Vasu Jaitly, from New Delhi, appeared as a contestant on the fourth and fifth episodes of Series 3 of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the principal Indian version of the show, on 25 and 29 January 2007. She took the money and won Rs. 3,20,000.
KBC Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the youngest, arrange these characters in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Babu Thi in order. | |
| ⬥ A: Mihir | ⬥ B: Baa |
| ⬥ C: Karan | ⬥ D: Bhoomi |
| The right order is D-C-A-B. Out of 10 contestants, 5 answered correctly, the fastest being Vasu in 5.29 seconds. |
Vasu's Run to the 2 Crore[]
| Rs. 1,000 (1 of 15) - Not timed | |
| In the film Dhoom 2, what song does Aishwarya Rai sing for Hrithik Roshan? | |
| ⬥ A: Tapori Banaya Re | ⬥ B: Talli Kiya Re |
| ⬥ C: Crazy Kiya Re | ⬥ D: Balance Udaya Re |
| Rs. 3,000 (2 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which of these is a clay-like substance that can be used as a face mask? | |
| ⬥ A: Moradabadi Mitti | ⬥ B: Multani Mitti |
| ⬥ C: Mewari Mitti | ⬥ D: Madrasi Mitti |
| Rs. 5,000 (3 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which of these festivals is the first to be celebrated after India's Republic Day? | |
| ⬥ A: Deepawali | ⬥ B: Holi |
| ⬥ C: Rakshabandhan | ⬥ D: Janmashtami |
| Rs. 10,000 (4 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Who burst into a wild dance after hitting Andre Nel for a six in the first Test versus South Africa at Johannesburg in 2006? | |
| ⬥ A: V R V Singh | ⬥ B: S Sreesanth |
| ⬥ C: Sourav Ganguly | ⬥ D: M S Dhoni |
| Rs. 20,000 (5 of 15) - Not timed | |
| With which of the following actors did Malika Sherawat appear in the film 'The Myth'? | |
| ⬥ A: Jet Li | ⬥ B: Jackie Chan |
| ⬥ C: Michelle Yeoh | ⬥ D: Bruce Lee Jr |
| Rs. 40,000 (6 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What title did the nominal Mughal ruler Akbar II invest on Ram Mohan Roy? | |
| ⬥ A: Rai Bahadur | ⬥ B: Swami |
| ⬥ C: Raja | ⬥ D: Acharya |
| Rs. 80,000 (7 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which of these authors stood for the post of United Nations Secretary-General in 2006? | |
| ⬥ A: Vikram Chandra | ⬥ B: Vikram Seth |
| ⬥ C: Salman Rushdie | ⬥ D: Shashi Tharoor |
| Rs. 1,60,000 (8 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which states of India and Pakistan are parties to the Sir Creek boundary dispute between the two countries? 'Phone-a-Friend' and 'Switch the Question' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: East Punjab/West Punjab | ⬥ B: Rajasthan/Baluchistan |
| ⬥ C: Jammu and Kashmir/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ⬥ D: Gujarat/Singh |
| After her Phone-a-Friend didn't know, Vasu switched the question. She would have said C, but the right answer is D. |
| Rs. 1,60,000 (8 of 15) - Not timed Switched question | |
| Which of these classical music instruments did not originate in India? '50:50' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Mridangam | ⬥ B: Veena |
| ⬥ C: Ghatam | ⬥ D: Harmonium |
| Ask the Audience Results: B: 9% ⬥ ⬥ D: 91% | |
| Rs. 3,20,000 (9 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Whose extraordinary sporting performance statistically reads 26.3 - 9 - 74 - 10? | |
| ⬥ A: Jim Laker | ⬥ B: Nadia Comaneci |
| ⬥ C: Anil Kumble | ⬥ D: Michael Schumacher |
| Vasu returned the next episode to play for Rs. 6,40,000, with no lifelines remaining. |
| Rs. 6,40,000 (10 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which is India's first and only fully electric car? | |
| ⬥ A: Epic | ⬥ B: EV1 |
| ⬥ C: Reva | ⬥ D: Electra |
| Unsure, Vasu walked away. She would have said B, but the right answer is C. Total Prize Money: Rs. 3,20,000 |
Sources[]
Vasu Jaitly's run to the million (Part 1)- Vasu Jaitly's run to the million (Part 2)
Vasu Jaitly's run to the million (Part 3)- Vasu Jaitly's run to the million (Part 4)
- Vasu Jaitly's run to the million (Part 5)
- Vasu Jaitly's run to the million (Part 6)
- Vasu Jaitly's run to the million (Part 7)
| Preceded by Vinayak Karan |
KBC Contestant (Series 3) Vasu Jaitly |
Succeeded by Nawraj |