Sacch Ka Saamna

Sach Ka Saamna
A poster of Sach Ka Saamna featuring host Rajeev Khandelwal
Created by	Urban Brew Studios
Directed by	Arun Sheshkumar
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	48
Production
Producer(s)	Siddhartha Basu (Big Synergy) Urban Brew Studios
Running time	Approx. 25 minutes
Release
Original network	STAR Plus Season 1 Life OK Season 2
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original release	15 July 2009 – 22 April 2012
External links
Website

Sacch Ka Saamna (English: Face Off with Truth ) is an Indian reality television which aired on STAR Plus from 15 July 2009 Monday through Friday. The 2nd season of the series premiered on 18 December 2011 on STAR TV's new channel Life OK. Both seasons were hosted by Rajeev Khandelwal.

The show is based on the same format as The Moment of Truth. The format is owned by Howard Schultz of Lighthearted Entertainment.

Prior to appearing on the actual show, contestants are asked 50 questions while being hooked up to a polygraph machine. The biological indicators of the contestant, such as pulse rate, blood pressure, etc. are measured and used by the polygraph to decide whether the answer is true or not. The contestant is not aware of the results of the polygraph for his or her answers.

During the actual show, the contestant is asked 21 of the same questions again. If the contestant answers honestly, he or she moves on to the next question; however, should a contestant lie in his or her answer, or simply refuse to answer a question after it has been asked, the game ends and the contestant loses all their prize money.

There are six levels of prize money in the game. The first level consists of six questions, and answering all of them truthfully will win the contestant Rs. 1,00,000 of prize money. The next level has five questions and the prize money goes up to Rs. 5,00,000. The third, fourth and fifth levels consist of four, three and two questions respectively, with the prize money being Rs. 10,00,000, Rs. 25,00,000 and Rs. 50,00,000 respectively. The final level has only one question, with the truthful answer fetching the maximum prize money of Rs. 1,00,00,000.

The questions become increasingly personal and potentially embarrassing in nature as the stakes get higher. The contestants are usually accompanied by close family members or friends, who are seated beside them and the host. Several of the questions tend to be related to the relationship between them and their acquaintances present there. Next to the guests is a buzzer, which they can use to override a question which they feel is better left unanswered. In that case, the contestant will be asked an alternate question which may be easier or tougher than the question it replaced. The buzzer can only be used once during the game.