Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout is an Indian reality game show. Aired on Imagine TV, it was the Indian version of the American reality show Wipeout on ABC. It was hosted by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and co-hosted by Saumya Tandon.[1][2] The show consisted of a series of obstacles which the contestants must clear to move on to the next round. If a contestant fails to complete an obstacle, he is said to be wiped out. It was organized at the Wipeout course in Buenos Aires, while the end-game bits were shot with Khan at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai.[3] The show started airing on 1 February 2011 at 9:00 pm and ended on 25 February 2011 with Kushal Punjabi as the winner taking home Rs. 5,000,000, while German-Polish model Claudia Ciesla was the runners-up by 51 seconds.[4][5] Later this show was re-aired on Dangal TV.
| Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout | |
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| Also known as | Total Wipeout |
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Endemol |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages | Hindi English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Buenos Aires |
| Original release | |
| Network | Imagine TV |
| Release | 1 February – 25 February 2011 |
Show format
editThe show is based on a series of challenges in large pools of water or mud to win ₹ 5 million. The episode winner gets Rs. 10 lacs and direct entry in the Grand Finale, the cost decreases after every two episodes. The winner was Kushal Punjabi, who defeated Claudia in the final by 51 seconds and walked away with a prize money of Rs. 5 million.[6]
Contestants
edit- Capt Albert Louis
- Akashdeep Saigal
- Amit Sarin
- Amit Sareen
- Ashima Bhalla
- Bakhtiyaar Irani
- Claudia Ciesla
- Debina Bonnerjee
- Dimpy Ganguly
- Gaurav Chopra
- Gracious D’Costa
- Hanif Hilal
- Jennifer Winget
- Karan Wahi
- Karishma Tanna
- Krushnaa Patil
- Kushal Punjabi
- Manas Katyal
- Mohit Sehgal
- Manoj Kumar
- Mink Brar
- Narayani Shastri
- Natasha Suri
- Ravi Dixit
- Jai Bhagwan
- Payal Rohatgi
- Priyadarshini Singh
- Raja Chaudhary
- Simran Kaur Mundi
- Sonika Kaliraman
- Annie Gill
- Vindu Dara Singh
- Vrajesh Hirjee
- Priyanka Shah
- Dharamveer Singh
- Johanan Newnes
Finalists
edit- Capt Albert Louis
- Dharamveer Singh
- Raja Chaudhary
- Ravi Dixit
- Jai Bhagwan
- Manoj Kumar
- Bakhtiyaar Irani
- Claudia Ciesla
- Amit Sareen
- Krushnaa Patil
- Kushal Punjabi
- Simran Kaur Mundi
- Annie Gill
- Hanif Hilal
- Vindu Dara Singh
Grand Finalists
edit- Capt Albert Louis
- Jai Bhagwan
- Claudia Ciesla
- Kushal Punjabi
Winner
editGuests
editFirst episode
editA total of 14 contestants participated in the first episode. They faced a series of challenges. Manoj Kumar won the episode completing Wipeout Zone challenge in 5 minutes and 27 seconds.[7] Manoj Kumar won Rs. 10 lakh and got a direct entry in the grand finale episode. Capt Albert Louis, former Army Commando won the 15th Episode and won 3 Lakh and got the final ticket to Grand Finale. So did Claudia Ciesla and Kushal Punjabi. The rest of the contestants were Wiped Out.
References
edit- ^ "Dream come true". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Small Screen: King Khan's Zor Ka Jhatka for TV viewers". Hindustan Times. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Kushal Punjabi wins Zor Ka Jhatka". Bollywood Hungama News Network. 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Kushal Punjabi Wins Zor Ka Jhatka". NDTV Movies. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Kushal Punjabi wins 'Zor Ka Jhatka'". The Times of India. 26 February 2011.
- ^ IANS (26 February 2011). "Kushal Punjabi wins 'Zor Ka Jhatka'". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "First episode overview of Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout".