MUMBAI: ETV Marathi has announced it will premiere "Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati", produced by Big Synergy, on 6 May.

The show will be presented by New Fair & Lovely and powered by Idea.

It will air Monday to Thursday at 9.00 pm.

As reported earlier, the Marathi version of ?Kaun Banega Crorepati? will be hosted by Sachin Khedekar.

Viacom18 EVP and business head - regional channels Anuj Poddar said, "We at ETV Marathi were looking at providing our viewers unparalleled experience and scale comparable to the Hindi GEC. We believe that the Marathi audience is much evolved, has knowledge on their side and deserves high quality entertainment. With a show like "Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati" we hope to give our viewers an hour of complete quality entertainment that will add to the entire family viewing experience"

ETV Marathi non-fiction head Amit Phalke said, "Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati facilitates our objective of giving every "Marathi Manoos" by heart and soul an opportunity to get to their dream and most importantly to continue dreaming big. With Sachin Khedekar as the "Marg Darshak" this landmark show is all set to redefine family time in the Marathi television space and will be that hour where the whole family comes together to root for the one on the hotseat."

Big Synergy?s Siddhartha Basu added, "Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati offers a mega platform of "Maharashtrach Mahamanch", open to all those from anywhere in the country who love Marathi culture and speak the language, which has the potential to change the life and destiny of the person on the hot seat in a very short duration. It is for the first time in Marathi television history that a show and opportunity of this scale and size has been launched."

A journey of 15 question, three life lines of "Janmatacha Koul" (audience poll), "Talayat Malayat" (50-50), "Mitracha Madat" (phone a friend) will give a chance to the contestant to be crowned as a Crorepati.

Mumbai: ETV Marathi has roped in Sachin Khedekar to host the Marathi version of ?Kaun Banega Crorepati?, ?Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati?.

Standing for the power of knowledge, the show will give every Marathi speaking person a chance to redefine his destiny with the prize of Rs 10 million.global knowledge"."

Produced by Big Synergy, ?Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati? is slated to go on air in May.

ETV Marathi non-fiction programming head Amit Phalke said, "KBC as a format is very strong; it has the right mix of emotions, knowledge and entertainment, but I believe what makes the show successful is when you find the right host. We at ETV Marathi believe that Sachin Khedekar is the perfect choice for the show. He is a great actor, his personality is both intense and versatile and he has the right balance of being a star but still being approachable by the common man. He connects with both the masses and the classes and he has every quality we were looking for in the host."

Khedekar said, "As a host of the show, I will try to encourage people to stay close to their roots and culture irrespective of where they live and work. With this show, I want to offer my fellow maharashtrians a chance to win 10 million on the strength of their local and global knowledge".