This is the Indian adaptation of "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire", the illustrious British-American game-show media franchise.
It's nothing like the two I mentioned. So, a quick comparison to give you somewhat of a glimpse to what exactly are the differences between the O.G. and the Indian version.
Rules are simplified; rules such as 'stocking remaining time' and 'Plus One' are short lived or removed, probably due to ads not fitting in time-slot.
Heavy marketing of Amitabh Bachchan (legendary Bollywood actor) in show indents, compared to the contestants.
The positives of Kaun Banega Crorepati :
The negatives :
Score : 9/20 Thoughts : It's not painful or unwatchable, but not a recommendation. Watch the American or British version for a better version of the same concept.
It's nothing like the two I mentioned. So, a quick comparison to give you somewhat of a glimpse to what exactly are the differences between the O.G. and the Indian version.
- Rules simpler
Rules are simplified; rules such as 'stocking remaining time' and 'Plus One' are short lived or removed, probably due to ads not fitting in time-slot.
- Host marketing
Heavy marketing of Amitabh Bachchan (legendary Bollywood actor) in show indents, compared to the contestants.
The positives of Kaun Banega Crorepati :
- the "threshold" system more fine-tuned
- Somewhat charismatic feel
- Contestants somewhat diverse (even though it's a TRP exhibit half the time)
The negatives :
- Too much time given to advertisements
- Contestant sob stories over-glorified
- Unnecessary sponsor tie-ins
- Lifelines are predictable as they're extremely effective almost every daggum time
Score : 9/20 Thoughts : It's not painful or unwatchable, but not a recommendation. Watch the American or British version for a better version of the same concept.