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Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?

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Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?
Promotional poster
Also known asPaanchvi Pass, Paanchvi Ki Class
Directed byGagandeep Bijraniya
Presented byShah Rukh Khan
StarringShrishti Srivastava
Opening theme"Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?" by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Country of originIndia
Original languagesHindi, English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes37
Production
ProducersSiddhartha Basu, Akash Sharma, Ramit Bharti Mittal
Running timeApprox. 60 min (with commercials)
Production companyBulldog Media & Entertainment
Original release
NetworkSTAR Plus
Release25 April (2008-04-25) –
27 July 2008 (2008-07-27)

Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? (transl.Are You Smarter Than Someone Who Passed the Fifth Grade?) is a game show hosted by leading Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan. It is the Indian version of the popular American game show, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? [1] and was telecast on Indian Television channel STAR Plus. The show premiered on 25 April 2008 and the last episode was telecast on 27 July 2008 with Lalu Prasad Yadav as the special guest. The top prize was 5 crore (equivalent to 14 crore or US$1.7 million in 2023).

The Indian series was licensed by Bulldog Media & Entertainment.

Cheats

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The show used "cheats" based on the American show. Each cheat may be used once per game.

  • Taak Jhank (peek): the contestant had the opportunity to review his or her current teammate's answer before submitting his or her own
  • Copy: the contestant could choose to use his or her teammate's answer.
  • Bachao (save): This cheat was triggered automatically if the contestant gave a wrong answer. If the contestant's current partner had the correct answer, the contestant was then saved.

Cheats are not available for use in the bonus (final) question.

Teammates

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The teammates were five school aged children chosen by the producers of the show. Each child could be used for assistance on two questions, excluding the bonus question.

The five possible teammates

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Homework questions

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This show also posed homework questions, offering 100,000 (equivalent to 280,000 or US$3,300 in 2023) to a viewer selected by draw who correctly answered a question asked at the end of the show.

Payout structure

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Prize amounts
1 2 3 4 5 (safe level) 6 7 8 9 10 Final Win (Bonus)
10,000 20,000 50,000 1,00,000 2,00,000 5,00,000 10,00,000 20,00,000 50,00,000 1 crore 5 crore

Giving the correct answer to their fifth question guarantees the contestant leaves with at least 2 lakh. The contestant may walk away ("drop out") at any question after the first to end the game and keep their winnings. Only the subject of the final question is shown. This is the contestant's final opportunity to walk away with 1 crore. If they choose to see the final question, they will have to risk 98 lakh and cannot walk away or seek help from teammates.

References

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  1. ^ "Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain (TV Series)". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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