last eighteen years, including five series of Mastermind India and an inaugural series of University Challenge. The landmark Kaun Banega Crorepati hosted by Amitabh Bachchan was directed and produced by Siddharth Basu, with content compiled by his team at Synergy. Among Siddhartha Basu's other populr quiz series are Quiz Time, the national inter-college quiz, IQ or India Quiz and Kamzor Kadi Kaun. Siddartha Basu received the Uptron Award from Quiz Time in 1998, the Pinnacle Award for India Quiz in 1995, the Screen-Videocon award, the ITA (Indian Television Academy) Award and the Indian Telly Award for Kaun Banega Crorepati, and most recently, the Indian Telly Award for Mastermind India.