You give them a rupee,turn it into thousa

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Posted: 19 years ago
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You give them a rupee. They turn it into thousands.... overnight.


Business Baazigar Contestants Show The Way


14 Contestants. 24 Hours On the mean streets of Mumbai with just one rupee in hand.

When this gruelling challenge was given to the 14 finalists of Business Baazigar, the big question on everybody's mind was, how will they be able to survive with just one rupee.

In a city where nothing comes for free and even a vada pav costs Rs. 10, just getting by for 24 hours with enough to eat and a place to sleep would have been achievement enough for most people.

Most people yes, but then these 14 are not ordinary folks. All of them come with this burning desire to set up a business of their own very soon and not surprisingly they turned this seemingly difficult challenge into an opportunity of a life time.

Ideas came rushing. Opportunities were spotted where seemingly none existed and within eight hours these 14 were sitting on a cash pile of Rs. 4000! And how exactly did they get there?

Puneet and Nandini decided to take the partnership route with deals with a mehndiwaali and a photographer landing them neat profits.

Rakhee and Partho took a job at Caf Leopold in the hope of good food and good tips and Leena and Prakash continued their con game and made hundreds through their roadside quiz and the promise of a non-existent jackpot. Irfan and Arundhati also made some good money from a bhel puri stall at Fashion street, though not before Arundhati got the scare of her life, when the existing shopkeepers of Fashion Street, unhappy with their business being disturbed, surrounded the duo and uprooted their stall.

The pick of the lot, however were Ali and Ankur. Starting off with providing roadside massages and cleaning taxis, they soon upgraded themselves and managed a big commission of Rs. 2300 by helping a tourist couple buy a laptop computer. In stark contrast were Mahesh and Manish who wanted to do something befitting their fancy degrees and have still not managed to earn even a rupee.

Eight hours of this 24-hour challenge have gone by and 16 more hours, and which include the whole night still remain. How much more money can these 14 make in the night in Mumbai and will they find a safe place to sleep especially for the five girls among them.

The challenge continues this Friday Night at 8 p.m. on Zee TV, Aditya Birla Group presents Business Baazigar, every Friday at 8 p.m on Zee TV; Asli Zindagi, Asli Drama!


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Posted: 19 years ago
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Thanks monika for always providing us with wonderful articles.So,now BB has been reduced to Once a week only.
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Thanks monika for always providing us with wonderful articles.So,now BB has been reduced to Once a week only.

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