The stunt master returns

Director Rohit Shetty is back as the host of the latest season of Colors’ show Khatron Ke Khiladi: Darr Ka Blockbuster Returns. We caught up with him to talk about the show and more.

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What do you think of the current batch of contestants?

I am quite impressed with their never-say-die attitude. There were many stunts that the contestants could not complete in the last season, but there isn’t a single stunt that has been left incomplete by the present contestants. When I heard the names of the contestants, I was worried whether they would be able to perform. But, they surprised me.

Can you tell us the names?

The 14 contestants are Aashish Chaudhary, Hussain Kuwajwerwala, Harshad Arora, Iqbal Khan, Saagarika Ghatge, Sana Khan, Rashami Desai, Asha Negi, Riddhi Dogra, Meiyang Chang, Siddharth Bharadwaj, Nathalia Kaur, Archana Vijaya, and Nandish Sandhu.

The promo shows a car flipping over, a common stunt in your films. Was it deliberate?

People think that flipping cars in my films is easy. I wanted to show the audience that my stuntman is putting his life in danger for that one shot. It’s difficult to portray the stunt in a show. It has been performed first by Aashish Chaudhary and Meiyang Chang and then by Sagarika and Iqbal Khan.

What’s happening in Bollywood?

I am producing a movie with Shah Rukh Khan. I am also planning a Marathi film, which is still in the scripting stage. So, let’s see!