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MUMBAI:
After months of stringent screening and many aptitude tests in Delhi
and Mumbai, Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? has hand-picked
extremely smart, intelligent and spunky kids to be the classmates
on the Paanchvi ki kaksha on the show that is hosted by none other
than Shah Rukh Khan. The intelligent batch of classmates includes
Shriya Sharma from Palampur, Dheirya Sonecha from Mumbai, Anubhav
Motilal from Delhi, Shreeparna Ghoshal from Delhi and Milanjeet
Singh Bhatti from Chandigarh.
Premiering
on 25 April, 8 pm on Star Plus, Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass se tez
hain? is a television game show based on the international Mark
Burnett format 'Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?'.
 It's
a question-based game that challenges adults to remember the lessons
that they were taught in elementary school. The game takes on a
classroom theme, with host Shah Rukh Khan at the head of the class.
Five first to fifth-class students, called classmates, are on hand
to help contestants earn high marks and win big money. The atmosphere
is relaxed and almost casual, even while the possibility of winning
a million dollars hangs in the balance. However, the pressure of
going back to school for the participant, keeping their reputation
intact and taking help from merely a nine-year-olds isn't going
to be that easy.
Kya
Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? on Star Plus is played by a single
contestant, who attempts to answer questions taken from elementary
school textbooks. Each correct answer increases the amount of money
the player banks; a maximum cash prize of Rs 5 crores can be won.
Five
classmates sit at school desks to start the game. The contestant
selects one classmate to come up and stand at a podium next to her,
to help out with answers during the game. All of the kids write
down their own answers to each question as the game progresses to
both help the contestant and add interest to the game. After every
two questions, the contestant must choose another classmate to come
to "the front of the class" and take the podium to help
him/her if required. Notably, upon getting an answer incorrect or
deciding to prematurely end the game, the contestant must state
that they are, in fact, not smarter than a Paanchvi Pass.
The
contestants can make use of their lifelines in three forms:
Taank
Jhaank gives the contestant an opportunity to review his current
teammate's answer before submitting his own.
Nakal
means the contestant may opt not to answer the question at all,
but rather, let his current teammate answer for him. Unlike the
"Taank Jhaank" cheat, in this instance, the contestant
cannot reject his teammate's answer & has to go with it.
Bachao,
this cheat is triggered automatically if the contestant gives a
wrong answer. If the contestant's current partner turns out to have
the correct answer, the contestant is then 'saved'.
The
only instance in which two cheats can be used on the same question
is if the
contestant
opts for Taank Jhaank, rejects the kid's correct answer, gives a
wrong answer himself, and is then saved by the kid through Bachao.
Other than this one scenario, the cheats must necessarily be used
individually.
If
the contestant makes it to the 11th and final question, he cannot
use the classmate's help in answering the question even if any of
his cheats have not been used.
The
kids are bright and add fun, innocence and authenticity to the show.
So, play along on Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain?, a show
that will make for great family viewing with loads of entertainment
and edutainment.Get ready to laugh and be laughed at when taking
help from our five classmates, besides humbly accepting that, "I
am not smarter than a fifth grader".
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