Archive · 12 Sep 2026
KBC 18 Contestant Arpita Jha Faces Rs 1 Crore Question
Arpita Jha appeared on the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
She works as a software engineer and comes from Pune.
During the show, she talked about her family’s money problems.
Her father’s transport business failed, leaving him with a large loan.
Debt collectors also threatened the family.
Arpita and her brothers and sisters did odd jobs to help at home.
She also took an education loan that grew because of interest.
She correctly answered a question about Bhutan’s districts for Rs 5 lakh.
A preview showed her preparing to answer a much bigger question worth Rs 1 crore.
Arpita Jha, a software engineer from Pune, appeared on Amitabh Bachchan-hosted KBC 18.
She described her family’s financial difficulties, including loan pressure and threats from debt collectors.
Arpita said her father once had suicidal thoughts after his transport business failed.
She and her siblings took odd jobs, while her education loan grew from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh with interest.
After answering the Rs 5 lakh question correctly, Arpita is shown preparing to answer a Rs 1 crore question on Monday’s episode.
- Who
- Arpita Jha, a software engineer from Pune, appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
- What
- She shared her family’s financial struggles and reached a question worth Rs 1 crore after correctly answering questions up to Rs 5 lakh.
- When
- She appeared in Friday’s episode; a preview showed the Rs 1 crore question scheduled for Monday’s episode.
- Where
- On the television quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 18; Arpita is from Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- She said she wants to use her winnings to make her parents’ lives more comfortable and take them on a foreign vacation.
- Contestant
- Arpita Jha, a software engineer from Pune, Maharashtra
- Show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan
- Highest question previewed
- Rs 1 crore
- Last confirmed question
- Rs 5 lakh
- Correct answer
- Bhutan, which is divided into 20 administrative districts called dzongkhags
- Father’s former income
- Rs 5,000 from work at a courier company
- Education loan
- The principal was Rs 5 lakh and rose to Rs 8 lakh with interest