Fear Factor India

Fear Factor India — Jo Dar Ghaya So Mar Ghaya
A promotional logo image of "Fear Factor India".
Genre	Interactive reality game show
Presented by	Mukul Dev
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	Season 1 Sony TV
Production
Location(s)	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Approx. 52 minutes
Production company(s)	Endemol India
Release
Original network	Sony TV
Picture format	720i (SDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	March 10, 2006
Chronology
Followed by	Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi
Related shows	Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 & Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi x 3

Fear Factor India was an Indian adaptation of the popular reality show Fear Factor. The series premiered on Sony TV on March 10, 2006, and was presented by Indian television actor Mukul Dev.^[1] The season 2 and onward seasons of the series aired on the Indian channel Colors Viacom 18.

Concept

Fear Factor India — Jo Dar Ghaya So Mar Ghaya was a 13-part series that aired every Friday at 9:00 on SET Asia. Shot in the exotic locales of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Host

The Show was hosted by the television actor Mukul Dev. About the show's Indian version, Mukul said;

It's only when it comes to food tasks that they (Indians) lag behind because unlike people in China and South East Asia, we are not used to insects and raw meat. The most difficult one is to eat the raw organs of goat.^[2]

Contestants

Every week a number of contestants (celebrities) participated in the show. The winner got Rs. 10 lakhs. In every episode new contestants participated.

• Mandira Bedi
• Chetan Hansraj
• Achint Kaur
• Tina Parekh
• Shweta Salve
• Vikas Bhalla
• Arzoo Gowitrikar
• Akashdeep Saigal
• Manav Gohil
• Shweta Kawatra
• Sandeep Rajora
• Sweta Keswani

References

1. Adesara, Hetal (March 3, 2006). "Sony to launch Fear Factor India". Indiantelevision.com.
2. Mukul Dev