KBC 5 WINNER SUSHIL KUMAR WENT BANKRUPT AFTER WINNING RS 5 CRORE. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

Sushil Kumar, the first ever contestant to win such a huge amount on KBC 5, lived a tragic life story in 2011. Sushil became a local celebrity in Bihar after coming from a middle-class background there, and Rs 5 crore would have enabled him to live his dream; however, he failed to invest his money wisely and soon enough, he went bankrupt. Last year, the ex-KBC contestant opened up on Facebook about his ordeal.

According to Sushil, the worst part of his life began after winning KBC, and the most challenging period of his life was 2015-2016, when he didn't know what to do, and when he became a local celebrity. Sometimes journalists would interview and write about him, and he would tell them about his business so that he doesn't appear unemployed. He attended programmes in 10, sometimes even 15 days a month somewhere in Bihar.

In the aftermath of KBC, Susil became actively involved in charity, only to realise that it was all a farce. As well as straining his marriage, he wrote that he became a philanthropist, addicted to 'secret donations' and attended approximately 50 thousand events per month, which resulted in a lot of people cheating on him, which he discovered only after the donations had been made.

As Susil got introduced to theatre artists, he also struggled with alcohol addiction; when students and artists would discuss a topic, he felt intimidated and realised he didn't know much about these topics or subjects; he gradually became addicted to alcohol and smoking, along with other addictions; whenever he stayed in Delhi for a week, I would drink and smoke with seven different groups.

In the following weeks, he revealed to the media that he was bankrupt, which resulted in people stopping to invite him to events. While strolling one day, a journalist for an English newspaper called him to find out how everything was going. He suddenly became irritated by the reporter's question, so he randomly told him that he had exhausted all his money and Sushil was selling milk to make a living.

He also revealed that he nearly parted ways with his wife and that he had come to Mumbai with the dream of becoming a film director, but left one day and started living with a friend who was a lyricist; he would lay in the room watching movies or reading books he had brought with him, smoking a full packet of cigarettes every day for about six months. In the meantime, however, he wrote three scripts that a production house liked and gave him Rs 20 thousand for; he got the opportunity to look at himself objectively here and he realised a lot. He returned from Mumbai shortly after and prepared to become a teacher.

After spending six months alone in the city, Sushil Kumar concluded that he came to Mumbai not to become a filmmaker, but to escape his problems; he found happiness by following his heart. When he returned home, he began preparing for a teaching course, which he also passed. He also does a lot of environmental work, which brings him peace, and he stopped drinking alcohol and smoking in 2016. As a result, he now looks forward to every day like it's a celebration. “As long as I earn just enough to survive, I'm determined to do something for the environment”, he said in his Facebook note.