This is the moment an impoverished government clerk from a desolate region of eastern India became the first person ever to win $1million on an Indian game show.
Sushil Kumar, whose family is so poor they couldn't afford a television set, claimed the staggering win on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Mr Kumar's win echoes the plot of the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, whose impoverished protagonist, played by Dev Patel, wins the grand prize on the show.
Sushil Kumar reacts after winning the $1million jackpot on India's version of Who wants to be a Millionaire, hosted by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan
Life imitates art: Kumar's win echoes film Slumdog Millionaire, whose impoverished protagonist played by Dev Patel (pictured left) won the grand prize
The 26-year-old and his wife of five months, Seema, wept when Indian movie legend Amitabh Bachchan, the show's host, handed them a cheque for 50 million rupees (just over $1 million) after the contestant gave all nine right answers on the show.
'You have created history. Your grit and determination has made you come so far in this show,' Bachchan said.
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