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crorepati

(ˈkrɔːˌpətɪ)
n
(in India) a person whose assets are worth at least one crore or 10 million rupees
[from crore + Sanskrit pati lord]
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A participant of the Indian TV game show Kaun Banega Crorepati won $20,000 after answering the question about Nursultan Nazarbayev and the capital city of Kazakhstan, NUR.KZ reported.
Twenty-nine years later, Noopur Singh, won Rs 12.5 lakh at the country's most celebrated game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC) hosted by superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
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Summary: New Delhi (India), Aug 4 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to don the host's hat for the eleventh season of the much-loved 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'.
Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is host for 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', gestures on the set of the show's 8th season in Mumbai on September 20, 2014.
This time, it is not going to be a tragic drama, the genre which she has chosen herself after her comeback, but an entertaining Eid show titled Kaun Bane Ga Chichorpati, apparently a parody of the popular gameshow Kaun Bane Ga Crorepati.
In the assessment year (AY) 2014-15, the 'crorepati' individuals or those with gross income of over Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) were 48,417 with a cumulative income of Rs 2.05 lakh crore.
"However, the BJP is attempting to break the legitimate agitation of FWICE, and despite their pleas, Amitabh Bachchan continues the shooting of the upcoming Kaun Banega Crorepati show in Film City with police security.
The case relates to income earned by the actor from the popular television quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati .
On the special day, the veteran, currently seen as the host of TV game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati", also expressed his love towards his friends, fans and family, on his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com.
15 -- The talented Rani Mukherjee who plays a senior inspector fighting evil crimes in the upcoming movie Mardaani met a real life crime fighter, Fatma Khatun on Sony TV's Kaun Banega Crorepati. A victim of human trafficking, Fatma showed immense courage to fight this crime.
a segment of Sony Pictures Private Limited has launched the gaming application of the popular TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) for smartphones.