THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Suresh Gopi is enjoying his role as the host of Ningelukum Akam Kodieshweran, the Malayalam version of Kaun Banega Crorepati, but says that contestants sob stories are so sad that it is taking an emotional toll on him. The TV game show went on air on April 9 on Asianet and Gopi said though the show is just a few weeks old, the stories of trial and tribulation of...
06:03 PM, May 15, 2012
Mumbai: Contrary to the reports that he might not host the sixth edition of the reality game show, 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', megastar Amitabh Bachchan seems all prepared to take the hot seat. "Off for a meet with Sony for next KBC...planning, operation, execution....will keep you informed on its (KBC's) broadcast and other details," Bachchan wrote on twitter. Big B underwent abdominal surgery in February and was advised rest for sometime....
07:33 PM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: If you wish to win cash prizes by answering a few interesting questions on topics ranging from cinema to general knowledge, here is an opportunity for you. 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' will be brought to Kannada viewers as 'Kannadada Kotyadhipathi' which will be hosted by Sandalwood's Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar. The most sought after show will be aired on Suvarna channel from March 12 onwards from 8 to 9...
05:35 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: Suriya, who was last seen in '7aum Arivu' with Shruti Haasan will now host the Tamil version of the popular game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', claim reports. Suriya is one of the leading mainstream actors of Tamil cinema. Tamil KBC will be aired on Vijay TV. Suriya is extremely excited with this new development and is working hard to re-create the magic of KBC. He is also undergoing...
07:00 PM, Dec 21, 2011
New Delhi: KBC winner Sushil Kumar Tuesday denied reports that he had complained about not getting his Rs.5 crore prize money, saying Sony officials were constantly in touch with him and he had complete faith that he would get it. "I have never said that I haven't got a single penny of the prize money. The channel had already told me that the money would be given to me in...
05:57 PM, Dec 13, 2011
New Delhi: Bihar's Sushil Kumar, who made headlines when he became the first contestant to win Rs 5 crore on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 5', hasn't received his prize money yet. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, host of the show, says the former's cheque is ready, but he wants it at the CNN-IBN Award ceremony. "People asking why Sushil Kumar not paid his KBC win.. cheque ready, but he wants it at CNN-IBN...
11:17 AM, Dec 13, 2011
Mumbai: Sushil Kumar hasn't be given the Rs 5 crore he won on the show. And India's first Rs 5-crore winner on Kaun Banega Crorepati might have to move out of his hometown in Bihar, just to let his family live in peace. Apparently, while he still hasn't received a single paisa of the winning amount, he is being flooded with requests for doling out monetary help to people from...
07:10 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Patna: A woman wants Rs 20 lakh for her daughter's wedding, a man wants another Rs 20 lakh to meet an emergency, a priest wants donation in return for divine blessings " Sushil Kumar, whose tryst with KBC has reinforced the middle class's faith in fairy tales, is suddenly being approached by random strangers, demanding a 'small' pie of the Rs 5-crore cake. Kumar, a small-time computer operator who captured...
11:40 AM, Dec 06, 2011
Mumbai: Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who hosted the Bhojpuri version of popular game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC) has filed a complaint with Cine and TV Artists Association for not receiving his dues. Shatrughan hosted the Bhojpuri version of the show-'Ke Bane Crorepati' that was aired on Mahuua channel. "He (Shatrughan) has filed a complaint with us. As per our norms we have forwarded the complaint to the channel. We...
06:07 PM, Nov 29, 2011
New Delhi: 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 5' saw a bevy of stars, but it was the common man's dreams, desires, aspirations and emotions that took centrestage and helped it in recording the highest TVRs this year. It came to an end in a special two-hour episode Thursday night leaving host Amitabh Bachchan emotional and participants jubilant, thanks to their dream wins. Four months of drama, emotion, excitement and exhilaration gave Amitabh...
01:12 PM, Nov 18, 2011
New Delhi: High on emotion, excitement and drama, popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati 5 has become the highest rated non-fiction programme on Indian television, registering 7.2 TVR and 8 TVR for two episodes when 'aam admi' Sushil Kumar won the Rs.5 crore jackpot. Sushil Kumar, a lower middle-class computer operator from Bihar, won the top prize and it was telecast in two parts - Nov 1 and Nov 2....
07:06 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Giridih (Jharkhand): She could well be the only housewife in India who is not bothered by price rise. Rahat Taslim, who won the Rs 1 crore jackpot in last year's 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC), is today a content homemaker who is following the show's host Amitabh Bachchan's advice of spending her money wisely. To know how life has changed for the 38-year-old mother of two, this correspondent visited her home...
10:50 AM, Nov 09, 2011
New Delhi: Sushil Kumar, the Rs 5 crore Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) jackpot winner, has agreed to be the brand ambassador for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh had written to Sushil Kumar congratulating him on his win. Ramesh had expressed his hope that Sushil Kumar, a data operator with NREGA, will keep contributing to the rural jobs scheme. Kumar had said...
04:21 PM, Nov 07, 2011
Motihari, Bihar: Sushil Kumar, the first to win the jackpot on Sony TV's game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) season V, is more happy to meet superstar Amitabh Bachchan than winning the Rs 5 crore prize money. "I am more happy to have met Amitji than becoming a jackpot winner ... Given a chance, even a common man can become a crorepati," the young man said on his return to...
11:58 AM, Nov 07, 2011
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