Highlights
- Sushil Kumar, the first to win Rs.5 crore on Kaun Banega Crorepati 5, has turned down an offer to enter reality show Bigg Boss for the sake of his image as an youth icon."I was approached by the officials of Endemol India and offered a place in Big Boss, but I refused," said Sushil. "More than anything, my image is important for me. I don't want to do anything that affects my image."
- In the reality show, celebrities from different walks of life are locked inside a house for 14 weeks. The fifth season of the show went on air on Oct 2 with Akaashdeep Saigal, Amar Upadhyay, Siddharth Bharadwaj, Pooja Missra, Shraddha Sharma, Mahek Chahal, Juhi Parmar, Pooja Bedi, Shonali Nagrani and Shakti Kapoor.
- Several contestants have been voted out as well and adult-films star Sunny Leone has recently entered the house. "If I joined Big Boss and stayed there for some days, it would have changed my mindset and diverted me from my goal," the 27-year-old told IANS.
- Sushil is happy to be the brand ambassador for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) and said: "It is a matter of pride for me to work for common people."
- Before winning the top prize in KBC hosted by mega star Amitabh Bachchan, Sushil worked as a computer operator for the MNREGS in Motihari, his native town in East Champaran district of Bihar. He is married and lives in a large joint family with five brothers, five nieces and a nephew.
Sushil Kumar, the first to win Rs.5 crore on
Kaun Banega Crorepati 5, has turned down an offer to enter reality show
Bigg Boss for the sake of his image as an youth icon."I was approached by the officials of Endemol India and offered a place in
Big Boss, but I refused," said Sushil. "More than anything, my image is important for me. I don't want to do anything that affects my image."
In the reality show, celebrities from different walks of life are locked inside a house for 14 weeks. The fifth season of the show went on air on Oct 2 with Akaashdeep Saigal, Amar Upadhyay, Siddharth Bharadwaj, Pooja Missra, Shraddha Sharma, Mahek Chahal, Juhi Parmar, Pooja Bedi, Shonali Nagrani and Shakti Kapoor.
Several contestants have been voted out as well and adult-films star Sunny Leone has recently entered the house. "If I joined
Big Boss and stayed there for some days, it would have changed my mindset and diverted me from my goal," the 27-year-old told IANS.
Sushil is happy to be the brand ambassador for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) and said: "It is a matter of pride for me to work for common people."
Before winning the top prize in KBC hosted by mega star Amitabh Bachchan, Sushil worked as a computer operator for the MNREGS in Motihari, his native town in East Champaran district of Bihar. He is married and lives in a large joint family with five brothers, five nieces and a nephew.