Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout
| Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout | |
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| Also known as | Total Wipeout |
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Endemol |
| Presented by | Shahrukh Khan, Saumya Tandon |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
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| Location(s) | Buenos Aires |
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| Original network | NDTV Imagine |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), |
| Original release | February 1 – February 25, 2011 |
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Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout was an Indian reality game show. Aired on Imagine TV, it was the Indian version of the American reality show Wipeout on ABC. It was hosted by Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan and co-hosted by Saumya Tandon. The show consisted of a series of obstacles which the contestants must clear to move on to the next round. If a contestant fails to complete an obstacle, he is said to be wiped out. It was organized at the Wipeout course in Buenos Aires, while the end-game bits were shot with Khan at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. The show started airing on 1 February 2011 at 9:00 pm and ended on February 25, 2011 with Kushal Punjabi as the winner taking home Rs. 5,000,000, while German-Polish model Claudia Ciesla was the runners-up by 51 seconds.
The show is based on a series of challenges in large pools of water or mud to win ₹ 5 million. The episode winner gets Rs. 10 lacs and direct entry in the Grand Finale, the cost decreases after every two episodes. The winner was Kushal Punjabi, who defeated Claudia in the final by 51 seconds and walked away with a prize money of Rs. 5 million.
A total of 14 contestants participated in the first episode. They faced a series of challenges. Manoj Kumar won the episode completing Wipeout Zone challenge in 5 minutes and 27 seconds. Manoj Kumar won Rs. 10 lakh and got a direct entry in the grand finale episode. Capt Albert Louis, former Army Commando won the 15th Episode and won 3 Lakh and got the final ticket to Grand Finale. So did Claudia Ciesla and Kushal Punjabi. The rest of the contestants were Wiped Out.
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