KBC 15 Premiere: The show has completed a journey of 23 years

KBC 15: The 15th season of TV’s most popular quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ is going to start on Monday. This show changed the fortunes of many people overnight. Amitabh Bachchan will once again ask the contestants in front of Computer Ji and make those who give the correct answers rich. KBC is also one of the longest-running shows on the small screen. As KBC 15 kicks off, let’s take a look at the mega show’s journey.

For 23 years, KBC program has been airing

The popular American game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” has an official Hindi version called KBC. The first episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ started on Star Plus in 2000 on 3rd July. When this show started, hardly anyone thought that people would like the quiz show so much and the show would go so far. We know you can’t wait to get to the hot seat!

Shah Rukh Khan has also hosted KBC

So far 14 seasons of this show have come. This third season is hosted by Shah Rukh Khan. Apart from this, Amitabh Bachchan has been hosting all the seasons till now. In fact, in 2007, Amitabh Bachchan refused to do the show, after which the third season of the show was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan. The makers expected that this time too the show would be the same hit, but it did not happen. The TRP ratings of the show had taken a drastic dip and the audience was not ready to accept Shah Rukh Khan as the new host, after which Amitabh Bachchan was brought back again for the new season.

These people have been the winners of the show

Although many people have tried their luck in ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, only a few people have got the chance. Every season many people reach the hot seat, but not everyone has been able to reach the final amount. Know about the contestants who surprised everyone with their store of knowledge on the show, reached the final stage of the game and won a huge amount of money.

Prize money reached from one crore to 7.5 crore

The show started with prize money of Rs 1 crore. The second season of the show started in the year 2005. For the second season and third season (2007) the prize money was increased to Rs 2 crore.

The fourth season of the show started in 2010 when the prize money was brought back to Rs 1 crore, but a jackpot question was added, answering which the contestant could win Rs 5 crore.

In the 7th season in 2013, the prize money was increased to Rs 7 crore. In the 14th season, once again the prize money was increased to Rs 7.5 crore.