Dinesh Vohra wins Rupees 1 Crore on POKER FACE

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Posted in: Entertainment on Monday, 09 March 2009 00:00

Dinesh Vohra, the multi-talented man from Mumbai has finally become a crorepati having won the prize money of Rupees 1 crore on the exciting quiz-game show on REAL… POKER FACE.

Dinesh Vohra, a 52-year old Mumbai resident, works for the intelligence wing of an import and export body. He is also an author, an astrologer, a music composer who loves shayari. “I never knew such a concept existed on game shows. More than that, I never realised my potential to keep a Poker Face. With the prize money, I want to buy a house and set up a dental clinic for my daughter,” said lucky Dinesh.

In a thrilling finale, Dinesh and another contestant Freanahita battled it out without either of them folding. However, finally experience overtook confidence and Freanahita, who underestimated the calm Dinesh, lost all her winnings of Rs. 14, 40,000.

Dinesh Vohra became the first Indian winner of POKER FACE since the internationally successful quiz-game show debuted in India on REAL on March 2nd 2009.

All of last week, from Monday to Saturday, POKER FACE saw 36 ordinary people compete in 6 nail-biting rounds every day. One contestant every day won the prize money of Rupees 10 lakhs.  In the grand finale, the 6 winners of the week returned on the show to play for the grand prize of Rs 1 crore.