Swayamvar (Indian TV Show)
| Swayamvar | |
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A promotional logo for the first season entitled "Rakhi Ka Swayamwar"
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| Created by | SOL |
| Directed by | Cameraman =Nitesh Choudhary |
| Presented by |
Ram Kapoor (2009-2010) Hiten Tejwani (2011) |
| Starring |
Rakhi Sawant (2009) Rahul Mahajan (2010) Ratan Rajput (2011) |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Fateh Garh Palace, Udaipur (2009-2010) Shiv Vilas Palace, Jaipur (2011) |
| Running time | Approx. 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Imagine TV |
| Distributor | Imagine TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | Imagine TV |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 29 June 2009 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Swayamvar is a reality television show, where the contestants perform tasks and woe the hopeful bride/groom in return for their hand in marriage. It started airing in India with the Swayamvar Season 1 in 2009 and followed that with Swayamvar Season 2 (2010). In February 2011, Imagine TV announced the launch of the Swayamvar Season 3.
The Swayamvar Season 3 started airing on Imagine TV from 30 May 2011. The winner of Ratan Ka Rishta will get the bride/groom of the season's hand in marriage.
The new series sees a new host and a new location for the show. The new host is television actor, Hiten Tejwani, while the new location for the TV show is Shiv Vilas Palace in Jaipur,Rajasthan.
The winner of the first season of Swayamvar was Elesh Parujanwala, from Toronto, Canada. The season was aired from 29 June 2009 to 2 August 2009. Manas Katyal and Chitiz Jain of New Delhi were the two other finalists, while Manmohan Tiwari of Rishikesh and Luv Khanna of New Delhi came 4th and 5th respectively, in the competition.
The prospective bride for Swayamvar Season 1 was Bollywood dancer, actress, model and talk show host Rakhi Sawant. The first season was hosted by Ram Kapoor.
This was the only season where the winner did not marry the prospective bride. They got engaged during the finale and later split up after a couple of months. Rakhi Sawant later went on to host the highly controversial show Rakhi Ka Insaaf, while Elesh Parujanwala went on to appear in another highly controversial show, Pati Patni Aur Woh, alongside his then partner, Rakhi Sawant.
Manas Katyal, one of the finalists, went on to appear as a contestant on Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout, while Manmohan Tiwari went on to become a television actor and starred in many shows and TV serials including Armanon Ka Balidaan-Aarakshan and Jamunia.
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