The entire village is celebrating. There is a festive air around," beams Babita Tade, the woman of the moment. A resident of Anjangaon Surji from the district of Amravati, Tade has become the second crorepati on the current season of Kaun Banega Crorepati after Sanoj Raj from Bihar. The episode will air tonight.

Working as a cook at the Panchafulabai Harne Vidyalaya, little had she imagined that sitting opposite host Amitabh Bachchan would bring such generous rewards. "I have become an icon in the area. Everyone is happy for me."