EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT

"The most anticipated reality show of Indian television starts off with a Prelude by the 'Big B' Amitabh Bachchan himself followed by a performance by the famous trio Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy, who perform splendidly on 'Lakshya'. Sonakshi Sinha also sends a surprise message to the contestants to wish them luck. Introductory clips of the contestants are shown to depict their background. The first heart throbbing question of Fastest Finger First hits the computer screens and Virender Pal Singh, who hails from Delhi, cracks it fastest. He sets the minimum guaranteed money at Rs. 6,40,000. The experts in this episode are Bollywood actor, Boman Irani and Sumit Awasthi, Editor, Aajtak. Virender Pal uses his first lifeline, double dip in his first question and second lifeline, Audience Poll in third question. Amitabh Bachchan surprises him by making a call to his favorite cricketer Yuvraj Singh and lets him speak with him. After answering 7 questions correctly, he quits and takes home an amount of Rs. 3,20,000. Next contestant Archana Goswami comes from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She sets the minimum guaranteed money at Rs. 3,20,000. She plays very swiftly but on her 7th question for Rs. 3,20,000 she uses two of her lifelines but still couldn't proceed further as she gives a wrong answer. She doesn't win any amount but leaves with a smile on her face. Before the show comes to an end a dance performance by Prince Dance Group is presented and the 1st episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 5 comes to an end.


Kaun Banega Crorepati, popularly known as KBC is an Indian reality/game show based on the UK game show ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" The show first aired in 2000 and was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. This was the first appearance of Bachchan on Indian television. The show is hugely popular in India. The 5th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati will once again be hosted by Mr Amitabh Bachchan.