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City boy is KBC's 1000th contestant
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Reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), which was launched in 2000, welcomed its thousandth contestant recently.
Reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), which was launched in 2000, welcomed its thousandth contestant recently. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been hosting the show since its launch -- barring the third season, introduced medical student Syed Murtuza Hashmi from Hyderabad as the 1,000th contestant on KBC.
His brother Syed Mustfa had participated in the sixth season and had reached a payout of Rs 25 lakh, but after giving the wrong answer, he went back with a smaller amount. The Hindi version of the internationally popular show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is currently in the eighth season and is aired on Sony Entertainment Television.
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