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{{short description|Indian game show}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Beat The Genius.jpg
| caption = Show poster
| genre = Game Show
| creator =
| writer =
| director = Advait Shelke
| presenter = [[Manish Paul]]
| starring = Parnab Mukherjee
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 28
| location = India
| runtime = 10 minutes
| released = {{Start date|2020|11|10|df=y}}
}}

'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 November 2020|title=Maniesh Paul Has New Challenge For Everyone Here & It's Worth Taking The Risk|url=https://www.koimoi.com/television/maniesh-paul-has-new-challenge-for-everyone-here-its-worth-taking-the-risk/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106141204/https://www.koimoi.com/television/maniesh-paul-has-new-challenge-for-everyone-here-its-worth-taking-the-risk/ |archive-date=6 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020|website=Koimoi|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ABC">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 November 2020|title=Quizzing a genius|url=https://telanganatoday.com/quizzing-a-genius|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107085422/https://telanganatoday.com/quizzing-a-genius |archive-date=7 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020|website=[[Telangana Today]]|language=en-US}}</ref> In every episode, viewers are asked five questions, and four options are given for each question, from which the correct answer must be chosen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 November 2020|title=Maniesh Paul to host quiz show Beat The Genius|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/nov/7/27698|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116230251/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/nov/7/27698 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>

== Show format ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Maniesh Paul challenges fans to 'Beat The Genius'|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/maniesh-paul-challenges-fans-beat-the-genius-201106|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106061441/https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/maniesh-paul-challenges-fans-beat-the-genius-201106 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020|website=Tellychakkar|language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==
The show's cast comprises Manish Paul<ref>{{cite news |title=Maniesh Paul challenges fans to 'Beat The Genius' |url=https://www.siasat.com/maniesh-paul-challenges-fans-to-beat-the-genius-2016501/ |work=The Siasat Daily |date=5 November 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ABC"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=13445622}}

[[Category:Hindi-language web series]]
[[Category:2020 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian web series]]

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