KBC

KBC may refer to:

Kaun Banega Crorepati

Kaun Banega Crorepati (Who will become a Millionaire; popularly known as KBC) is an Indian television game show originally aired on Star Plus commissioned by the programming team of Sameer Nair and Tarun Katial.

While based on the UK game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, KBC intersperses the playing of the game with Bollywood style musical numbers and other entertainment.

Seasons

Season 1: 2000-2001

KBC first aired in 2000 and was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, his first appearance on Indian television. KBC initially offered contestants the chance to win up to ten million Rupees, but doubled this in 2001 to two crore Rupees, further adjusted from the fourth season to include a jackpot of 50 million rupees. The season ended in 2001. The show was well received from the very first season.

Season 2: 2005-2006

On 5 August 2005, the show was restarted after a four-year hiatus, and renamed Kaun Banega Crorepati Dwitiya (Kaun Banega Crorepati the Second, or KBC 2) in which the final prize amount was doubled to 20 million rupees. It was abruptly ended by STAR Plus after the host Amitabh Bachchan fell ill in 2006.