KBC 11: The Rs 12,50,000 question that made Sangita Chaudhary quit Amitabh Bachchan’s show

Kaun Banega Crorepati 11: Sangita Chaudhary played well till the eleventh question worth Rs 6,40,000. But the twelfth question of Rs 12,50,000 made her quit the show.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | November 23, 2019 08:32 AM IST

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KBC 11: Sangita Chaudhary won Rs 6,40,000.

Sangita Chaudhary resumed playing Amitabh Bachchan hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 on Friday’s episode. She played well till the eleventh question worth Rs 6,40,000. But the twelfth question of Rs 12,50,000 made her quit the show.

The question that Sangita failed to answer was, ‘In Hindu mythology, Rishi Vashisht was a preceptor of which clan?’ Options were-Ikshvaku, Paurav, Kuru, Nishaad. Having no clue about it, Sangita decided to quit the show. Upon quitting, she guessed Paurav as the answer. But it was the wrong answer. Ikshvaku was the correct answer.

Sangita took home Rs 6,40,000.

After Sangita, KBC Karamveer hosted Purnota Dutta Bahl, the CEO of Cuddles 4 Cancer. Her foundation has benefited more than 35,000 children who are fighting cancer. She was joined by Emraan Hashmi who will share the screen with Big B in upcoming mystery thriller Chehre.

Together, they won Rs 6,40,000 and decided to quit the show as they didn’t know the answer to the twelfth question worth Rs 12,50,000.

The question which they failed to answer was, ‘Which actor won his first national award for his debut movie as a lead actor in “Mrigaya”‘? Options were–Utpal Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Uttam Kumar.

After quitting, Purnota guessed Uttam Kumar as the answer but it was incorrect. The correct answer was Mithun Chakraborty.