PremiumBefore KBC 16 streams, shocking dark side of Sushil Kumar after winning Rs 5 crores gets revealed
In 2011, Sushil Kumar won the staggering Rs 5 crore prize on KBC, however, what followed his win was a series of unfortunate events.
Last Updated: 06.03 PM, Aug 10, 2024
Kaun Banega Crorepati is all set for an exciting new season with none other than Megastar Amitabh Bachchan serving as the host like always. As the makers are gearing up for the release of the brand new season and the viewers are waiting with bated breath to watch new stories with the new contestants, let's go back in time and take a look at one of the iconic win which took place in the year 2011. Sushil Kumar, who won 5 crore in Kaun Banega Crorepati lived a tragic life, even after winning such a humongous amount, read on to know the whole story!
What happened with Sushil Kumar who won 5 crore in Kaun Banega Crorepati 5?
With the registrations for the new show starting soon, Kaun Banega Crorepati is gearing up for its 16th season. Before KBC 16 streams, let's take a look at the shocking dark side of Sushil Kumar after winning Rs 5 crores.
While everyone assumed that after winning a huge amount which could have impacted his life positively, Sushil's life took a dramatic turn and he went bankrupt. He narrated his story himself through a Facebook post in the year 2020 where he mentioned how he was cheated by a lot of people as soon as he won Rs 5 crore on KBC.
In a long Facebook post, Sushil Kumar wrote, "After KBC, I became a philanthropist, who was addicted to 'secret donations' and would attend about 50 thousand events in a month. Due to this, a lot of times, people cheated on me, which I got to know only later after the donations were made. Due to this, my relationship with my wife was slowly worsening. She would often say that I didn't know how to differentiate between the right and wrong people and that I wasn't concerned about the future. We would often fight over this."
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Writing further, he revealed that his story about becoming bankrupt is a little 'filmy'. He wrote that while he was strolling one day, a journalist from an English newspaper call him and asked him something which left him irritated so he randomly told him that all his money was exhausted. He also told him that he was surviving by selling milk from the two cows that he had. "And after that, all of you must be aware of the impact of that news. Soon after, all those who I was surrounded with, cornered themselves. I wasn't invited to events and that's when I got some time to think about what should I do next,” Sushil wrote.
In his post, he also revealed that he got addicted to alcohol and smoking when he came in contact with a few boys studying in Jamia Millia, those studying at IIMC and who were studying research at JNU. "I also got introduced to some theatre artists. However, when these students and artists would talk about a subject, I would feel intimidated and realised that I didn't know much about other topics or subjects. Slowly, I got addicted to alcohol and smoking, in addition to other addictions. whenever I stayed in Delhi for a week, I indulged in drinking and smoking with seven different groups. I found their talks attractive. In their company, I started taking media very lightly," he shared.
Currently, Sushail Kumar is working as a teacher and is concentrating on his work as an environmentalist.