Meet this KBC contestant who once won a whooping amount on the show and then got bankrupt. Scroll down to read the name. Published: September 21, 2024 4:50 PM IST By Edited by Bollywood’s Big B, aka Amitabh Bachchan, has proven his mettle in the industry.
Over the years, the actor has delivered several hit films. Apart from movies, Amitabh Bachchan also serves as the host of the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Big B has hosted every season except the third, which was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan.
In season 5, Big B met a contestant who not only won hearts but also took home a substantial amount of money. The prize was so large that it had the potential to change many aspects of the contestant’s life. However, in a tragic turn of events, despite winning it all, he lost it and went bankrupt.
If you’re wondering who we are talking about, it’s none other than Sushil Kumar. He became an overnight sensation after winning ₹5 crore on the show in 2011. Sushil Kumar won a significant amount of money that could have positively transformed his life, but unfortunately, he was unable to manage it well and went bankrupt.
In 2020, Sushil Kumar shared his tragic life story with the world through a Facebook post. Sushil Kumar revealed that after winning ₹5 crore on the show, he was cheated by many people. In a long Facebook post, Sushil wrote, “After KBC, I became a philanthropist, addicted to ‘secret donations,’ and attended about 50 events each month.
Because of this, I was often cheated, which I only realized later after the donations were made. Due to this, my relationship with my wife gradually deteriorated. She often said that I couldn’t distinguish between the right and wrong people and that I wasn’t thinking about the future.
We would often fight over this.” “And how did I go bankrupt? You might find the story a little ‘filmy.’ One day, while I was out walking, a journalist from an English newspaper called me.
Everything was going well until he asked me something that irritated me, so I casually told him that all my money was gone, and I had two cows, surviving by selling milk and earning a small income from it. After that, you all know the impact of that news. Soon after, the people I had surrounded myself with distanced themselves.
I was no longer invited to events, and that’s when I finally had time to think about what I should do next,” he further added. Elaborating on how he became addicted to alcohol and smoking, Sushil revealed, “Due to my line of work, I came into contact with several boys studying media at Jamia Millia, students from IIMC, their seniors, and a few others studying research at JNU. I also met some theatre artists.
However, when these students and artists discussed various subjects, I felt intimidated and realized I didn’t know much about other topics. Slowly, I became addicted to alcohol and smoking, along with other habits. Whenever I stayed in Delhi for a week, I would drink and smoke with seven different groups.
I found their conversations captivating, and in their company, I began to take the media very lightly.” For breaking news and live news updates, like us on or follow us on and . Read more on Latest on .
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