Kaun Banega Crorepati 17: Can you guess the answer to the Rs 1 crore question that Delhi's Kashish Singhal couldn't answer?

Time of India

3 days ago

The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 17 starts with host Amitabh Bachchan welcoming the audience and reading an old postcard from one of the fans of the show, expressing his love for the show.
He then conducts the fastest finger first round and selects two contestants for the Jaldi 5. Harshit Sharma and Kashish Singhal play the Jaldi 5 and the latter manages to answer all the questions correctly. The 21-year-old makes it to the hot seat and reveals that she is living her parent's dreams. Host Mr Bachchan talks to Kashish about her love for Mathematics and she shares that it is the easiest subject and it will always have an answer.
However, Big B reveals how much he hates the subject and says, "Humko bola tha graduate hojao, itna ragda humne apne aap ko pass tha kuch 20 points main 19 tak pahuch paaya, paas hogaya, woh bhi third division."
Kashish reveals that she has been preparing for defense courses ever since she passed her 12th class. Big B praises the defence forces and their disciplined life. Mr Bachchan resumes the game and asks the first question of the day for Rs 50,00,00.
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Which sport is the focus of the 2025 film, Sitaare Zameen Par? As Kashish is not sure of the answer, she takes the help of her lifeline 'Sanket Suchak'. Kashish selects Option B) Basketball.
The makers shared a short video about Kashish's life, featuring heartfelt praises from her teachers for the 21-year-old. In the clip, her father opened up about facing heavy business losses, which forced him to run a small shop. He revealed that Kashish now gives tuition to support the family financially.
Kashish expressed her dream of repaying her parents' loan so they can lead a dignified life. Big B appreciates her and her thinking.
Next, for the question of Rs 5,00,000, Kashish uses her second lifeline '50-50'. Which of these animals is not depicted in the State Emblem of India? She goes with Option B) Rhinoceros.
Kashish plays the super sandook next and manages to answer 8 questions correctly and earns Rs 80,000. With the amount she revives her 'Sanket Suchak' lifeline.
Kashish spoke about her family's tough phase when her father's business faced a major loss, forcing them to leave private schools and enroll in government schools instead. After winning Rs 12,50,000, Kashish shared that she now feels relieved knowing she can finally repay the loan.
After Kashish won Rs 25,00,000, host
Amitabh Bachchan
made a video call to her father, who became emotional upon hearing the news. Kashish told him that they would now be able to clear the entire loan.
Kashish next faces a question for Rs 50,00,000. The grandfather of which of these Olympic gold medalists was Sardari Lol Malhotra, a hotelier from Punjab? As she is not sure of the answer, she takes the help of 'Audience Poll' and selects Option A) Sabastain Coe and wins the amount.
She next gears up to answer the question for Rs 1 crore. Which king of the Visigoths demanded pepper, which ancient Rome usually traded from India, as ransom to lift a siege on the city? Kashish tells Mr Bachchan she has no knowledge about the answer and hence she uses her last lifeline 'Sanket Suchak'. However, even after using the lifeline, she was not able to guess the answer and decided to quit the game. After leaving the show, she makes a guess and selects Option B) Aymeric.
Big B inform the correct answer is option C) Alaric
Kashish takes home Rs 50,00,000.
First Crorepati of KBC 13 Himani Bundela: Big B is very humble and very down to earth