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| Kaun Banega Crorepati | |
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 Shahrukh Khan hosts "Kaun Banega Crorepati" |
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| Format | Game show, reality show |
| Presented by | Amitabh Bachchan (2000-2006) Shahrukh Khan (2007) |
| Country of origin |  India |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 43 minutes/episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | STAR Plus |
| Picture format | SDTV |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Kaun Banega Crorepati (Hindi: कौन बनेगा करोड़पति Kaun Banegā Karoṛpati; popularly known as KBC) was an Indian reality/game show based on the UK gameshow Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? This version's title literally translates to "Who will be a ten-millionaire?". [1].The show first aired in 2000 and was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. This episode was the first appearance of Amitabh Bachchan on Indian television. In 2005, the show was restarted after a four-year hiatus, and renamed Kaun Banega Crorepati Dwitiya (Kaun Banega Crorepati the Second, or KBC2) in which the final prize amount was doubled to 2 crore rupees. The grand prize amount of 2 crore rupees (approx. $430,000 USD) was still used in KBC3.
It was abruptly ended by STAR Plus after the host Amitabh Bachchan fell ill in 2006.[2] Bachchan announced he would return after he recovered, but Shahrukh Khan covered for him in 2007.
The new 2007 series began airing on January 22, 2007. Phone lines opened from December 22, 2006, 8PM. The key sponsors of the new series are AirTel, Unit Trust of India (UTI Mutual Funds) and ITC. They also have a thinking cap for help signed by Shahrukh Khan. The show ended on April 19, 2007 with a special finale.
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Rules
As in the UK version, the contestants must undergo an initial round of "Fastest Finger First", in which the host introduces the ten contestants of the episode and asks them all the same question. The contestants must then arrange the answers in the order described in the question. The contestant that places the four options in the correct order in the fastest time gets the chance to go on the "hotseat".
All contestants must be over the age of 18 and a citizen of India in order to be eligible. The person must not be a former "Kaun Banega Crorepati" contestant and, as defined in the Income Tax Act, 1961, must also be a resident of India.
At the hotseat, the contestant is asked a series of general knowledge questions consistently rising in difficulty with every question. Each question has four options with only one correct answer. The contestant wins a certain amount of money with each correct answer, and may choose to give up and retain the money they have already won if they decide not to answer the currently shown question.
The money won after each question is roughly doubled from the previous amount won, exponentially increasing the amount won after each correct answer until the contestant reaches the final question, after which they win the maximum prize (currently 2 crores in KBC2 and 3). The current sequence of prize amounts on KBC are as follows (Western digit grouping in parentheses):
KBC1
| No. | Right Answer Value | Missed Answer Value | Walk Away Value | Wrong Answer Loss |
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| 1 | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 0 |
| 2 | Rs. 2,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 1,000 |
| 3 | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 2,000 | Rs. 2,000 |
| 4 | Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 3,000 |
| 5 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 5,000 |
| 6 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 0 |
| 7 | Rs. 40,000 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 10,000 |
| 8 | Rs. 80,000 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 40,000 | Rs. 30,000 |
| 9 | Rs. 1,60,000 (160,000) | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 80,000 | Rs. 70,000 |
| 10 | Rs. 3,20,000 (320,000) | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 1,60,000 | Rs. 1,50,000 |
| 11 | Rs. 6,40,000 (640,000) | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 0 |
| 12 | Rs. 12,50,000 (1,250,000) | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 640,000 | Rs. 320,000 |
| 13 | Rs. 25,00,000 (2,500,000) | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 1,250,000 | Rs. 930,000 |
| 14 | Rs. 50,00,000 (5,000,000) | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 2,500,000 | Rs. 2,180,000 |
| 15 | Rs. 1,00,00,000 (10,000,000) | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 5,000,000 | Rs. 4,680,000 |
KBC2 and 3
| No. | Right Answer Value | Missed Answer Value | Walk Away Value | Wrong Answer Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 0 |
| 2 | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 1,000 |
| 3 | Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 3,000 |
| 4 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 5,000 |
| 5 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 10,000 |
| 6 | Rs. 40,000 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 0 |
| 7 | Rs. 80,000 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 40,000 | Rs. 20,000 |
| 8 | Rs. 1,60,000 (160,000) | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 80,000 | Rs. 60,000 |
| 9 | Rs. 3,20,000 (320,000) | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 1,60,000 | Rs. 1,40,000 |
| 10 | Rs. 6,40,000 (640,000) | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 3,20,000 | Rs. 3,00,000 |
| 11 | Rs. 12,50,000 (1,250,000) | Rs. 6,40,000 | Rs. 6,40,000 | Rs. 0 |
| 12 | Rs. 25,00,000 (2,500,000) | Rs. 6,40,000 | Rs. 12,50,000 | Rs. 6,10,000 |
| 13 | Rs. 50,00,000 (5,000,000) | Rs. 6,40,000 | Rs. 25,00,000 | Rs. 18,60,000 |
| 14 | Rs. 1,00,00,000 (10,000,000) | Rs. 6,40,000 | Rs. 50,00,000 | Rs. 43,60,000 |
| 15 | Rs. 2,00,00,000 (20,000,000) | Rs. 6,40,000 | Rs. 1,00,00,000 | Rs. 93,60,000 |
Lifelines
The current lifelines in KBC3 are the same ones that were used in KBC2. The only difference being that the first season of KBC didn't have the "Flip the Question" lifeline. A contestant can use a lifeline when s/he is undecided about which answer is correct. A lifeline can only be used once.
- Audience Poll - If the contestant uses this lifeline, it will result in the host repeating the question to the audience; hence, this is a poll of the audience currently in the studio. The studio audience get approximately 10 seconds to answer the question using the "keypads" provided. After the audience have chosen their choices, the results are shown on the monitors screens of the host and contestant, as well as the TV viewers.
- Phone a Friend - If the contestant uses this lifeline, the contestant is allowed to call one of the few pre-arranged friends. The host usually starts off by talking to the contestant's friend and introduces him/her to the viewers. After the introduction, the host hands the phone call over to the contestant who then immediately has 30 seconds to ask and hope for a reply from their friend.
- Fifty-Fifty (50/50) - If the contestant uses this lifeline, the host will ask the computer to randomly remove and eliminate two of the "wrong" answers. This will leave one right answer and one wrong answer, resulting in a situation of eliminating 50% of the choices as well as having a 50% chance of getting the answer right if the contestant is in a situation of making a guess.
At the start of KBC2, Amitabh Bachchan introduced a new lifeline called "Flip the Question". This lifeline is also used in KBC3:
- Flip the Question - Just like the lifeline that was once available in the US version, the contestant can request a replacement question if they are undecided. A notable difference is that this lifeline was only available after the $25,000 mark (question 10) in the US while in KBC, the "Flip the Question" lifeline is available to the contestant at the Rs. 20,000 mark (question 5). (Note: As of the 2008-2009 season, this lifeline is no longer available in the US version and has been replaced with "Ask-the-Expert.")
Notable celebrity guests
Apart from Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan being renowned stars who have hosted the show, these are the following celebrities that have played Kaun Banega Crorepati with Amitabh Bachchan:
| Celebrity (ies) | Year | Amount Won | Notes |
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| Aamir Khan | 2000 | Rs. 50,00,000 | First celebrity guest to play game |
| Sonali Bendre | 2000 | Rs. 25,00,000 | Played during Diwali Special |
| Shahrukh Khan | 2000 | Rs. 50,00,000 | Played during New Year Special |
| Rani Mukerji | 2000 | Rs. 25,00,000 | Played before Khan during New Year Special and later appeared on KBC3 with Khan as host |
| Sanjay Dutt | 2001 | Rs. 25,00,000 | |
| Anil Kapoor | 2001 | Rs. 50,00,000 | Played KBC host in Slumdog Millionaire |
| Sachin Tendulkar Madhuri Dixit |
2001 | Rs. 50,00,000 | Won Rs. 50,00,000 each |
| Smriti Irani Amar Upadhyay |
2001 | Rs. 50,00,000 | To celebrate the first anniversary of the show |
| Sakshi Tanwar Shweta Kawatra |
2001 | Rs. 12,50,000 | |
| John Abraham Bipasha Basu |
2005 | Rs. 50,00,000 | |
| Kajol Ajay Devgan |
2005 | Rs. 1,00,00,000 | Biggest celebrity winners on KBC with Bachchan |
| Lara Dutta Sania Mirza |
2005 | Rs. 50,00,000 | |
| Saif Ali Khan Preity Zinta |
2005 | Rs. 50,00,000 | To promote their film "Salaam Namaste" |
With Shahrukh Khan:
- Each celebrity pair on the show with Khan won Rs. 50,00,000
| Celebrities | Date in 2007 | Special | Notes |
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| Arbaaz Khan Malaika Arora Khan |
February 14 | Valentine's Day | |
| Farhan & Zoya Akhtar | February 14 | Valentine's Day | |
| Karan Johar Farah Khan |
February 14 | Valentine's Day | Johar before appeared in the audience with Bachchan in 2000 to support Shahrukh Khan |
| Preity Zinta Rani Mukerji |
February 27 | Holi Special | Both Zinta and Mukerji's second time on the show |
| Sanjay Dutt Boman Irani |
March 29 | Dutt's second time on the show | |
| Kareena Kapoor Priyanka Chopra |
April 19 | Series Finale | |
| Salman Khan Katrina Kaif |
April 19 | Series Finale |
Some of the celebrities with Shahrukh also starred on his show Kya Aap Panchvi Paas, the Indian licenced version of the Mark Burnett Productions / RTL Group's Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Johar was on the Indian 5th Grader and was one of his guests when he was on KBC with Amitabh.
"Crore"pati winners
So far, there have been a few notable winners of KBC that have left with an amount of Rs. 1,00,00,000 or 1 crore:
- Harshvardhan Navathe - 1st winner of KBC in 2000.
- Ravi Saini - Winner of the equally popular series - KBC Junior (Rs. 1,00,00,000) that featured children under the age of 18 as contestants in 2001.
- Ajay Devgan and Kajol - Winner of Rs. 1,00,00,000 in 2005
- Brajesh Dubey - Winner of KBC2 leaving with Rs. 1,00,00,000 when the top prize was Rs. 2,00,00,000
NOTE: spacing of large numbers is different in India from the rest of the English-speaking world; in Hindi, there is no "single" word that corresponds to (one) "million".
Phraseology
Since its launch in the year 2000, KBC has inspired thousands with Amitabh's catchy phrases like "Lock kiya jaye?" which has been used in the media a countless number of times, an example being in the 2001 film Nayak: The Real Hero starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji. With the new series that is hosted by Shahrukh Khan, wordage such as "Lock kiya jaye?" have been changed to "Freeze it!". Additional expressions have been introduced in KBC3 like "Kuch sawaal aapki zindagi badal sakte hain!" which is the official motto of the current show and "Kachcha Kachcha? Pakka Pakka?" that figuratively means "Are you sure or are you not sure?" and literally means "Is your answer unripe? Or is your answer ripe?".
In popular culture
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- A show named "Kaun Banega Champu" aired on Filmy spoofs KBC and is hosted by comedian Sunil Grover under the name of "Ruk Ruk Khan".
- KBC not only helped Amitabh Bachchan relaunch his Bollywood career but also made Star Plus into India's #1 network.
- The show's former host, Amitabh Bachchan, has been parodied by Jaaved Jaffrey.
- The show plays a major role in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, with Anil Kapoor playing Prem Kumar, the game show host though Shah Rukh Khan was asked to play). The movie is an adaptation of the Vikas Swarup novel Q & A (although the novel depicted a fictional quiz show called Who Will Win a Billion?), and is also loosely connected to a real-life cheating incident on the UK version of the show. (Celador, which produced Slumdog Millionaire, had originally developed the Millionaire format, which they sold to 2waytraffic, which in turn was later sold to Sony Pictures Television.)
Kapoor has been on the celebrity version and was set to host the show.[citation needed]. Amitabh was also the answer to the first question in the movie (Who was the star of the 1973 film Zanjeer?).
Awards
The Indian Telly Awards
Winners
In 2001
- Best Show of the Year 2000
- Best Marketing Activity of the Year 2000
- TV Personality of the Year 2000 - Amitabh Bachchan
In 2002
- Best Anchor - Amitabh Bachchan
- Game Show Of The Year
In 2005
- Best Game Show
- Best Anchor - Amitabh Bachchan
In 2007
- Best Game Show
- Best Anchor - Shahrukh Khan
References
- ^ Tam and Intam issued ratings show that
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4648470.stm
External links
- Kaun Banega Crorepati (2007 series) Official Website (Note: The KBC2 Official Website has been merged into this website and redirects to it when clicked)
- Kaun Banega Crorepati at the Internet Movie Database
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