Kon banega crorepati

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Correct spelling is "Kaun Banega Crorepati" and the correct article is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaun_Banega_Crorepati.

5 August saw the second coming of the TV show that changed the viewing habits of Indians when it made its first in 2000 - Kaun Banega Crorepati. In 2000, when Star Plus Channel launched Kaun Banega Crorepati? (KBC), the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, the show quickly became the biggest hit on Indian television. Hosted by the megastar of Hindi cinema, Amitabh Bachchan, KBC, and catch-phrases from the show such as “lock kiya jaye,” “computer-ji,” “pucca,” and “fifty-fifty,” became popular parlance in India. At first glance, KBC may seem very similar to the many versions of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? produced in more than 30 countries under a franchise agreement with the London-based Celador Productions which produced the first version in Britain. The title of the Russian version of the show translates into English as “Oh! Lucky Man,” while in the Spanish version the title reads “50 for 15″ (which refers to the 50 million pesetas that the winner of 15 questions takes home as the grand prize).(1) In the Indian version, “crorepati” refers to the contestant who can win the ultimate prize of Rs. 1 crore (approximately 220,000 US dollars).

Anchor

The host of the show was the super star Amitab Bachan better known as the Big B in bollywood. Although some of reasons for KBC’s success may have to do with the trade-marked presentation and packaging of the Millionaire franchise around the world, it would be difficult to ignore the role that Amitabh Bachchan plays as the host of the show in making the show more appealing to Indian television viewers.He was the one who made the show. His style and approcah towards the contestants was soemthing that made him the highlight of the show. Many contestants were more than happy just to see him.His fan following increased hugely after KBC.

The Game

The game was similar to who wants to be a Millaioaire. It had a Question given to the contestants with 4 alternative answers and he has to pick the right answer. The contestants is also given a few help options like
*50-50 :where 2 of the 4 alternatives is removed and the contestants has to pick the right one from remaining 2.
*Phone a friend :where a contestants can call a friend who he thinks can help him answer the question.
*Public Poll : where the audience present will vote for the right answer
*Change Question : lately they included an option where you can change the question.

Contestants get different points for answers at different level.

List of Winners

*Harshvardhan Navathe (winner of KBC started in 2000)

*Brajesh Dubey (First winner of 1 crore rupees in KBC2; started in 2005 with a maximum prize money of 2 crore rupees)

*Ravi Saini (winner of KBC Junior)

*unknown couple from Orissa (won 1 crore rupees on KBC1)

Some Celeb Contestants

*Salman Khan

*Shah rukh Khan

*Priyanka Chopra

*priet Zinta

*Malika arora

*Anil Kapoor

*Kareena Kapoor

External Links and Sources

[http://kbclive.indya.com/news.html KBC Website]
[http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k5/kbc_dviteeya.htm Reviews]
[http://flowtv.org/?p=634 Reviwes of KBC]