Sunmeet Kaur Sawhney, a Punjabi woman, has emerged as the winner of Rs.5 crore on TV game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 6’ (KBC). Sawhney, a home tutor and a resident of Mumbai, couldn`t believe she had cracked the jackpot, until the show`s host, megastar Amitabh Bachchan hugged her. "I couldn`t believe that I won! Mr. Bachchan had to come and hug me for me to believe that I have won Rs.5 crore. My husband also had to come and tell me so," she told IANS.
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| Sunmeet Kaur Sawhney with Amitabh |
The episode featuring her victory will be aired next week. Her plan is to donate a part of the money for prayer rituals.
"I want to sponsor some rituals of our Punjabi tradition. So, a part of the amount will go there. We will decide what to do with the rest of it later," added the 37-year-old. She hails from Chandigarh, but Sawhney has been staying in Mumbai since a few years now.
"I want to sponsor some rituals of our Punjabi tradition. So, a part of the amount will go there. We will decide what to do with the rest of it later," added the 37-year-old. She hails from Chandigarh, but Sawhney has been staying in Mumbai since a few years now.
Married to a small-time actor who has done some side roles in Hindi films, Sawhney has two daughters. "We have rented a place in Mumbai and have been staying here since a few years," she said.In the last season of KBC, Bihar-based Sushil Kumar had won the mega-prize of Rs.5 crore.
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