Arjun Bijlani to Shabir Ahluwalia, looking at past 'Khatron...' winners
What's the story
The 14th season of the reality show, Khatron Ke Khiladi, is set to conclude on Sunday (September 29). Hosted by Rohit Shetty, this season has been a rollercoaster ride of drama, stunts, and emotional turmoil.
The top finalists vying for the title are Krishna Shroff, Karan Veer Mehra, Gashmeer Mahajani, Shalin Bhanot, and Abhishek Kumar.
As fans eagerly await the grand finale tonight, let's take a look back at previous winners from Seasons 1 to 13.
Early winners
Season 1 to 3: Nethra Raghuraman, Anushka Manchanda, Shabir Ahluwalia
The very first season of Khatron Ke Khiladi was won by actor Nethra Raghuraman. Hosted by Akshay Kumar, the show kicked off on July 21, 2008.
The second season saw singer Anushka Manchanda bag the trophy, with Kumar still hosting it.
In a twist, global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas hosted Season 3 and crowned popular TV actor Shabir Ahluwalia as the winner.
Mid-season champions
Season 4 to 6: Aarti Chabria, Rajneesh Duggal, Ashish Chaudhary
Kumar returned to host Season 4, where actor Aarti Chabria emerged as the winner.
The fifth season saw a big change with director Shetty joining as the host for the first time and actor Rajneesh Duggal winning the coveted trophy.
Actor Ashish Chaudhary, known for his roles in films like Dhamaal and Double Dhamaal, clinched victory in Season 6 under Shetty's continued hosting.
Recent victors
Season 7-10: Sidharth Shukla, Shantanu Maheshwari, Punit Pathak, Karishma Tanna
Actor Arjun Kapoor took over as the host for Season 7, with the late actor Sidharth Shukla being crowned the winner.
Starting from Season 8, Shetty returned to hosting duties, and actor-dancer Shantanu Maheshwari clinched the trophy.
Choreographer-actor Punit Pathak bagged Season 9, and actor Karishma Tanna triumphed in Season 10. Interestingly, the telecast of this season was delayed by three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Latest winners
Season 11 to 13: Arjun Bijlani, Tushar Kalia, Dino James
Actor Arjun Bijlani bagged the winner's trophy in Season 11. Then, in the next season, we saw dancer-choreographer Tushar Kalia lift the trophy.
Most recently, in Season 13, rapper Dino James emerged as the winner.
Now, all eyes are on the grand finale of Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 to see who'll join this illustrious list of winners.