Dadagiri Unlimited | |
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Dadagiri Unlimited show's logo
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Genre | Quiz show |
Created by | Zee Bangla |
Directed by | Subhankar Chattopadhyay |
Presented by | Sourav Ganguly |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Bengali |
No. of seasons | 6 |
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Producer(s) | Zee Bangla |
Running time | 90 minutes (with advertisement) 60 minutes approx. (without advertisement in season 4 2013) |
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Original network | Zee Bangla |
First shown in | October 12, 2009 |
Original release | 2009 – present |
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Dadagiri Unlimited |
Dadagiri Unlimited is a Bengali language quiz show broadcast by the Indian TV channel Zee Bangla. The show is hosted by former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly. It airs thrice in a week for one and half hour each day, from 9:30 to 11 P.M.
The contestants are chosen by a preliminary selection round held in different parts of the state West Bengal; every contestant represents their respective districts of West Bengal. The show premiered in 2009. The title track has been sung by Arijit Singh.
In 2009, Kolkata won the finale (Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was the celebrity guest in the finale episode of the first season); and in season 2, North 24 Parganas won. Dadagiri season 3 was organized in 2012 and was hosted by Mithun Chakraborty.Bardhaman secured the trophy of Season 3.
Season 4 started from August 26, 2013 and ended on February 23, 2014. This season, the main host, Sourav Ganguly hosted the show. In this season, North 24 Parganas secured the win for the second time (Bollywood personalities Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan were celebrity guests in the finale of season 4, who came to promote their film Shaadi Ke Side Effects). Season 5 started on November 17, 2014. Season 6 began on January 11, 2016.
Sometimes, a number of Bengali celebrities or renowned personalities come to play the game for the bottom six districts in list.
• Season 1 — Shah Rukh Khan
• Season 2 — Prosenjit Chatterjee, Jeet & Mithun Chakraborty