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Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati
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Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati or Kon Honar Crorepati is an Indian game show presented in Marathi on Colors Marathi and later on Sony Marathi. It is the official Indian Marathi adaptation of the Sony Pictures, television-owned game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and its Hindi adaptation Kaun Banega Crorepati hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
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| Presented by | Sachin Khedekar (1,2,5) Swwapnil Joshi (3) Nagraj Manjule (4) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Marathi |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Distributor | Sony Marathi (Global) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ETV Marathi (1–3) Sony Marathi (4-5) |
| Original release | May 2013 – present |
As opposed to its Hindi counterpart, the Marathi version of this reality show will be featuring Marathi actor Sachin Khedekar as the anchor. The third season is being hosted by Swapnil Joshi. Later the show mainly hosted by Nagraj Manjule a famous Marathi Director who also started a serious "Karamveer" in the show, about people who did extraordinary work in social sector. First Karamveer is being called on show was Adhik Kadam who worked for the children of Jammu and Kashmir since 1997 and helping communities with emergency medical services by providing Ambulances, doctors, paramedics but mostly love and respect.
Format[edit]
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 are removed
- Ask the expert
- 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.
Current Life Lines:
- 50-50
- Phone A Friend
- Chat Room
Seasons[edit]
The award prize in Season 1 was Rs. 1 crore. In Season 2, the award prize has been increased to Rs. 2 crores. Season 3 was hosted by Swapnil Joshi.
This show started in May 2013 on ETV Marathi channel at 9 to 10.30 pm from Monday to Wednesday.
The 4th and 5th season has aired on Sony Marathi. 4th season was hosted by Director Nagraj Manjule. Season 1, 2 and 5 were hosted by Sachin Khedekar.
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