A woman wants Rs.20 lakh for her daughter's wedding, a man wants another Rs.20 lakh to meet an emergency, a priest wants donation in return for divine blessings -- Sushil Kumar, whose tryst with KBC has reinforced the middle class's faith in fairy tales, is suddenly being approached by random strangers, demanding a 'small' pie of the Rs.5-crore cake.

Sushil Kumar (left) with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi
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Kumar, a small-time computer operator who captured the imagination of one and all by becoming the first to win Rs.5 crore ($972,500) on the game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati", has been approached by dozens of strangers for financial help in the last few weeks.