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

KBC Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Arrange these words to form the opening lines of a famous song by Kishore Kumar.
⬥ A: Yeh ⬥ B: Teri
⬥ C: Jahan ⬥ D: Nazar hai
The correct order is C-B-A-D. Out of 8 remaining contestants, six got it right, but Ashwani was the fastest in 4.61 seconds.

Ashwani's Run to Rs. 70,000,000 (Part 1)[]

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these pets is usually kept in a transparent container filled with water?
⬥ A: Cat ⬥ B: Rabbit
⬥ C: Fish ⬥ D: Parrot
Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these actors acted in the films OMG and OMG 2?
⬥ A: Pankaj Tripathi ⬥ B: Akshay Kumar
⬥ C: Paresh Rawal ⬥ D: Mithun Chakraborty
Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these is a beverage?
⬥ A: Bhujiya ⬥ B: Panjiri
⬥ C: Gujiya ⬥ D: Thandai
Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Who among these was not a monarch of the Mughal dynasty?
⬥ A: Aurangzeb ⬥ B: Shah Jahan
⬥ C: Balban ⬥ D: Humayun
Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these structures is depicted on the book cover seen here?
KBC 20230905 IQ05
⬥ A: Taj Mahal Palace Hotel ⬥ B: GPO
⬥ C: Rajabai Clock Tower ⬥ D: Worli Fort
Klaxon called time, and Ashwani would return the next day with all lifelines remaining.
Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 Seconds
In cricket, the umpire signals which of these by crossing and recrossing the wrists below the waist?
⬥ A: Out ⬥ B: Wide ball
⬥ C: No ball ⬥ D: Dead ball
Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Who among these wrote Ramcharitmanas?
⬥ A: Tulsidas ⬥ B: Surdas
⬥ C: Kalidas ⬥ D: Vishnu Sharma
Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 Seconds
'Neurons' are cells that from which of these?
⬥ A: Stomach ⬥ B: Nerves
⬥ C: Bones ⬥ D: Teeth
Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 Seconds
The Director-General of which of these organisations sent a special message for the 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat?
"Ask the Audience" and "Double Dip" lifelines used
⬥ A: UNESCO ⬥ B: WWF
⬥ C: Interpol ⬥ D: European Union
Ask the Audience Results: A: 55% ⬥ B: 4% ⬥ C: 4% ⬥ D: 37%
Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Manimajra, a town in Chandigarh, was portrayed as what location in Zero Dark Thirty, a movie about the manhunt for Osama bin Laden?
⬥ A: Peshawar ⬥ B: Islamabad
⬥ C: Abbottabad ⬥ D: Dera Ismail Khan

Ashwani's Super Sandook Run[]

Rs. 10,000 (1 of 10)
Which of these was a Portuguese colony?
⬥ A: Diu ⬥ B: Madras
⬥ C: Pondicherry ⬥ D: Calcutta
Rs. 20,000 (2 of 10)
Which celestial body is often depicted on the head of Lord Shiva?
⬥ A: Sun ⬥ B: Saturn
⬥ C: Moon ⬥ D: Venus
Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10)
In which country is the Three Gorges Dam?
⬥ A: America ⬥ B: Ethiopia
⬥ C: China ⬥ D: Norway
Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10)
What size is a boxing ring usually?
⬥ A: Square ⬥ B: Round
⬥ C: Triangle ⬥ D: Hexagon
Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10)
Which of the following is served as liquid?
⬥ A: Kadhi ⬥ B: Kebab
⬥ C: Paratha ⬥ D: Biryani
Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10)
What is the capital of Lakshadweep?
⬥ A: Port Blair ⬥ B: Kavaratti
⬥ C: Silvassa ⬥ D: Mahe
Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10)
Which of these has a shell?
⬥ A: Rabbit ⬥ B: Centipede
⬥ C: Jellyfish ⬥ D: Snail
Rs. 80,000 (8 of 10)
Narayan Karthikeyan was the first Indian to participate in which of these competitions?
⬥ A: Formula One ⬥ B: Davis Cup
⬥ C: IPL ⬥ D: US Open
Rs. 90,000 (9 of 10)
Mustafa Kamal Pasha was the leader of which country?
⬥ A: Saudi Arabia ⬥ B: Turkey
⬥ C: Iran ⬥ D: Iraq
Rs. 100,000 (10 of 10)
Who is the director of 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani'?
⬥ A: Anurag Kashyap ⬥ B: Imtiaz Ali
⬥ C: Aditya Chopra ⬥ D: Karan Johar
Ashwani became the fifth contestant to beat Super Sandook at 2 seconds remaining. He won Rs. 90,000. Ashwani used his Rs. 90,000 prize to renew his Double Dip lifeline.

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

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
Which of these Indian nationalists endorsed a vegetable oil soap brand, appearing in a print ad for it?
"Double Dip" lifeline used
⬥ A: Motilal Nehru ⬥ B: Rabindranath Tagore
⬥ C: Lokmanya Tilak ⬥ D: Dadabhai Naoroji
TOTAL PRIZE: ₹3,20,000
Preceded by
Jaskaran Singh
Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 15)
Ashwani Kumar
Succeeded by
Chirag Agarwal