MUMBAI: Kaun Banega Crorepati is one of the most popular quiz-based game shows. The show entertains as well as disseminates information and knowledge. Currently, season 11 is on air and has kept the viewers hooked to the TV screens. The show is hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Last night episode, i.e., 5 November, was a really interesting one. Pankaj Maheshwari, a resident of Jaipur, was a rollover contestant and resumed his game last night. The tax consultant played smoothly until the 13th question, and easily won Rs. 25 lakh. But, when host Amitabh Bachchan asked him the 14th question worth Rs 50 lakh, Pankaj was taken aback. He was unable to answer the question and decided to quit the show with a winning amount of Rs 25 lakh.
The question that stopped Pankaj from moving ahead in the game was, 'For whom did Allama Iqbal write these lines, "Hind Ko Ek Mard-e-Kamil Ne Jagaya Khwab Se"?'. The four choices given were, Guru Nanak, Nizamuddin Auliya, Ranjit Singh and Mirza Ghalib. When Big B threw this question, Pankaj was left confused. He tried hard to think and find the correct answer, but failed to do so. And, as he did not want to take any risk, Pankaj decided to quit and bid adieu to the show. He left the hot seat and took home a huge amount of 25 lakh home.
The answer to the question that made Pankaj quit the show is option B, 'Guru Nanak'. Allama Iqbal wrote, "Hind Ko Ek Mard-e-Kamil Ne Jagaya Khwab Se", for the Guru of Sikhs, Guru Nanak Saheb.
Speaking about Pankaj Mashewari, he has qualified the National Eligibility Test and aspires to be a Chartered Accountant. Though he has completed the second stage of the professional course, he has not been able to clear the CA finals. He has given multiple attempts for the same, but is willing to give it another chance.
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