Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi | |
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 Titlecard of "Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi". |
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| Genre | Reality, Stunt Show |
| Presented by | Akshay Kumar (Season 1, 2, 4) Priyanka Chopra (Season 3) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes (with commericials) |
| Production company(s) | Sphere Origins (Season 1) Endemol India (Season 2 - 4) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Colors |
| Picture format | 720i (SDTV) |
| Original run | July 28, 2008 – Presents |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Fear Factor India |
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Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi is an Indian stunt/dare reality game show based on Fear Factor. It was originally created by Endemol and the first episode aired on July 21, 2008 on Colors. The first series Fear Factor India was aired on Sony TV and was a big success.
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[edit] History
The series was first launched as Fear Factor India on Sony TV in 2006 where it received a great response from the viewers; however, the channel discontinued the series after one season. The channel gave up its rights to Colors and the series was relaunched as Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi on July 21, 2008.[1]
[edit] Host
Each season of the show has been hosted by popular Bollywood stars. The first two seasons were hosted by popular comic as well as action hero, Akshay Kumar.[2] He was replaced by former Miss World and the acting diva Priyanka Chopra in the third season due to scheduling conflicts. However, Akshay Kumar has been roped in again for the fourth season[3].
[edit] Show format
[edit] Series Details
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| Season | Host | Launch Date | Finale Date | Episode | Winner |
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| 1 | Akshay Kumar | July 21, 2008 | August 14, 2008 | 16 | Nethra Raghuraman |
| 2 | Akshay Kumar | September 7, 2009 | October 1, 2009 | 16 | Anushka Manchanda |
| 3 | Priyanka Chopra | September 6, 2010 | September 30, 2010 | 16 | Shabbir Ahluwalia |
| 4 | Akshay Kumar | June 3, 2011 | July 23, 2011 | 16 | Aarti Chhabria |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi on Colors". Indiantelevision.com. July 2, 2008. http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/july/july27.php.
- ^ "Colors launches marketing campaign with Fear Factor promos". Indiantelevision.com. June 12, 2008. http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/headlines/y2k8/june/junemam43.php.
- ^ "Aarti Chhabria wins Khatron Ke Khiladi 4". May 11, 2011. http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/may/110511-informer-2.htm.
[edit] External links
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