KBC Gameshow Glossary

CONTEST DESCRIPTION

“Kaun Banega Crorepati” is a quiz based game show primarily in Hindi language which is being produced by Studio NEXT (“Producer”) for initial exhibition on the channel Sony Entertainment Television (“Channel”) which is owned by Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited and/or its affiliates.

DEFINITIONS

• Auditions”

  means the ground Auditions held at various cities on certain dates as
  informed to the selected Contestant(s).

• Auditionee(s)

  The Registrant(s) who is selected for participation in the Auditions

• “Back-up Participant(s)

  The Auditionee(s) selected to participate in the Fastest
  Finger First round of the Competition, only in case any selected Participant(s) does
  not appear for the shoot at the Studio, for any reason.

• Company/SPN

  Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited and/or its affiliates,
  the organizers of the Competition.

• Competition

  General knowledge quiz titled “Kaun Banega Crorepati- Season 11
  (“KBC”).

• Hot Seat Contestant

  means the winning Contestant(s) of the Fastest Finger First round and who occupies the Hot Seat before the host of the Program to participate further in the Competition.

• Phone A Friend Candidate

  A friend of the Participant who is selected by the Participant as phone a friend lifeline candidate. Phone A Friend Candidate(s) shall be above 18 years of age as on May 01,2019
  and an Indian national residing in India.

• Producer

  means the producer of the Program which is Studio NEXT.

• Program

  The recordings of the Competition in the Studio (including any seasonal
  special/s / Celebrity Special recording).

• Seasonal special/s

  Any Episode/s of the Show specially recorded to celebrate a
  specific time of year.

• Show

  Each Episode of the Program (including any Seasonal special/s or Celebrity
  special/s Episode/s/) that is telecast.

• Studio

  means the Studio at Film City, Goregaon (East), Mumbai or any other studio as decided by the Company/Producer where the shoot for the Competition / part of the Competition / promos of the Competition takes place.

• Contestant(s)

  The Registrant(s), Auditionee(s), Participant(s), Back-up
  Participant(s), Hot Seat Contestant(s) all collectively referred to as “Contestant(s)”.
  Any Contestant who has made it even once to the FFF of the current season of the
  Competition or any of the previous seasons of the Competition, will not be eligible to
  participate in the current season of the Competition.

• Contributor

  Any person other than the Contestant(s), who participates, attends,
  and/or is present at any of the Auditions, Competition, the Studio, the Program, and/or
  the Show

• Celebrity special/s

  Any Episode/s of the Show specially recorded with Celebrity
  Hot Seat Contestant(s).

• Participant(s)

  The Auditionee(s) who is selected to participate in the Fastest Finger
  First round of the Competition.

• Fastest-Finger First

  means that part of the Program where a question is asked to the selected Participant(s), who in turn shall answer the same. The first Participant to correctly answer the question shall be entitled to proceed to the Hot Seat as the Hot Seat Contestant.

• Registrant(s)

  Any person(s) who participates in the Competition and who (i) is above eighteen (18)years of age as on May 01, 2019; (ii) is a citizen of India, residing in India (iii) is of sound mind and health and (iv) enters the Competition in accordance with the Rules and Regulations stated below. Employees of SPN, of the Producer, of the advertising agency which has been appointed from time to time, and also employees of the sponsors; and members of their immediate family; persons other than Indian nationals, or Indian nationals living out of India, or those who do not qualify under the definition of resident of India as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 or those not conversant in spoken Hindi, are ineligible to enter the Competition

• Rules and Regulations

  These Rules and Regulations governing the Competition,stated herein in entirety, as may be amended from time to time.

• Schedule

  An Episode or a set of Episodes to be recorded and/or recording dates
  as pre-determined by the Company.

• Winner

  The Hot Seat Contestant(s) who correctly answers all questions posed by
  the Host in the Show.