''Madventures'' is a Pakistani adaptation of the popular reality show ''

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''. The first season of the series premiered on 22 February 2013 on

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, and was presented by Pakistani television actor

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. And won by

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from India. The second season began airing on 1 August 2015 which was hosted by Pakistani Comedian and Actor Ahmad Ali Butt.

Concept

''Madventures'' originated as a 13-part series that aired on

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in 2013. Season 1 was shot in

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. Six

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i and six

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n celebrities participated. In the second season, all celebrities were Pakistani.

Host

Season 1 was hosted by the television actor

. Season 2 was hosted by

Ahmed Ali Butt Ahmad Ali Butt ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, television host, comedian, keyboardist, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Career Butt began his career in music, where he was a member of the alternative rock band ''Entity Paradigm'' (EP) as a vocalist ...

.While, season 3 was hosted by

Mohib Mirza Mohib Mirza ( ur, ) (born 18 August 1979) is a Pakistani actor, director, television host and comedian. He is known for his work in film and television industry of Pakistan for which he has been nominated for various awards. Career Mirza st ...

Series overview

Season 1

Contestants

Six Pakistani and six Indian celebrities are participating in the show.

= Winners (Pakistan)

= *

Mehwish Hayat Mehwish Hayat (born 6 January 1988) is an Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films and former television. She made her debut in film with comedy ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani'' (2015) and later went on to '' Actor in Law'' (2016). Hayat i ...

Sana Nawaz SANAhttps://www.instagram.com/sana_fakhar/, (; born 16 June 1979), often credited on the film screen as Sana Nawaz, is a Pakistani film actress and model. Sana was introduced to the Lollywood film industry by director Syed Noor in his film Sa ...

Winner (India) *

= Pakistani contestants

= *

Sana Askari Sana Askari ( ur, ; born 23 April 1988) is a Pakistani model and actress. She is known for portraying the character of Laila in '' Baraat Series''. Early life Askari grew up in America and attended Beaconhouse School. She graduated from NAPA ...

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Zeba Ali Zeba Ali or Zeba Ali Sheikh ( ur, زیبا علی) is a Pakistani television actress and model. She started her career as model and has appeared in television serials including '' Mutthi Bhar Mitti'', ''Husn Bay Hijab'' and ''Man-O-Salwa''. C ...

Madiha Iftikhar Madiha Iftikhar (Urdu: مدیحہ افتخار) (born on 5 February 1985 is a Pakistani TV drama actress and model.Priyamvada Kant Priyamvada Kant is an Indian actress, writer and the winner of MTV Splitsvilla Season 12 Early life Priyamvada Kant was born on 1 January 1990 in Kolkata to mother Ratnabali Kant and father Awani Kant who are both renowned Artists. She studied a ...

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* Priyal Gor *

Shafaq Naaz Shafaq Naaz is an Indian television actress and trained Kathak dancer, known for her role of Kunti in ''Mahabharat'' and Mayuri in ''Chidiya Ghar''. She is the sister of actress Falaq Naaz. Career In 2019, Shafaq acted in web series Halala f ...

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Season 2

Only Pakistani Celebrities (1 Male and 1 Female) combined participated in the show.

Contestants

* Danish Hayat &

(Winner) * Taifoor Khan & Saima Azhar (1st Runner-up) *

Daniyal Raheel Daniyal Raheal (in Punjabi and ur, ) is a Pakistani television actor, director and producer. Career The son of veteran actress Seemi Raheel and the brother of actress Mehreen Raheel, after graduating in Film, Theatre & Television from the ...

& Farah Ali (2nd Runner-up) * Saim Ali &

Natasha Ali Natasha Ali is a Pakistani actress, model and host. She is known for her roles in '' Talafi'', ''Khaas'', ''Mushk'' and ''Malaal-e-Yaar''. Biography and career She was born on January 01, 1988 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies from ...

Fakhar Imam Syed Fakhar Imam ( ur, سید فخر امام) (born 18 December 1942) is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, from April 2020 to April 2022. He also served as the 11th Speaker of Natio ...

* Khurram Patras &

Hina Altaf Hina Altaf Khan ( ur, ; born 2 January 1992), also known by her married name Hina Aagha, is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and former video jockey. Altaf briefly hosted ARY Musik's teen show ''Girl's Republic''. She is best known for ...

(Eliminated on 6th place) * Minhaj Ali Askari &

(Eliminated on 7th place) *

Kanwar Arsalan Kanwar Arsalan, is a Pakistani television actor and a model. Career Kanwar started his career as a Model but later entered in serials. He made his debut in Tum Jo Miley. After that he appeared in Pul Siraat, Talluq, Tahir-e-Lahoti, Kuch Unka ...

Fatima Effendi Fatima Effendi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress and model. She has appeared in the Pakistani drama series '' Man-O-Salwa'', ''Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan'', '' Ishq Ibadat'' and '' Kash Mai Teri Beti Na Hoti''. Personal life Effendi was born in ...

(Eliminated on 8th place) * Faiq Khan & Rahma Ali (Eliminated on 9th place) *

Nouman Javaid Nouman Javaid (born 28 October 1982) is a Pakistani singer. He started his career writing, composing and singing hit songs for Mahesh Bhatt's film Jashnn. He is also one of the music directors of the movie Yamla Pagla Deewana ''Yamla P ...

Rabab Hashim Rabab Hashim is a Pakistani television actress and host. She made her acting debut with ''Na Kaho Tum Mere Nahi''. She has played a role of Rukhi in Hum TV's acclaimed series '' Zid''. She is also known for her leading roles in ''Piya Mann Bha ...

(Eliminated on 10th Place)

Season 3

Season 3 was hosted by

started airing from 2 March 2018 on

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. As with season 2, only Pakistani celebrated participated in the show.

Contestants

Fahad Shaikh Fahad Sheikh (born February 22, 1989) is a Pakistani actor and media personality. He rose to fame with the controversial ARY Television Network drama ''Jalan'' He was also seen in drama serial '' Dunk'' and drama serial ''Azmaish''. Before ''Ja ...

and Mahi Baloch (Winners) *

Raeed Muhammad Alam Raeed Muhammad Alam is a Pakistani actor, model, director and producer. He has appeared in several television serials such as ''Jo Tu Chahey'', '' Mujhay Jeenay Do'', ''Dil Ruba'' and '' Fitrat''. Early life Raeed was born in Karachi on Octobe ...

and Shazia Naz (1st Runner-up) *

Ayaz Samoo Ayaz Samoo is a Pakistani actor, model, host, VJ and writer. He is best known by his character name ''Sajid Billa'' on ARY Musik. In 2016, he won the AFA for Best Actor in a negative role for the film '' Moor''. Early life & career His debut ...

and

Anoushay Abbasi Anoushay Abbasi is a Pakistani television actress and model. She started her career as a child artist at PTV. In her acting career, she is widely known for her leading roles in the television series '' Mera Saaein 2'' (2012), '' Meri Saheli Me ...

(2nd Runner-up) *

Noman Habib Noman Habib is a Pakistani actor. Career Noman Habib Khan made his debut with the television serial Yeh Zindagi Hai in which he played the role of "Bhola". Noman Habib Khan also appeared in the television show "Nachley" which was aired on ARY D ...

and

Sukaina Khan Sukaina Khan (born 28 May 1996) is a Pakistani actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Haya Ke Daaman Main'', '' Jaal'', ''Mehboob Aapke Qadmon Main'', '' Mohabbat Daagh Ki Soorat'', ''Choti Choti Batain'' and ''Fasiq''. She is ...

(Eliminated on 4th place) *Yasir Shoro and Iqra (Eliminated on 5th place) *

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and Anum Aqeel (Eliminated on 6th place) *

Taqi Ahmed Taqi Ahmed is a Pakistani television and film actor. Mostly known for his work in Urdu serials, Ahmed did his acting course from the National Academy of Performing Arts and then struggled at various platforms for acting break. His debut series wa ...

and

Anam Tanveer Anam Tanveer ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress, TV host, and writer. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in the 2012 series ''Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley'' and since then appeared in television series including '' Joru Ka Ghulam'' (20 ...

(Eliminated on 7th place) *Aadi Khan and Eshita Syed (Eliminated on 8th place) *Sohail and

Dua Malik Dua Malik (Urdu: دعا ملک) (born 1994) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, host and composer. She hosted ''Sur Saath Savera'' on Express Entertainment in Pakistan. Malik has sung title songs of many Pakistani serials such as '' Ishq Mein ...

(Eliminated on 9th place) *

Faizan Shaikh Faizan Sheikh is a Pakistani actor who appears in television series and films. He is known for appearances in numerous contrasting roles. He has played several genre roles including comical, romantic, antagonist and supporting roles. Currently, ...

and

Maham Amir Maham Aamir is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu-language television series. She is known for her role as Sualeha (witch) in Saaya and Noshi in Ready Steady Go. Career Aamir started her career as a host on ''Salam Sindh'' on Sindh TV. Sh ...

(Eliminated on 10th place)

References

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