Dr. Nupur Srivastava, a state government hospital doctor from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, appeared as a contestant on the eighth and ninth episodes of the 2010 series of Kaun Banega Crorepati on October 21 and 25, 2010.
Starting from the top and moving down arrange these body parts in order.
⬥ A: Kidney
⬥ B: Retina
⬥ C: Lung
⬥ D: Kneecap
Of the remaining four contestants, all of them answered correctly, but Nupur (with a time of 5.3 seconds) correctly answered B-C-A-D to make it into the hot seat.
Nupur's Run to 1 Crore[]
₹5,000 (1 of 12) - 0:30 time limit
Which of these traditional Indian dishes is prepared from 'besan' and 'dahi'?
⬥ A: Gushtaba
⬥ B: Rasam
⬥ C: Sambhar
⬥ D: Kadhi
₹10,000 (2 of 12) - 0:30 time limit Safety Net Question
Which of these is not a web browser? 'Audience Poll' lifeline used
With no idea, Nupur decided to use a lifeline with only six seconds on the clock. After asking the audience, she went with the highest majority and said C: Facebook, despite the on-screen graphics showing the clock running out of time. Regardless, her answer was accepted as the timer on the computer system had not yet reached zero, and she won ₹10,000.
₹20,000 (3 of 12) - 0:45 time limit
According to a popular bhajan who asks "Yashomati Maiyya" this question, "Radha Kyon Gori, Main Kyon Kaala"?
⬥ A: Brijbala
⬥ B: Nandlala
⬥ C: Bhole Baba
⬥ D: Jatadhari
₹40,000 (4 of 12) - 0:45 time limit
With reference to sports, 'Mixed Doubles' is a mix of which of these?
⬥ A: Female and Male Players
⬥ B: Male Players
⬥ C: Coach and Referee
⬥ D: Player and Umpire
₹80,000 (5 of 12) - 0:45 time limit
From what did Auro suffer in the film 'Paa'?
⬥ A: Progeria
⬥ B: Dyslexia
⬥ C: Alzheimer's Disease
⬥ D: Polio
₹1,60,000 (6 of 12) - 0:45 time limit Audio question
Where was this historic speech given? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Red Fort, New Delhi
⬥ B: Central Hall of Parliament
⬥ C: Rashtrapati Bhavan
⬥ D: Teen Murti Bhawan
Nupur decided to phone Prashant Ranjan in Delhi, who suggested B: Central Hall of Parliament with a high level of certainty. Satisfied, Nupur decided to take his advice and lock in B, winning ₹160,000. Shortly after, the klaxon called time, and she would return on ₹160,000, with only one lifeline remaining.
₹320,000 (7 of 12) - 0:45 time limit Safety Net Question
What design by IITian D Udaya Kumar was adopted by the Government of India in 2010?
⬥ A: National Symbol
⬥ B: Ten Rupee Coin
⬥ C: CWG Mascot
⬥ D: Rupee Symbol
After answering this question correctly, Nupur gained her Ask the Expert lifeline and the ₹50,000,000 jackpot question.
₹640,000 (8 of 13) - Not Timed
Which of these states has the largest geographical area? 'Expert Advice' lifeline used
⬥ A: West Bengal
⬥ B: Bihar
⬥ C: Chhattisgarh
⬥ D: Tamil Nadu
Although she initially felt the answer could be B: Bihar, Nupur decided to ask the expert, filmmaker and screenwriter R. Balki. He eventually advised Nupur that she could "bet on C", with 79% certainty. She decided to take the advice and lock in C, winning ₹640,000.
₹1,250,000 (9 of 13) - Not Timed
Chinese and American are the only two surviving species of which animal? 'Double Dip' lifeline used
⬥ A: Turtle
⬥ B: Panda
⬥ C: Rattlesnack
⬥ D: Alligator
Nupur decided to use Double Dip. Her first guess was D: Alligator, which turned out to be the right answer.
₹2,500,000 (10 of 13) - Not Timed
For his contribution to the study of what did Venkatraman Ramakrishnan share a Nobel Prize in 2009?
⬥ A: Ribosome
⬥ B: Mitochondria
⬥ C: Chloroplasts
⬥ D: Golgi apparatus
₹5,000,000 (10 of 13) - Not Timed
Which world leader was the Chief Guest at the 2010 Republic Day Parade in New Delhi?
⬥ A: Lee Myung-bak
⬥ B: Nursultan Nazarbayev
⬥ C: Vladimir Putin
⬥ D: Nicolas Sarkozy
With no idea, Nupur decided to quit the game at this stage. If she had played, she would have said D: Nicolas Sarkozy, but the correct answer was A: Lee Myung-bak.
Trivia[]
At the time of her appearance, an image of Nupur after using Audience Poll on her ₹10,000 question went viral on the Internet. The picture has been used for thumbnails of YouTube videos, as well as an article on the website OMGUbuntu.
Nupur would return as a member of the studio audience for the Finale Week - including the Grand Finale - from December 6-9, 2010, seated alongside fellow season 4 contestants Prashant Batar and Rahat Taslim.
Since late July 2015, Nupur currently works as Assistant Professor at Pt J.N.M. Medical College Raipur.
In an Instagram post dated October 16, 2022, 12 years after her run was broadcast, Nupur reflected on her KBC experience, extending her gratitude to Sony Entertainment Television, the network that broadcasts the show, and "Celebrating the grandeur ,the magnanimity , the absolutely tangible charisma n aura of... (sic)" host Amitabh Bachchan.
Nupur's run to the million (both episodes)
