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Beat The Genius

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Beat The Genius
Show poster
GenreGame Show
Directed byAdvait Shelke
Presented byManish Paul
StarringParnab Mukherjee
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes28
Production
Production locationIndia
Running time10 minutes
Original release
Release10 November 2020 (2020-11-10)

Beat The Genius is an Indian quiz game show that debuted on video streaming platform Flipkart Video on 10 November 2020. The show is an original series of Flipkart Video featuring Manish Paul as a host and Parnab Mukherjee as a quizmaster.[1][2] In every episode, viewers are asked five questions, and four options are given for each question, from which the correct answer must be chosen.[3]

Show format

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It is a daily game show where home viewers are the contestants. The show features 28 episodes, each lasting for a little over 10 minutes. The host Manish Paul asks five questions in each episode and gives four options. These questions are asked to both the quizmaster and the playing audience, and 15 seconds are given for each question. Any contestant with a cumulative score more than the quizmaster is declared the winner.[4]

Cast

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The show's cast comprises Manish Paul[5] and Parnab Mukherjee, who is a media analyst, knowledge resource curator, performance consultant, and a theater director. As a journalist he has worked with Sportsworld, The Asian Age, and Sambad Pratidin and has written on human rights, internal displacement and the idea and notions of haves.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Maniesh Paul Has New Challenge For Everyone Here & It's Worth Taking The Risk". Koimoi. 6 November 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Quizzing a genius". Telangana Today. 7 November 2020. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Maniesh Paul to host quiz show Beat The Genius". Cinestaan. 7 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Maniesh Paul challenges fans to 'Beat The Genius'". Tellychakkar. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Maniesh Paul challenges fans to 'Beat The Genius'". The Siasat Daily. 5 November 2020.
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