Popular reality TV show Khatron Ke Khiladi will be making its comeback this coming Saturday, after making headlines for the past several weeks. The Rohit Shetty-hosted show after several successful seasons, is back with its 12th season, with some of the most loved celebrities making way through some nail-biting stunts to win the trophy. For the unversed, the current season of the KKK show is being shot in Cape Town, Africa, here are some final updates on the show right before its big premiere:
1. The show will be hosted by filmmaker Rohit Shetty, like most of the previous seasons, and will be aired every weekend, Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm.
2. After many rumours, comedian and internet sensation Munawar Faruqui has quit the show for an unknown reason, the comedian had earlier announced his participation in the reality show,
3. The currently confirmed list of contestants includes Jannat Zubair Rahmani, Sriti Jha, Rubina Dilaik, Pratik Sehajpal, Shivangi Joshi, Nishant Bhat, Chetna Pande, Rajiv Adatia, Tushar Kalia, Erika Packard, Mr Faisu aka Faisal Shaikh, and Aneri Vajani. Although Aneri Vajani and Shivangi Joshi have returned to India already, following their eviction from the show.
4. As per many media reports, the most favourite contestants on the show are Faisal Shaikh, Jannat Zubair, Sriti Jha, Rubina Dilaik and Pratik Sehajpal. The last two were also seen on the 14th and 15th seasons of Bigg Boss respectively. More recent reports have revealed the elimination of Erica Packard and Pratik Sehajpal from the show, although Pratik is said to re-enter the show as a wild card entrant.
5. The youngest contestant of the show and intent sensation Jannat Zubair is said I b the most paid contestant on the show, with her remuneration ranging from around 15 to 18 lakes per episode. Faisal, the tik-tok sensation is also alleged to make around 17 lakes per episode, followed by Bigg Boss 14 season winner Rubina, who apparently charges around 10 to 15 lakhs per episode.
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The popular reality TV show is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated shows, where the contestants are seen performing some of the wildest and most bizarre stunts to survive in the show. Talking about the same, Rohit Shetty thanked his team for taking care of the stunts and the contestants. “Of course, tasks are scary for contestants but my team works precisely to avoid any mishap,” he said.