Amitabh Bachchan's booming baritone, the flashing computer and a prize booty of Rs.2 crore (20 million) - India's most popular TV game show is back, bigger and better than even before.
The phone lines for Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 (KBC 2) open at 9 p.m. Monday night and this time around, the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" would be aired only on weekends. "We boosted our weekday viewership tremendously with KBC and now we want to focus on our weekend viewership," said a source at Star TV.
"The second run of Kaun Banega Crorepati would do that for us." The show hosted by super star Amitabh Bachchan would be broadcast from Aug 5 every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Other changes this time are that participants would be able to see the questions on screen on the Star Plus channel, instead of having to call a number to find out the question everyday.
Viewers can also use SMS to enter KBC.
Calls must only be made from BSNL or MTNL landlines and only Airtel for mobile phones. The phone numbers are 1904424782701-04 and for SMS KBC to 64601-04.
The show would continue till Feb 17 and a total of 85 episodes would be screened. The contestants too would have four lifelines instead of the previous three. The audience will also have a play along option where one person would win a yet undecided sum of money everyday.
Contestants must be over 18 years and must have not participated in the earlier KBC.
Through the phones lines and SMS, five hundred people will be selected. A random computer selection will reduce this list to 100 people. This list will then be shortened to 10 people, who would share the dais with Amitabh Bachchan on KBC.
The 'fastest finger first' elimination process would be played with these 10 and the winner would get to sit on the hot seat and try and win the jackpot.
Harvard students condemn Oxford University
Publish Date : 3/5/2007 7:11:00 AM
Two Harvard students, including an NRI, have condemned Oxford University, where they are Rhodes scholars, as "outdated" and "frustrating" and dismissed its world famous Bodleian library as "less than inspiring".
Indian embassy to outsource jobs to American firm
Publish Date : 3/5/2007 7:10:00 AM
After taking thousands of American jobs through outsourcing, India is planning to give a few back. The Indian embassy in the US capital is planning to outsource processing of visas to a US-based company.
Badal heads 18-member coalition ministry in Punjab(Final lead: Badal)
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:29:00 AM
Octogenarian leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Parkash Singh Badal, on Friday took oath as Punjab's new Chief Minister and will lead an 18-member SAD-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition ministry.
Bareilly eunuch adopts a girl child
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:22:00 AM
It was a day of celebration for Saroj, a eunuch in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, as 'she' has become a 'mother' by adopting a baby girl.
Kalam offers prayer at Fatehpuri Masjid
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:16:00 AM
Keeping a promise made two years ago, President A P J Abdul Kalam today offered prayers at the historic Fatehpuri Masjid in Chandni Chowk here along with thousands of Muslims.
Union Budget directionless, says Modi
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:41:00 AM
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today criticised the Union Budget by terming it as "directionless".
Centre allocates over Rs 100 crore for minority zones
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:38:00 AM
Unfazed by the BJP's criticism over its welfare schemes for Muslims, the Congress-led Central Government has allocated over Rs 100 crore for development programmes in select districts with a sizeable population of minorities.
Kins of political bigwigs fail to find voters' favour
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:27:00 AM
The assembly polls in Punjab turned out to be unkind for several kins of political bigwigs as voters rejected most of them barring some of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) supremo Parkash Singh Badal's near and dear ones.
High Court order on age of nursery admission tomorrow
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:24:00 AM
The Delhi High Court today observed that the city Government's submission that a child should be four-years-old to get admission in nursery class was contrary to the law.
Parliament session may be stormy tomorrow on Quattrocchi issue
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:18:00 AM
After the lull, it is going to be storm again in Parliament tomorrow.
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