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Sushil Kumar was the first contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati to win 5 Crore.

Before he applied for the show, he was a computer instructor in MNEREGA earning a meager Rs. 6,000 per month.

He was dubbed, by many people, as the 'real Slumdog Millionaire'. 

Sushil Kumar's Run[]

Fastest Finger First Question[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the shortest, arrange these periods of time in ascending order.
⬥ A: Pauna Ghanta ⬥ B: Sava Ghanta
⬥ C: Ek Ghanta ⬥ D: Adha Ghanta
From the 8 remaining contestants, all of them got it right, but Sushil Kumar (with a time of 4.957 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-A-C-B, making it into the Hot Seat.

Sushil Kumar's Run to 5 Crore[]

₹5,000 (1 of 13) - 45 seconds
Which of these phrases means "Bewakoof Banana"?
⬥ A: Joote Phekna ⬥ B: Topi Pahnana
⬥ C: Note Lahrana ⬥ D: Upvaas Karna
₹10,000 (2 of 13) - 45 seconds
'Kanjak Pujan' or 'Kanya Pujan' is a ritual associated with which Hindu festival?
⬥ A: Gangaur ⬥ B: Navratri
⬥ C: Hartalika Teej ⬥ D: Ahoi Ashtami
₹20,000 (3 of 13) - 45 seconds
With which part of a computer is the advertising slogan 'Intel Inside' associated?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used.
⬥ A: BIOS ⬥ B: Random Access Memory (RAM)
⬥ C: USB ⬥ D: Processor
Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 11% ⬥ C: 5% ⬥ D: 82%
₹40,000 (4 of 13) - 45 seconds
'Mithila' and 'Madhubani' are also names of which kind of folk art?
⬥ A: Embroidery ⬥ B: Handicraft
⬥ C: Folk Songs ⬥ D: Painting
₹80,000 (5 of 13) - 45 seconds
Whose voice is this?
* This question contains an audio tape.
⬥ A: Mulayam Singh Yadav ⬥ B: Ram Vilas Paswan
⬥ C: Lalu Prasad Yadav ⬥ D: Nitish Kumar
₹160,000 (6 of 13) - 45 seconds
Muammar Gaddafi was the ruler of which country from 1969 to 2011?
⬥ A: Libya ⬥ B: Tunisia
⬥ C: Sudan ⬥ D: Egypt
₹320,000 (7 of 13) - Not Timed
Who is the author of the play 'Andher Nagri'?
⬥ A: Mohan Rakesh ⬥ B: Amritial Nagar
⬥ C: Bharatendu Harishchandra ⬥ D: Dharamvir Bharati
₹640,000 (8 of 13) - Not Timed
According to the 2011 - 2012 Union Budget, people over what age are considered 'very senior citizens'?
⬥ A: 65 ⬥ B: 75
⬥ C: 80 ⬥ D: 90
₹1,250,000 (9 of 13) - Not Timed
After Sachin Tendulkar, which Indian batsman has scored the most number of runs in Test cricket?
⬥ A: Sunil Gavaskar ⬥ B: Rahul Dravid
⬥ C: Md Azharuddin ⬥ D: VVS Laxman
After this question, the episode ended (However, there is no klaxon sound), and he would return on next episode with ₹1,250,000 and 3 lifelines left.
₹2,500,000 (10 of 13) - Not Timed
Which investigation agency was founded in 2009 and given special powers to probe terror crimes in India?
⬥ A: National Security Guard ⬥ B: Special Task Force
⬥ C: National Investigation Agency ⬥ D: Anti-Terrorism Squad
₹5,000,000 (11 of 13) - Not Timed
According to Hindu mythology, who among these was the daughter of an 'apsara' and a 'rishi'?
⬥ A: Devaki ⬥ B: Rukmini
⬥ C: Shakuntala ⬥ D: Ganga
₹1 Crore (12 of 13) - Not Timed
What was the only dowry, apart from a few yards of khadi, that Lai Bahadur Shastri accepted in his marriage?
"Ask the Expert" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Bhagwad Gita ⬥ B: Khadaun
⬥ C: Gandhi Topi ⬥ D: Charkha
₹5 Crore (13 of 13) - Not Timed
Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 18, 1868? 
'Phone-A-Friend' and 'Double Dip' lifelines used.
⬥ A: Belgium  ⬥ B: Italy 
⬥ C: Denmark  ⬥ D: France

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