KBC 17 Begins; Contestant Stumped on ₹50 Lakh Question in First Episode

Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 17 Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati has returned with Season 17. The first episode of KBC 17 aired on Monday in which a question worth Rs 50 lakh was asked which the contestant could not answer. Let's know a little more about it.

Amitabh Bachchan's popular reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 17 has started. On Monday, the first episode of KBC 17 was telecast from TV to OTT. Kaun Banega Crorepati started with a grand premiere and in a new style under the leadership of Big B.

Manavpreet Singh appeared as a contestant in the first episode of the show, who was asked a question worth Rs 50 lakh. Manavpreet did not have the answer to this. Let's know which question Amitabh asked to the first contestant of this season sitting on the hot seat.

50 Lakh Question

In Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 17, Manavpreet Singh showed the passion to answer Amitabh Bachchan's questions. He had a great start sitting on the hot seat. He answered the question of 25 lakhs without using any lifeline.

But the real problem got stuck on the 14th and 50 lakh question of the episode, which Manavpreet Singh did not have. If we look at that question of KBC 17, it was this-

To which South American writer did Rabindranath Tagore dedicate his poetry collection Purbi? Manavpreet had four options to answer this question, which are as follows-

(A) Gabriel Mistral

(B) Victoria Ocampo

(C) Maria Luisa Bombal

(D) Teresa de la Parra

The situation was such that the contestant could not choose the right option from these four and quit the show. With this, he got out after winning a sum of 25 lakhs. For your information, let us tell you that the correct answer to this 50 lakh question was option B- Victoria Ocampo.

KBC completes 25 years

Actually Kaun Banega Crorepati show is celebrating silver jubilee this time. This reality show started in the year 2000. On the occasion of completion of 25 years, Amitabh Bachchan started KBC 17 this time in Gen-Z style and told that this season will be more exciting than before. You can easily watch Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 17 online on TV channel Sony TV and OTT platform Sony Liv.