One of the most popular international franchises, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”, is making its debut on Nepali tele­vision, thanks to AP1 HD TV. At a press conference organized last week in Kathmandu, AP1 formally announced the Nepali version of the international franchise as “Ko Bancha Crorepati?”—to be aired on AP1 HD with the co-sponsorship of SRBD media.

The television game show, which is of British-origin and created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight, is one of the many international reality TV franchises AP1 is bringing to the Nepali market.

Participants will be selected on the basis of SMS and IVR. For each episode, ten participants will be selected who then will play the iconic “Fastest Finger First” to make it to the “Hot Seat” for the top prize of Rs 10 million.

The program, to be hosted by veteran Nepali actor Rajesh Hamal, also has a dedicated mobile app (QR codes above) where aspiring participants can practice for the show and win prizes in the process as well. APEX BUREAU