‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 12’: Anupa Das becomes the third crorepati of this season

Anupa Das has become ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 12’s third crorepati. Das hails from Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Earlier, Nazia Nasim, a communications manager from Delhi, and IPS officer Mohita Sharma from Himachal Pradesh won Rs 1 crore on the quiz reality show.

Anupa Das is a teacher by profession and she said that she would use her prize money for her mother’s cancer treatment. She told host, Amitabh Bachchan, that it took her 20 years to come on the show.

The Rs. 1 crore question was-Who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery on November 18, 1962, at Rezang La in Ladakh? The options were-Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Lt Col Addeshir Tarapore, Subedar Joginder Singh and Major Shaitan Singh. The correct answer was Major Shaitan Singh. But Anupa couldn’t crack the Rs 7 crore jackpot question. She quit the game and won Rs. 1 crore prize money.

 

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Anupa turned emotional after winning the prize money and told Amitabh Bachchan that she never imagined to win such a huge amount of money. Amitabh told her that it was not an ordinary game. He also called Anupa’s mother through a video call to share the news of her daughter winning Rs. 1 crore.

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