''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' (''Fear Factor: Players of Danger'') also known as (Khatron Ke Khiladi) is an Indian

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-language stunt based reality television series based on the American series ''

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''. First launched as ''

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'' on

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it was sold to

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and was relaunched as ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' on 21 July 2008. A ''Spin-off'' of the main-series '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India'' was launched on 1 August 2020 where previous year contestants participated.

Series overview

Season 1

Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 was hosted by

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was declared the winner of the season.

Contestants

(winner) *

Urvashi Sharma Urvashi Sharma (born 13 October 1984), also known as Raina Joshi, is an Indian Bollywood actress and model, born in Delhi. Personal life She married in February 2012. She changed her name to Raina Joshi. On 21 January 2014, she gave birth ...

(runner-up) *

Aditi Govitrikar Aditi Govitrikar (born 21 May 1974) is an Indian actress, physician and former model. She is the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. World title in 2001. From 1997 to 2004, Govitrikar remained the only Indian supermodel with both a medical docto ...

(3rd place) *

Anjana Sukhani Anjana Sukhani (born 10 December 1978) is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly appears in Hindi and a few Telugu films and one Kannada films. Early life Anjana was born on 10 December 1978 in Jaipur to Preethi and Om Sukhani and has ...

(4th place) * Pooja Bedi (5th place) *

Sonali Kulkarni Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi and Hindi films. She has also appeared in Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and English films. She has worked in over 70 films, both com ...

(6th place) * Yana Gupta (7th place) * Meghana Naidu (8th place) * Anita Hassanandani (9th place) *

Dipannita Sharma Dipannita Sharma (born 2 November 1979) is an Indian actress and model. Career Sharma came into the limelight after making it to the final five of the Miss India 1998 contest. She also won 'Miss Photogenic' title in the same contest. She has wal ...

(10th place) *

Vidya Malvade Vidya Malvade (born 2 March 1973) is an Indian actress. Early life Malvade was born on 2 March 1973 in Maharashtra, India. She has 2 younger sisters. Career Vidya started her career as an air hostess. She then began modelling and was chosen b ...

(11th place) * Tapur Chatterjee (12th place)

Season 2

Khatron Ke Khiladi 2 was hosted by

. Anushka Manchanda was declared the winner of the season.

Contestants

* Anushka Manchanda (winner) *

Jesse Randhawa Jesse Randhawa (born 11 August 1975) is an Indian model and actress. She was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2'' where she emerged as the 1st runner-up. Early life Jasmeet Kaur Randhawa, a.k.a. Jesse Randhawa, was born on 1 ...

(runner-up) *

Carol Gracias Carol Gracias is an Indian super model. She is a past winner of the coveted India's L'Oréal/Elite ''Look of the Year'' title. In 2006, she participated and became the runner-up in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 1''. Early life Carol Gracias, I ...

(3rd place) * Rosa Catalano (4th place) *

Nauheed Cyrusi Nauheed Cyrusi is a British actress, Model (person), model, and VJ (media personality), VJ. Early life Cyrusi was born into an Indian Parsis, Parsi Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrian family in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She graduated from Jai Hind ...

(5th place) * Shonali Nagrani (6th place) *

Bruna Abdullah Bruna Abdullah (born 24 October 1986) is a Brazilian actress working primarily in Bollywood. She played the role of "Mary" in the adult comedy film ''Grand Masti'' and Giselle in Punit Malhotra's ''I Hate Luv Storys'' (2010). She has also starr ...

(7th place) *

Sonika Kaliraman Sonika Kaliraman is an Indian woman professional wrestler to win the title of Bharat Kesri in Bharat Kesri Dangal in 2001. She was a contestant on the popular reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2011. Personal life Kaliraman is the daughter of ...

(8th place) * Shweta Salve (9th place) * Mandira Bedi (10th place) * Pia Trivedi (11th place) * Rupali Ganguly (12th place) * Sushma Reddy (13th place)

Season 3

Khatron Ke Khiladi 3 was hosted by Priyanka Chopra.

Shabir Ahluwalia Shabir Ahluwalia (born 10 August 1979) is an Indian actor and host. He is known for portraying Abhishek Prem Mehra in ''Kumkum Bhagya''. Apart from this, Ahluwalia has acted in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2002), ''Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeq ...

was declared the winner of the season.

Contestants

(winner) *

Ritwik Bhattacharya Ritwik Bhattacharya (born 14 October 1979 in Pathankot) is a squash player from India. The flag bearer of Indian Squash on Professional Squash Association tour rock was the first of the accomplished junior players who brought great momentum in ...

(runner-up) * Dino Morea (3rd place) * Milind Soman (4th place) *

Manjot Singh Manjot Singh (born 7 July 1992) is an Indian Bollywood actor, best known for his role in films like ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'', ''Student Of The Year'' and ''Fukrey''. He won Filmfare Critics Award for the Best Debut Actor category for his per ...

(5th place) * Abhishek Kapoor (6th place) * Rahul Bose (7th place) * Terence Lewis (8th place) *

Karan Singh Grover Karan Singh Grover (born 23 February 1982) is an Indian people, Indian model and actor known for his work in Indian television series such as ''Dill Mill Gayye'' and ''Qubool Hai''. He has also starred in Bollywood films like ''Alone (2015 Hin ...

(9th place) * Cyrus Broacha (10th place) *

Rahul Dev Rahul Dev (born 27 September 1968) is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films and few Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia flims. Early life Ra ...

(11th place) * Angad Bedi (12th place) *

Armaan Ebrahim Armaan Ebrahim (born 17 May 1989) is a car racer from Chennai, India. He is the son of the ex-Indian F3 champion Akbar Ebrahim. Career Ebrahim started his career in karting and became Formula LGB Champion in 2004. He later moved to Formula BM ...

(13th place)

Season 4

Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 was hosted by

. The tagline for this season was "Torchaar 4". Aarti Chhabria was declared the winner of the season.

Contestants

Aarti Chabria Aarti Chabria (born 21 November 1982) is an Indian actress and a former model who appears in Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi and Kannada films. Career Actress Aarti Chabria started her career as a model in advertisements at the age of three years. He ...

(winner) *

Mauli Dave Mauli Dave (born 3 June 1987) is an Indian singer, actress, dancer, and television host. She was a contestant on Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. She was also a finalist in Sony Entertainment's Chalo America Boogie Woogie in 2004, and w ...

(runner-up) *

Diandra Soares Diandra Soares is an Indian model, fashion designer and television host. She is mostly famous for her bald looks on the ramp. She was a contestant in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 8'' in 2014. Early life Soares was born to a middle-class famil ...

(3rd place) * Dina Singh (4th place) *

Mia Uyeda Mia Evonne Uyeda is a Canadian actress, model, columnist and VJ. She gained fame in India as a Kingfisher Calendar model and later as a VJ for shows like MTV India's show ''Saturday Night Shuffle''. Early life Mia Uyeda was born on 25 May 1980 i ...

(5th place) *

Anjum Chopra Anjum Chopra (born 20 May 1977) is an Indian former cricketer and current cricket commentator. The first time she stepped onto the cricket ground was at the age of 9. She played her first friendly match with the college girls' team at the inter ...

(6th place) *

Aashka Goradia Aashka Goradia is a former Indian television actor and model. She has walked the ramp in several fashion events and has acted in various Hindi television serials. She became popular after portraying the role of Kumud in '' Kkusum'' and Kalavati ...

(7th place) * Alesia Raut (8th place) * Gurbani Judge (9th place) * Kashmera Shah (10th place) *

Poonam Pandey Poonam Pandey (born 11 March 1991) is an Indian model and actress. She debuted in Bollywood with the film '' Nasha'' in 2013. Early life Pandey was born to a family from Kanpur. She began her career as a model. She became one of the top nine ...

(11th place) *

Smita Bansal Smita Bansal (born 21 February 1977) is an Indian television and Bollywood film actress. Her notable roles include the Zee TV's '' Amanat'', '' Aashirwad,'' ''Sarhadein'' and Sony SAB's ''Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga''. She has also acted i ...

(12th place) * Sambhavna Seth (13th place)

Season 5

Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 was hosted by Rohit Shetty The tagline for this season was "Darr Ka Blockbuster".

Rajneesh Duggal Rajneesh Duggal is an Indian film and television actor. He also works as a model. He won the title of Grasim Mr. India 2003 and represented India at the Mr. International 2003 pageant held in London, where he was declared as the 1st runner- ...

was declared the winner of the season.

Contestants

(winner) *

Gurmeet Choudhary Gurmeet Choudhary (born 22 February 1984) is an Indian actor and martial artist. He is known for his portrayal of Rama in '' Ramayan'', Maan Singh Khurana in '' Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi'' and Yash Suraj Pratap Sindhina in '' Punar Vivaah - Zi ...

(runner-up) * Nikitin Dheer (3rd place) *

Debina Bonnerjee Debina Bonnerjee (born 18 April 1983) was an Indian actress who played Sita in the 2008 television soap opera '' Ramayan''. Her first television role was in the Tamil TV serial ''Mayavi'' (2005). She also appeared as Mayuri in ''Chidiya Ghar' ...

(4th place) * Salman Yusuff Khan (5th place) * Teejay Sidhu (6th place) * Karanvir Bohra (7th place) *

Gauahar Khan Gauahar Khan (born 23 August 1983) is an Indian model and actress who appears in Hindi films and television. She started her career as a model and participated in the Femina Miss India contest in 2002. After appearing in dance songs, Khan made ...

(8th place) * Ranvir Shorey (9th place) *

Deana Uppal Deana Uppal (born 30 January 1989) is an English beauty pageant titleholder, actress and business entrepreneur. She was the winner of Miss India UK 2012. She was also one of the housemates in the ''Big Brother'' (British series 13), one of the ...

(10th place) *

Ajaz Khan Ajaz Khan is an Indian actor. He has starred in movies such as ''Rakta Charitra'' and ''Allah Ke Banday'' and acted in several television daily soaps including '' Rahe Tera Aashirwaad'' and ''Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki''. In 2013, Khan p ...

(11th place) * Geeta Tandon (12th place) * Dayanand Shetty (13th place) *

Kushal Tandon Kushal Tandon (born 28 March 1985) is an Indian model and actor known for his portrayal of Virat Singh Vadhera in ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' and Arjun Sharma in ''Beyhadh''. He also participated in ''Nach Baliye'', ''Bigg Boss'' and '' ...

(14th place) *

Mugdha Godse Mugdha Veira Godse is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi films. A former model, Godse was a semi-finalist at the Femina Miss India 2004 competition. She made her acting debut in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 film, ''Fashion''. She was ...

(15th place) * Rochelle Rao (16th place) *

Pooja Gor Pooja Gor (born 1 June 1991) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role of Pratigya in ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya''. In 2014, she participated in the reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5''. Early life Pooja Gor ...

(17th place)

Season 6

Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 was hosted by Rohit Shetty. The tagline for this season was "Darr Ka Blockbuster Returns". Aashish Chaudhary was declared the winner of the season.

Contestants

Ashish Chaudhary ''Ashish Chaudhary'' (born 21 July 1978) is an Indian television actor who has acted in many Hindi films and TV shows. He is best known for portraying Boman in the comedy films ''Dhamaal'' and ''Double Dhamaal'', winning '' Fear Factor: Khatron ...

(winner) *

Meiyang Chang Meiyang Chang (born 6 October 1982) is an Indian actor, television host, singer and a dentist. He came to prominence as a contestant on the third season of the singing reality show '' Indian Idol''. Following this, he began his acting career ...

(runner-up) *

Sagarika Ghatge Sagarika Ghatge is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Hindi films. She is known for her role of Preeti Sabharwal in '' Chak De! India''. In 2015, she participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6'' and emerged as a fi ...

(3rd place) * Iqbal Khan (4th place) *

Hussain Kuwajerwala Hussain Kuwajerwala is an Indian television actor, host and model. After several modelling campaigns and commercials, Kuwajerwala landed a role in the popular soap opera ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' which was followed by a lead role in ...

(5th place) *

Asha Negi Asha Negi (born 23 August 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Purvi Deshmukh in ''Pavitra Rishta'' and Gauravi Karmarkar in ''Baarish''. In 2010, Negi debuted into television with the role of Madhura in ''Sapnon Se ...

(6th place) * Rakesh Kumar (7th place) * Nandish Sandhu (8th place) * Sana Khan(9th place) *

Rashami Desai Shivani Desai (born 13 February 1986), professionally known as Rashami Desai, is an Indian television actress. Desai is the recipient of several accolades including two Indian Television Academy Awards and Gold Awards. She has established hers ...

(10th place) * Nathalia Kaur (11th place) * Riddhi Dogra (12th place) * Archana Vijaya (13th place) * Sidharth Bhardwaj(14th place) * Harshad Arora (15th place)

Season 7

Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 was hosted by

Arjun Kapoor Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor working in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with romance ''Ishaqzaade'' which ...

. The tagline for this season was "Kabhi पीड़ा Kabhi कीड़ा in Argentina". Sidharth Shukla was declared the winner of the season.

Contestants

* Sidharth Shukla (winner) *

Sana Saeed Sana Saeed (born 22 September 1988) is an Indian actress and model, who appears in Bollywood films and Indian television. Her first appearance was as a child artist in '' Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998) and continued to do so in films like ''Har Di ...

(runner-up) *

Mukti Mohan Mukti Mohan is an Indian dancer and actress. She participated in Star One's dance reality show '' Zara Nachke Dikha 2'' and emerged as the winner. She also appeared on the comedy show '' Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo'' on Sony Entertainment Television ...

(3rd place) *

Tanishaa Mukerji Tanisha Mukerji is an Indian actress known for her works in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee and actress Tanuja, and the younger sister of actress Kajol. She m ...

(4th place) * Vivian Dsena (5th place) *

Raghav Juyal Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He is known as the "''King of Slow Motion"'' for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the "''Slow Motion Walk ...

(6th place) * Vivan Bhatena (7th place) * Parvathy Omanakuttan (8th place) * Jay Bhanushali(Quit) *

Mahhi Vij Mahhi Vij (born 1 April 1982) is an Indian model and actress who appears on Hindi television. She is known for playing the role of Nakusha in '' Laagi Tujhse Lagan'' and Nandini in ''Balika Vadhu''. Vij and her husband Jay Bhanushali won the da ...

(10th place) * Aishwarya Sakhuja (11th place) *

Tina Datta Tina Datta (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi television. She rose to fame after portraying Ichcha in the drama series '' Uttaran'' for which she won the Producers Guild Award for Best Actress. She went on ...

(12th place) *

Faisal Khan Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in '' Mela'' (2000). Family background Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir ...

(13th place) * Yuvraj Walmiki (14th place) *

Himmanshoo A. Malhotra Himanshu A. Malhotra (born Himanshu Malhotra) is an Indian actor. He is the winner of ''Nach Baliye 7'' and later participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7''. Personal life He married Amruta Khanvilkar on 24 January 2015 in Delhi. ...

(15th place)

Season 8

Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 was hosted by Rohit Shetty. The tagline for this season was "Pain in Spain".

Shantanu Maheshwari Shantanu Maheshwari (born 7 March 1991) is an Indian actor, dancer, choreographer and host. He debuted with the show '' Dil Dosti Dance'' on Channel V in his breakthrough performance as the protagonist Swayam Shekhawat. In 2017, he participate ...

was declared the winner of the season.

Contestants

Season 9

Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 was hosted by Rohit Shetty. The tagline for this season was "Jigar Pe Trigger". Punit Pathak was declared as winner of the season.

Contestants

Season 10

Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 was hosted by Rohit Shetty. The tagline for this season was "Jahaan Darr Lega Class Aur Dega Trass". The telecast was postponed for 3 months due to

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. Week 7 episodes started from 27 June. Karishma Tanna was declared as the winner of the season 10.

Contestants

Season 11

Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 was hosted by Rohit Shetty. The tagline for this season was "Darr VS Dare". Arjun Bijlani was declared as winner of the season.

Contestants

Season 12

Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 is hosted by Rohit Shetty. The tagline for this season was "Bach Ke Kahan Jayega? Khatra Kahin Se Bhi Aayega!". The show premiered on 2 July 2022, on

. Spanning over 26 episodes, it is the longest season of the series since its inception. Tushar Kalia was declared as winner of the season.

Contestants

References

External links

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