Real-life 'Slumdog Millionaire' celebrates win

A poor government clerk from eastern India has become the first person to win the jackpot on the Indian version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'.

Real-life 'Slumdog Millionaire' celebrates win
Thu, 27 Oct, 2011 - 17:13

A poor government clerk from eastern India has become the first person to win the jackpot on the Indian version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'.

Sushil Kumar earned around €90 a month working in a government office in the state of Bihar before he gave all the right answers on the popular TV show.

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