Kaun Banega Crorepati: Season 3
Star Television recruited Shah Rukh Khan to host the third season of the show when Bachchan declined. The grand prize remained 2 Crore (twenty million) Rupees. The third season of the show began airing on 22 January 2007 with the first contestant as Prasenjit Sarkar who was the last contestant dropped from season two midway owing to Bachchan's health. The show started well but the show's ratings dropped significantly
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Star Television recruited Shah Rukh Khan to host the third season of the show when Bachchan declined. The grand prize remained 2 Crore (twenty million) Rupees. The third season of the show began airing on 22 January 2007 with the first contestant as Prasenjit Sarkar who was the last contestant dropped from season two midway owing to Bachchan's health. The show started well but the show's ratings dropped significantly due to the change of the host. The season ended on 19 April 2007 with a special finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Episode 15
Feb 14, 2007 · 70 min
Valentine Special with Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora; Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar; Farah Khan and Karan Johar
Episode 24
Mar 1, 2007 · 70 min
Holi Special with Rani Mukerji & Preity Zinta. Won Rs. 5,000,000.
Grand Finale (Priyanka Chopra & Kareena Kapoor; Katrina Kaif & Salman Khan)
Apr 19, 2007 · 70 min
Grand finale with Priyanka Chopra & Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif & Salman Khan