Nilesh Girkar, a chess coach from Mumbai, Maharashtra, was a contestant, who appeared on episodes of Kaun Banega Crorepati on January 20 and 21, 2021 and won Rs. 5,000,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
Fastest Finger First Question
Arrange these words in the correct order to form the address recited in a song from the film "Amar Akbar Anthony"
⬥ A: Char Sau Bees
⬥ B: Prem Gali
⬥ C: Kholi Number
⬥ D: Roop Mahal
Out of the 5 contestants, 2 got it right, but Nilesh was the fastest to correctly answer D-B-C-A in 3.45 seconds, making it to the hot seat.
Nilesh Girkar's Run to Rs. 70,000,000[]
Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 seconds
Mini, double decker and low-floors are types of which of these vehicles?
⬥ A: Tractor
⬥ B: Bicycle
⬥ C: Motorcycle
⬥ D: Bus
Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 seconds
If you were attending the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, in which city would you be?
⬥ A: Mumbai
⬥ B: Chandigarh
⬥ C: Delhi
⬥ D: Kolkata
Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 seconds
What happens to red litmus paper when exposed to a base?
⬥ A: Becomes transparent
⬥ B: Turns blue
⬥ C: Turns white
⬥ D: Stays red
Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 seconds
Two brothers named Ravi Verma and Vijay Verma are the main characters of which of these films?
⬥ A: Zanjeer
⬥ B: Sharaabi
⬥ C: Deewaar
⬥ D: Trishul
Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 seconds
The leaves of which of these trees is the shortest in length?
⬥ A: Coconut
⬥ B: Date
⬥ C: Papaya
⬥ D: Mango
Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 seconds
Which of these sports stars earned the nicknamed of the "Lightning Kid" and "Tiger from Madras"?
⬥ A: Karun Chandhok
⬥ B: Nasser Hassain
⬥ C: Viswanathan Anand
⬥ D: Vijay Amritraj
Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 seconds
What is the name of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech?
⬥ A: Brilife
⬥ B: Covishield
⬥ C: Comirnaty
⬥ D: Covaxin
Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 seconds Video question
Identify this character from the Mahabharata who is challenging Sri Krishna in the sabha?
⬥ A: Shishupala
⬥ B: Shalya
⬥ C: Rukmi
⬥ D: Jarasandha
Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 seconds Video question
In which country is this ancient city located?
⬥ A: Syria
⬥ B: Jordan
⬥ C: Saudi Arabia
⬥ D: Iraq
Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 seconds
Which of these is a viral disease of the central nervous system? "50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: Whooping cough
⬥ B: Tetanus
⬥ C: Diphtheria
⬥ D: Rabies
Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
The name of which of these Union Territories or states means a new village or new settlement in its local language? "Video Call-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Puducherry
⬥ B: Ladakh
⬥ C: Kerala
⬥ D: Telangana
Nilesh's Video Call-a-Friend team consist of: Raani Kshitija, Zeenat Bhabhi Mahim, Rajesh Kundar, PK and Dcosta Sir. He chose to call Dcosta Sir from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The klaxon called time and Nilesh will return for Rs. 1,250,000 with two lifelines remaining.
Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
What is the Ramanujan Machine, developed by Israeli scientists? "Flip the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: A mathematical constant
⬥ B: A computer language
⬥ C: An algorithm
⬥ D: An equation
Had he played this question, he would have chosen D, but the right answer was C. He then chose Entertainment category as his switched question.
Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed - SWITCHED QUESTION Category: Entertainment
Which of these famous Hollywood actresses was born in Darjeeling?
⬥ A: Grace Kelly
⬥ B: Merle Oberon
⬥ C: Julie Christie
⬥ D: Vivien Leigh
Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed
Which finance minister is known to have given the shortest Indian budget speech which was only 800 words long? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used
⬥ A: H N Bahuguna
⬥ B: H M Patel
⬥ C: Nirmala Sitharaman
⬥ D: Rajiv Gandhi
The expert's answer: B.
Rs. 5,000,000 (14 of 16) - Not Timed
Which two players scored for India in the football final of the 1962 Asian Games, to give India a gold medal?
⬥ A: P K Banerjee, Jarnail Singh
⬥ B: Neville D'Souza, Tulsidas Balaram
⬥ C: Chuni Goswami, Yousuf Khan
⬥ D: Syed Nayeemuddin, Arun Ghosh
Nilesh decided to walk away and won Rs. 2,500,000. His guess would have been B, but the right answer was A.
