The Times of India said on its website that the episode would be broadcast next month. He added he would use part of the prize to train for gruelling examinations to secure a coveted civil service post. 'Before winning this amount, I couldn't buy many books, but now, I will make a huge library.' 'I love reading,' Kumar said in a interview after his win.

The show has had winners in previous series, but at lower jackpot levels. 'An incredible feat! This is what the common man is all about,' he added, describing the excitement on set during filming as 'unimaginable'.īollywood star Bachchan, who began presenting the quiz 11 years ago, said the celebrations that followed were 'rare and once in a lifetime'. 'A young man from the interiors of Bihar, earning a meagre salary of just Rs 6,500 per month, coming from the most humblest of back grounds, reaches the Hot Seat and cracks the ultimate prize - (50 million rupees),' Bachchan wrote. Sushil Kumar, 27, from the impoverished eastern state of Bihar, scooped 50 million rupees on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' during recording on Tuesday, the show's host Amitabh Bachchan revealed on his blog. MUMBAI: A computer operator who earns just $130 a month has become the first person to win the $1 million top prize on the Indian version of the 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' television quiz.

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