Rajneesh Duggal is the winner of 'Khatron Ke Khiladi'

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May 26, 2014

Kathronka KiladiMumbai, May 26: Model-actor Rajneesh Duggal won the fifth season of stunt-based reality show "Khatron Ke Khiladi Season Five" at the finale Sunday. He took home prize money of Rs.25 lakh and a Mahindra Scorpio SUV.

The actor, who feared lizards and snakes the most, left behind all the other contestants in the reality show hosted by filmmaker Rohit Shetty, and was rewarded a trophy by Bollywood star Ajay Devgn in the finale episode.

"When our journey was about to begin, all the contestants were told to fill a form where they had to pen down their fears in a column. I was scared of lizards and snakes the most. The show put me against crocodiles and snakes. The show helped me overcome my fear of crocodiles and snakes," Rajneesh said.

The first episode of "Khatron Ke Khiladi Season Five" went on air March 22 on Colors.

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Post 'Khatron...', Rajneesh eyes 'quality work'

Rajneesh Duggal, who won the fifth season of stunt-based reality show "Khatron Ke Khiladi - Darr Ka Blockbuster", eyes "quality work" and says medium doesn't not matter.

"I want to go for quality work. The medium does not matter. Be it a film, TV show or a live stage performance, it has to be projected right and should have a quality that is worth sharing with the masses," Rajneesh told IANS in a telephonic interview.

The Model-turned actor won prize money of Rs.25 lakh and also a Mahindra SUV on "Khatron Ke Khiladi".

If the actor ever gets an opportunity, he would like to work with filmmaker Rohit Shetty, who hosted "Khatron Ke Khiladi".

"I have spent a great amount of time with my host Rohit Shetty and I have learnt a lot from him during the show. He is very disciplined. I would love to work with him," said Rajneesh who seen in the movie "1920" and "Samrat & Co".

The reality show went air on Colors March 22 and it helped the actor overcome his fear of lizards and snakes.

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Talking about competitors, the actor said competition was tough.

"TV actors Salman Yusuff Khan, Nikitin Dheer and Gurmeet Choudhary were strong competitors, according to me."

And among girls, he named celebrities Teejay Sidhu and Debina Bonnerjee.

The actor shared a blissful company with Salman and Niketan, since the rest of the contestants were mostly couples.

"I, Salman and Niketan used to sit at the back seats of the bus, while travelling to the location. Other contestants used to call us 'back seat boys'. Since, most of the participants were couples, the three of us shared a good bond," said the actor.

When asked, if he ever wants to be a part of a reality show like "Bigg Boss", he said: "I cannot share my personal space on cameras 24/7, that too for 80-90 days. I am very much mentally stable, but I do not want to go for 'Bigg Boss'."

Currently, the actor is working on an upcoming film directed by Rajiv S. Ruia.

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January 28,2020

Bandipur, Jan 28: British adventurer Bear Grylls and superstar Rajinikanth arrived at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and National Park in Karnataka on Tuesday for shooting a special episode of the show 'Man vs Wild'.

The actor arrived at the location dressed in comfortable sporty clothes. Donning a dark blue jacket and grey track pants, Rajinikanth was also carrying a cross-body sling bag.

Videos and photographs of Rajinikanth arriving at a helipad were shared widely on social media.

Reports say that an agreement was signed between the Karnataka Forest Department represented by the Field Director of Bandipur and Banijay Group, Seventaurus Entertainment Studio Private Ltd, Mumbai for shooting of the documentary in December 2019. The team was also allowed to do a recce from December 27th to 29th as per the agreement, a report said.

The shooting has been permitted for six hours. "Permission for the shooting has been given for Sultan Batteri highway and ranges of Mulleholle, Maddur and Kalkere ranges. They will be shooting in non-tourist zones. If permission was given for the shooting of Wild Karnataka, then this can also be permitted. Also, no tourist or regular forest patrolling activities will be affected. The shooting will be done under special forest protection and no one will be aware of the locations," a forest official was quoted as saying in another news report.

Earlier in 2019, Grylls shot an episode of the show with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Grylls is also back with the latest edition of his National Geographic show ‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls’, where actors such as Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Joel McHale, Cara Delevingne, Rob Riggle, Armie Hammer and Dave Bautista take on adventurous challenges in remote wilderness.

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June 22,2020

New Delhi, Jun 22: Musician Madonna, who is a mother of six, wished herself on the occasion of Father's Day on Sunday by posting adorable pictures with her kids.

Along with pictures, the 'Crazy For You' singer penned down a beautiful caption, wishing herself and every parent a 'Happy Father's Day' for nurturing and guiding their children in the best way possible.

"Happy Fathers Day to Me and to every parent out there doing their best to Nurture, Guide, Inspire, and Teach! #Lola #Rocco #David #Mercyjames #Estere #Stella," the 61-year-old singer wrote in the caption.

Madonna is the biological mother to two of her six children and has adopted the rest four.

She had adopted her first child Davida Banda back in 2006 and then she adopted a boy in 2009. The last addition to her family were the twins she adopted from Malawi.

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April 24,2020

Mumbai, Apr 24: A complaint has been filed with police against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for allegedly referring to members of a particular community as a terrorist in a video released in support of her sister Rangoli Chandel, an official said on Friday.

The complaint was filed by a lawyer, Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh, at the suburban Amboli Police Station on Wednesday.

The Twitter account of Chandel, who is also the 33- year-old actor's manager, recently got suspended for alleged hate speech.

According to the complaint, while supporting her sister, Ranaut, in the video, allegedly referred to members of a particular community as "terrorist", the official said.

Ranaut had released the video some time back.

Following the release of the video, Deshmukh submitted an application to the Amboli police seeking registration of a case against the actor, the official said.

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