Season 3 of Khatron Ke Khiladi was flagged of yesterday under the sultry anchorship of Priyanka Chopra. Viewers of the previous seasons with perhaps miss the steely poise of the Khiladi Kumar, the stoic grimace trying to conceal itself behind his grizzly stubble, the dark aviators shielding all emotion.
Chopra unveiled the show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil seeking holy blessings at the foot of Jesus the redeemed. An impressive line up of 13 contestants boasting big names from the world of television, sports and movies marched into the frame. There was Milind Soman, Abhishek Kapoor, Shabbir Ahluwahlia, Rahul Dev, Cyrus Broacha, Rahul Bose, Dino Morea, Manjot Singh, Ritwik Bhattacharya, Karan Singh Grover, Terrence Lewis, Angad Bedi and Armaan Ebrahim.
Each of them was assigned an arm candy as his partner for the dares to come.
Pleasantries over and introductions quickly run through, PC got straight down to business with task No. 1. Aag ka dariya blah blah…with the contestants having to dive into a pond of water at 6 deg C and unhook 5 weights. The surface of the water would be lit ablaze with flames.
An overconfident Milind barely got his cheek to the water a couple of times before throwing in the towel. It's too cold he reasoned. The rest fared much better though Rahul Dev and Cyrus Broacha too came up all thumbs. The only person to successfully accomplish the task was squash man Ritwik Bhattacharya. With piscine dexterity he dove under the dancing flames twice and unhooked all 5 weights. Manjot singh had some anxious moments for everyone around when he had to be rescued by a trained diver. Needless to say, Milind was the first to be sent home for his dismal faring.
Chopra lent considerable sauciness to the show as hostess, a tongue in cheek quip tossed here and there, mingling in to hoot and cheer with the other girls, and clasping her hands to her face when things either got genuinely tense or had to be accentuated in that manner. Yet at times, the proceedings missed the staid ruggedness of the Kumar. I'm not writing Priyanka off though. Clearly she's prowling on Kumar territory with a grit to get on an even keel. There's no denying her scorching screen presence. Could just be a matter of few more episodes before the cat kills the curiosity!
Chopra unveiled the show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil seeking holy blessings at the foot of Jesus the redeemed. An impressive line up of 13 contestants boasting big names from the world of television, sports and movies marched into the frame. There was Milind Soman, Abhishek Kapoor, Shabbir Ahluwahlia, Rahul Dev, Cyrus Broacha, Rahul Bose, Dino Morea, Manjot Singh, Ritwik Bhattacharya, Karan Singh Grover, Terrence Lewis, Angad Bedi and Armaan Ebrahim.
Each of them was assigned an arm candy as his partner for the dares to come.
Pleasantries over and introductions quickly run through, PC got straight down to business with task No. 1. Aag ka dariya blah blah…with the contestants having to dive into a pond of water at 6 deg C and unhook 5 weights. The surface of the water would be lit ablaze with flames.
An overconfident Milind barely got his cheek to the water a couple of times before throwing in the towel. It's too cold he reasoned. The rest fared much better though Rahul Dev and Cyrus Broacha too came up all thumbs. The only person to successfully accomplish the task was squash man Ritwik Bhattacharya. With piscine dexterity he dove under the dancing flames twice and unhooked all 5 weights. Manjot singh had some anxious moments for everyone around when he had to be rescued by a trained diver. Needless to say, Milind was the first to be sent home for his dismal faring.
Chopra lent considerable sauciness to the show as hostess, a tongue in cheek quip tossed here and there, mingling in to hoot and cheer with the other girls, and clasping her hands to her face when things either got genuinely tense or had to be accentuated in that manner. Yet at times, the proceedings missed the staid ruggedness of the Kumar. I'm not writing Priyanka off though. Clearly she's prowling on Kumar territory with a grit to get on an even keel. There's no denying her scorching screen presence. Could just be a matter of few more episodes before the cat kills the curiosity!
Yup, the cocky Milid Soman met a match cooler than himself.
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