Pranay Shetty

Pranay Shetty appeared as a contestant, who appeared on the twelfth episode of the fourth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati on October 28, 2010 and won Rs. 2,500,000.

KBC Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the northernmost, arrange the following trains of the Indian Railways by the pilgrimage sites in their names.
⬥ A: Tirumala Express	⬥ B: Amarnath Express
⬥ C: Prayagraj Express	⬥ D: Golden Temple Express

The correct order was B-D-C-A. Out of 6 contestants, 3 got it right, the fastest being Pranay in 6.572 seconds.

Pranay Shetty's Run to Rs. 50,000,000[]

Rs. 5,000 (1 of 13) - 30 seconds
By definition, which of these would you get if you were given your 'Tankhwa'?
⬥ A: Suspension	⬥ B: Salary
⬥ C: Award	⬥ D: Promotion

Rs. 10,000 (2 of 13) - 30 seconds
Hitler, Arrogant, Rascal and Idiot have been used to describe which character in a commercial?
⬥ A: Sunil Babu	⬥ B: Mr Missed Call Magan
⬥ C: Hari Sadu	⬥ D: Daddu

Rs. 20,000 (3 of 13) - 45 seconds
Who was the couch of Argentina in the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
⬥ A: Carlos Dunga	⬥ B: Gabriel Batistuta
⬥ C: Diego Maradona	⬥ D: Fabio Capello

Rs. 40,000 (4 of 13) - 45 seconds
Whose story is told in the books, 'Azkaban ka Qaidi', 'Aag ka Pyala', 'Rahasmayi Tahkhana' and 'Maut ke Tohfe'?
⬥ A: Harry Potter	⬥ B: Edward Cullen
⬥ C: Alice	⬥ D: Shaktiman

Rs. 80,000 (5 of 13) - 45 seconds
Which of these business groups has the rising Sun as its logo?
⬥ A: Reliance ADAG	⬥ B: Vedanta
⬥ C: Aditya Birla	⬥ D: Unilever

Rs. 160,000 (6 of 13) - 45 seconds
Identify the singer from this video clip. Audio question, "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Kailash Kher	⬥ B: Atif Aslam
⬥ C: Javed Ali	⬥ D: K K
Ask the Audience Results: A: 89% ⬥ B: 5% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 4%

Rs. 320,000 (7 of 13) - 45 seconds
After whom has the Bandra-Worli Sea Link been named?
⬥ A: Indira Gandhi	⬥ B: J R D Tata
⬥ C: Chhatrapati Shivaji	⬥ D: Rajiv Gandhi

Rs. 640,000 (8 of 16) - Not Timed
On which river is the fictional town of Malgudi, in R K Narayan's stories? "Phone-a-Friend" and "Ask the Expert" lifelines used
⬥ A: Kaveri	⬥ B: Godavari
⬥ C: Hemavati	⬥ D: Sarayu

Pranay's phone-a-friend team consist of: Debashree Mitra (Bengaluru), Prasad Shetty (Bengaluru) and Siddharth Vij (Hyderabad). Pranay opts to call Debashree Mitra (from Bengaluru).

The expert's answer: D.

Rs. 1,250,000 (9 of 16) - 60 seconds
Which of these cities or towns is named after a dynasty of the Delhi Sultanat?
⬥ A: Lucknow	⬥ B: Ludhiana
⬥ C: Larkana	⬥ D: Lahore

Rs. 2,500,000 (10 of 13) - Not Timed
Who was the first woman to contest elections for the post of President of India? "Double Dip" lifeline used
⬥ A: Pratibha Patil	⬥ B: Najma Heptullah
⬥ C: Lakshmi Sehgal	⬥ D: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Rs. 5,000,000 (11 of 13) - Not Timed
Anand Satyanand became the first person of Indian origin to be appointed as the Governor-General of which country in 2006?
⬥ A: New Zealand	⬥ B: Fiji
⬥ C: Mauritius	⬥ D: Maldives

Pranay decided to walk away and won Rs. 1,250,000. His guess would have been B, but the right answer was A.

Sources[]

Pranay's Run to 5 Crore

Preceded by Sabarna Chatterjee	Indian Contestant (Season 4) Pranay Shetty	Succeeded by Akshay Kumar (Hot Seat)