Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain

Shah Rukh Khan is in a dilemma and he is trying his best to sort it out. His next quiz show on Star Plus, Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai? will be aired April 18 onwards, coinciding with the launch of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament wherein SRK owns the Kolkata franchise.

It is reliably learnt that the actor is trying his best to postpone the telecast date of Paanchvi Pass as he can’t postpone the IPL matches. Says a source, “The IPL’s 44-day cricket bonanza begins on April 18 and will have a total of 59 T20 matches. His TV show begins on the same date and will be telecast 8 pm onwards on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, clashing with the IPL telecast on Max on weekends, 8 pm onwards. Shah Rukh is extremely worried about the timings.”
Conflict of interest

But that’s not the only reason. The source adds, “Star Plus has signed up Airtel as the presenting sponsor for Paanchvi Pass while Airtel’s competitor Vodafone has signed up as the presenting sponsor for the IPL on Sony. This has kicked off a battle of sponsorships between the broadcasters as SRK endorses Airtel. Siddharth Basu of Synergy Communications, which is producing Paanchvi Pass, says, “The time and date of telecast of the show will be announced shortly.” Shah Rukh was unavailable for comment.

Aaj hi phone lagao, 5 crore ki taraf kadam badhao. Phone Lines open from March 4, 2008, for ‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai?’

If you think that you are smarter than a fifth standard student, now here is your chance to win Rupees 5 Crore. Simply answer some primary school level questions!

Participate on Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai?, the new show coming very soon on Star Plus hosted by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. The quiz show Kya Aap Paanchvi Pas Se Tez Hai?, is a unique format that has participants pitched along with five fifth standard classmates, answering a series of primary school level questions to win a sum of Rs 5 crore as prize money.


The entry level question for participation in Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass se tez hai? will premiere on STAR PLUS for the first time tonight, 4th March 08, 7 pm onwards.

Everyday, a new question will feature on STAR PLUS between March 4th to March 13th and thereafter again from March 21st to April 4th. Viewers can respond to these questions between 7pm to 5pm the next day using their mobile and landline phones.

Here is how simple participation really is.

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How do I participate?
Starting tonight the 4th of March, watch your favorite channel STAR PLUS to catch the participation question. The question premiers at 7pm and is flashed repeatedly till 5pm the next day. The viewer has to respond to this question before 5pm next day. To respond, the viewer can use any landline and mobile phone. and submit his answer via sms or voice call.

Modes of participation

a. Using a MTNL/BSNL landline or mobile phone

Dial 1862 888 7827 followed by one of the answer options (01 or 02 or 03 or 04). For example, to choose answer option 01, viewers should dial 1862 888 7827 01

b. Using the Voice Service, for mobile connections of Airtel, Aircel, Spice, and Vodafone mobile

Dial 505 7827 followed by one of the answer options (01 or 02 or 03 or 04). For example, to choose answer option 01, viewers should dial 505 7827 01.

c. Using the SMS Service for mobile connections of Airtel, Aircel, Idea, Tata Indicom, Spice and Vodafone mobile

sms PASS to 57827 followed by one of the answer options (01 or 02 or 03 or 04). For example, to choose answer option 01, viewers should sms PASS 01 to 57827.

Sample question

When is Republic Day celebrated in India?

Answer Options:

01: 26th January

02: 25th December

03: 15th August

04: 2nd October

For e.g. If the viewer chooses 26th January as the answer, then they can send in their answers in the following ways:

a. Dial 1862 888 7827 01 from their BSNL/MTNL landline or mobile

b. Dial 505 7827 01 from their Airtel, Aircel, Spice, and Vodafone mobiles

c. SMS PASS to 57827 01 from their Aircel, Idea, Tata Indicom, and Spice mobiles


So what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone…answer the question flashed on STAR PLUS...and you could be the lucky one who will be in class with Shah Rukh Khan!

The game is just about to begin…and YOU could be taking home a cheque of Rs. 5,00,00,000

‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?’ Believe it or not but, this is the title of the new game show to be hosted by King Khan.

A whooping Rs. 5 crores ($1.25 million) prize money is sure quite the USP of the show. SRK could not make it to the promotional event in Mumbai due to the unrest in the city, but he was in Delhi a day prior and interacted with media on his new act on the tube.

Sharing his reason to do the show, SRK commented, “I was very keen to do this show because of the educational aspect to it, which has been an integral part of our culture.”

‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain’ is the Indian version of the famous American game show ‘Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader’ and we just wish that Star and Producer Siddharth Basu could have shown some creativity with the title at least.