Khatron Ke Khiladi 15
Indian reality and stunt television series
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Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, Darr Ka Naya Daur (transl. Fear Factor: Players of Danger, A New Era of Fear) is the fifteenth season of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, an Indian reality and stunt television series. Produced under Banijay Asia (Endemol Shine India), the season is filmed in South Africa and is hosted by Rohit Shetty. The series premiered on 1 August 2026 on Colors TV and streams digitally on JioHotstar.
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, Darr Ka Naya Daur | |
|---|---|
| Season 15 | |
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| Native name | |
| Hindi | फियर फैक्टर: खतरों के खिलाड़ी, डर का नया दौर |
| Starring | See Below |
| Presented by | Rohit Shetty |
| No. of contestants | 13 |
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Production companies | Banijay Asia (Endemol Shine India) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Colors TV |
| Original release | 1 August 2026 – present |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | May 21 – June 21, 2026 |
| Season chronology | |
The series was announced in May 2026 with principal photography commencing the same month and wrapped in June 2026.[1][2][3]
Contestants
| Contestant | Occupation | Previous KKK Status | Status | Place | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Placement | ||||||
| Avinash Mishra | Actor | ||||||
| Avika Gor | Actress | Season 9 | 12th | ||||
| Farrhana Bhatt | Actress | ||||||
| Gaurav Khanna | Actor | ||||||
| Harsh Gujral | Comedian | ||||||
| Jasmin Bhasin | Actress | Season 9 | 7th | ||||
| Made in India | 3rd | ||||||
| Karan Wahi | Actor | Season 8 | 8th | ||||
| Made in India | 2nd | ||||||
| Orhan "Orry" Awatramani | Internet Personality | ||||||
| Rithvik Dhanjani | Actor | Season 8 | 7th | ||||
| Made in India | 9th | ||||||
| Rubina Dilaik | Actress | Season 12 | 5th | ||||
| Ruhanika Dhawan | Actress | ||||||
| Shagun Sharma | Actress | ||||||
| Vishal Aditya Singh | Actor | Season 11 | 3rd | ||||
- Indicates original entrants
- Indicates re-entered entrants
Elimination chart
Contestant Weeks 1 New Batch v/s Old Batch1 1-2 August Avinash Avika Farhana Gaurav Harsh Jasmin Karan Orhan Rithvik Rubina Ruhanika Shagun Vishal
- ^ The new batch contestants competed against the old batch contestants.
- Winner
- 1st runner-up
- 2nd runner-up
- Finalists
- Ticket to finale
- The contestant won the stunt.
- The contestant lost the stunt and received Fear Funda.
- The contestant got rid of Fear Funda by winning pre-elimination stunt.
- The contestant was placed in the bottom and performed elimination stunt
- The contestant was safe from elimination by winning elimination stunt.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant was exempted from performing stunt.
- Injury
Stunt matrix
| Contestant | New Batch v/s Old Batch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1-2 August | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Elimination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avinash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Farrhana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaurav | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orhan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rithvik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rubina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruhanika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shagun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vishal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production
Casting
In May 2026, Colors TV confirmed the contestants list on its social media handles.[4] Later that month, Ruhanika Dhawan confirmed her participation in the series.[5]
Development
The series was officially announced by Colors TV with a press conference held on 9 May 2026.[6][7] The contestants were seen at the Mumbai Airport before departing for Cape Town on 16 May 2026.[8] Shetty was spotted leaving for South Africa on 19 May 2026.[9]
The contestants were seen at the Mumbai Airport after returning from Cape Town, South Africa on 22 June 2026.[10]
Filming
Principal photography commenced on 21 May 2026[11] and concluded on 21 June 2026.[12] Filming of the series took place in Cape Town, South Africa in 40 days schedule.[1][13]
Music
Release
On 30 May 2026, the first teaser featuring Rohit Shetty revealing the season's logo and sponsors was released on Colors TV official YouTube handle.[16] The second teaser was unveiled in June 2026,[13] and confirmed for a July release.[17] On 28 July 2026, a promo featuring cricketer Morné Morkel, who appeared as a guest challenger for a stunt, was released.[18]
The season was originally scheduled for broadcast on 25 July 2026,[15] but it was postponed to 1 August 2026,[19] due to the TRP blackout.[20] The contestant promoted the series on Laughter Chefs semi-finale episode.[21] The series premiered on Colors TV on 1 August 2026, and airs every weekends at 21:00 (IST).[22]
Controversy
Ahead of the season premiere, Shagun Sharma accused fellow contestant Gaurav Khanna of bullying her during the filming of the series.[23]
