Arjun Kapoor is back as the host of ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’

Actor Arjun Kapoor made his small screen debut as a host in ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi — Season 7’, after which the makers of the show have now roped him in for their next season as well.

According to reports, Arjun will be seen as the host of Season 8 of the franchise. A source reveals to DNA, “Colors, the channel the show airs on, was happy with Arjun and have talked to him about continuing as the host. Last year, when the season ended, Manisha Sharma, programming head, said, ‘He has been a surprise package and a superlative host.’ Arjun got a younger audience to the show, which has been missing in the previous seven seasons. While Rohit and Akshay (Kumar) were more authoritative in their interaction with the contestants, Arjun was casual and friendly, which the producers feel is the direction they want to continue in. The TRPs were great and the newer audience also began warming to the action-based reality show.”

The source also confirms that Season 8 will be shot in South Africa and not last year’s location (Argentina), “South Africa has the best safety measures and also there won’t be any language issues like in the last location. The shooting won’t start before the end of the year. Arjun and the channel are yet to sit and discuss the technicalities. He has told them that he is ready to return as host.”

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