Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati

Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati is an Indian game show presented in Marathi on E-TV Marathi. It is the official Indian Marathi adaptation of the internationally-renowned Sony Pictures, television-owned game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and its successful Hindi adaptation Kaun Banega Crorepati hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.

As opposed to its Hindi counterpart, the Marathi version of this reality show will be featuring the famous Marathi actor Sachin Khedekar as the anchor.

Format

Sachin Khedekar will ask a set of 15 questions, and the contestant to answer all of them correctly will be awarded a prize of Rupees 1 crore.

The initial questions will have a time limit of 30 seconds per question. The contestant obligatorily will decide the number of time-bound multiple choice questions. The game will have 3 life lines, which are the following:

• 50-50, where 2 incorrect options out of 4 are deleted.
• Phone A Friend, where the contestant can make a phone call to any known person of his/her choice.
• Audience Poll, where the audience will vote on the question asked to the contestant and select an option of their choice. The options with their corresponding votes will be graphically represented and the contestant will have to make a choice among those.

The contestant will have the power to quit at any moment of the show with the won amount. Selecting a wrong answer will lead to immediate termination and the contestant will have to leave with a certain amount.

External Links

• Official Website

Seasons

The award prize in Season 1 was Rs. 1 crore.In Season 2, the award prize has been increased to Rs. 2 crores.

This show started in May 2013 on local ETV Marathi channel at 8.30 PM to 10.30 PM from Monday to Wednesday.