“The Tragic Story of KBC Winner Sushil Kumar | From ₹5 Crores to Selling Milk”

How did the winner of 5 crores in KBC become poor? He started making a living by selling milk
Who does not know Sushil Kumar from Bihar, who rose to fame from the Indian show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)? After becoming the first contestant to win 5 crores in KBC 5 in 2011, he became famous in every household. But do you know that in the glare of wealth, he lost everything, fell into drug addiction, and was finally forced to make a living by selling milk.
After winning KBC, Sushil Kumar got a new identity, he used to participate in various programs for about 50 thousand rupees a month, but people cheated him and a large part of his wealth was lost. In 2020, Sushil Kumar revealed in a Facebook post that his life was ruined due to cheating, alcoholism and smoking addiction.
He wrote, “After KBC, I could not differentiate between right and wrong people. My wife started fighting with me, my friends turned their backs, and I got drunk. My financial situation even started deteriorating and I started raising cows and selling milk.”
This news spread like wildfire in the media, and it became known that Sushil Kumar had gone from a millionaire to a pauper. After this, he was also stopped being invited to functions, and his life took a new turn. In fact, after winning KBC, he received only Rs 3.50 crore after tax deduction. In 2023, Sushil Kumar was elected as a psychology teacher in a government school and now he is not only teaching but also running a tree planting campaign.
The last question asked to Sushil Kumar in KBC was: “On October 18, 1868, Britain ended the influence of which colonial power in India by buying the rights to the Nicobar Islands?”
Options:
A. Belgium
B. Italy
C. Denmark
D. France
Sushil Kumar thoughtfully answered “C – Denmark”, which turned out to be correct. Seeing his intelligent style, Amitabh Bachchan called him “the real Slumdog Millionaire”.