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Akhilesh Motawala appeared as a contestant on two episodes of the 2023 season of Kaun Banega Crorepati and won Rs. 320,000 after answering his twelfth question wrong.

KBC Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Arrange the following to get the name of a 19th century social reformer.
⬥ A: Mohan ⬥ B: Roy
⬥ C: Ram ⬥ D: Raja
The correct order is D-C-A-B. Out of 9 remaining contestants, eight got it right, but Akhilesh was the fastest in 2.92 seconds.

Akhilesh's Run to Rs. 70,000,000[]

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 Seconds
What is the first line of the poem whose second line is "assi, nabbe, poore sau"?
⬥ A: Akkad bakkad bambey bo ⬥ B: Eer bir phatte
⬥ C: Khul ja sim sim ⬥ D: Chanda mama door ke
Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 Seconds
What is such a machine called?
KBC 20231226 IQ02
⬥ A: ATM ⬥ B: EVM
⬥ C: LED ⬥ D: CPU
Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 Seconds
How many rods of 15 cms are needed to make a rod of length 300 cms?
⬥ A: 10 ⬥ B: 15
⬥ C: 20 ⬥ D: 25
Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these is usually white in colour?
⬥ A: Tomato ketchup ⬥ B: Soy sauce
⬥ C: Mint chutney ⬥ D: Mayonnaise
Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Chaiyya Chaiyya, Ae Ajnabi, and Jiya Jale are all songs from which film?
⬥ A: Lagaan ⬥ B: Dil Chahta Hai
⬥ C: Dil Se ⬥ D: Hera Pheri
Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 Seconds
In 2023, who did Mumbai Indians welcome back as bowling coach with a post on X, captioned 'Aala Re Aala Slinga Aala'?
⬥ A: Mitchell Johnson ⬥ B: Lasith Malinga
⬥ C: Harbhajan Singh ⬥ D: Zaheer Khan
The klaxon called time, and Divyanni would return the next day with all lifelines remaining.
Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 Seconds
In international trade, volume of crude oil is commonly expressed in which of these units?
⬥ A: Metre ⬥ B: Furlong
⬥ C: Quintal ⬥ D: Barrel
Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 Seconds
On which continent was the World War I power, Austria-Hungary, located?
⬥ A: Africa ⬥ B: North America
⬥ C: Europe ⬥ D: South America
Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 Seconds
According to Hindu texts, who was born from a particular type of grass when Rishi Valmiki created a child-like figure using that grass?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Kusha ⬥ B: Lava
⬥ C: Angada ⬥ D: Chandraketu
Ask the Audience Results: A: 69% ⬥ B: 2% ⬥ C: 18% ⬥ D: 11%
Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which industralist has a statue dedicated to him at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, as its founder?
"Video-Call A Friend" and "Double Dip" lifelines used
⬥ A: Ardeshir Godrej ⬥ B: Jamsetji Tata
⬥ C: GD Birla ⬥ D: JRD Tata
Phone-a-Friend called at 35 seconds. Akhilesh's choices were Vimlesh Motawala, Divyansh Upadhyay, and Shivpal Singh. Akhilesh decided to call Divyansh Upadhyay from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh's Super Sandook Run[]

Rs. 10,000 (1 of 10)
Vasco Da Game is a city located in which Indian state?
⬥ A: Madhya Pradesh ⬥ B: Goa
⬥ C: Uttarakhand ⬥ D: Kerala
Rs. 20,000 (2 of 10)
Which ground in England is referred to as 'Home of Cricket'?
⬥ A: Lord's ⬥ B: The Oval
⬥ C: Headingley ⬥ D: Rose Bowl
Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10)
What kind of animal is a lion-tailed macaque?
⬥ A: Cat ⬥ B: Monkey
⬥ C: Turtle ⬥ D: Horse
Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10)
The word 'Rupee' comes from a Sankrit term meaning what?
⬥ A: Silver ⬥ B: Big
⬥ C: Solid ⬥ D: Paper
Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10)
Which of these countries is not a constitutional monarchy?
⬥ A: United Kingdom ⬥ B: Norway
⬥ C: USA ⬥ D: Netherlands
Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10)
Which of these weapons can have a barrel and a chamber?
⬥ A: Gun ⬥ B: Sword
⬥ C: Hammer ⬥ D: Spear
Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10)
Kesari Wada in Pune was the home of which freedom fighter?
⬥ A: Senapati Bapat ⬥ B: Gopal Ganesh Agarker
⬥ C: Damodar Hari Chapekar ⬥ D: Lokmanya Tilak
Rs. 80,000 (8 of 10)
Who is the director of the movie Koi Mil Gaya?
⬥ A: Rakesh Roshan ⬥ B: Pankaj Kapur
⬥ C: Shekhar Suman ⬥ D: David Dhawan
Rs. 90,000 (9 of 10)
Which of these is a service to listen to audio books?
⬥ A: Instagram ⬥ B: Hike
⬥ C: Audible ⬥ D: X
Rs. 100,000 (10 of 10)
In which sport did Sunil Kumar win a bronze at the 2022 Asian Games?
⬥ A: Boxing ⬥ B: Archery
⬥ C: Golf ⬥ D: Wrestling
Akhilesh became the twenty-third contestant to beat the Super Sandook minigame at 0 seconds remaining. He won Rs. 90,000, which was used to renew his Ask the Audience lifeline.

Akhilesh's Run to Rs. 70,000,000 (Part 2)[]

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
Which of these is a former name of the regiment which later went on to become the President's Bodyguard in India?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Imperial Bodyguard ⬥ B: His Majesty's Bodyguard
⬥ C: Governor-General's Bodyguard ⬥ D: Regent's Bodyguard
Ask the Audience Results: A: 58% ⬥ B: 12% ⬥ C: 20% ⬥ D: 10%
Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
Which of these countries has two official national anthems?
⬥ A: Japan ⬥ B: New Zealand
⬥ C: South Africa ⬥ D: Iran
TOTAL PRIZE: ₹3,20,000
Preceded by
Pooja Pareek
Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 15)
Akhilesh Motawala
Succeeded by
Lalit Kumar