Earthworms infested cookies, anyone?

'Gross!' is what everyone said at the Sony press meet when a contestant smacked his lips in delight after gobbling up cookies that were dropped in a glass-box full of earthworms by 'Fear Factor' host, Mukul Dev. The guy further boasted, "Oh this is nothing, on the show I had a milk shake that had fish eggs, blood, 2 bhejas...blah blah.'. If you haven't yet seen the Sony promos for their new action reality show then you would be wondering what we are talking about.

Sony is all set to launch their two new shows, 'Fear Factor' at 9 pm and 'Kandy Floss' at 11 pm as a part of their brand new Friday package called 'Shukr Hai Shukrwaar Hai' or 'Thank God It's Friday' on the 10 th of March.

Apart from the new shows their ever popular, 'CID' now shifts as a one hour show on Friday at 10 pm and 'Deal Ya No Deal' at 8 pm.

'Fear Factor' will be hosted by Mukul Dev who will take the audience through hair raising chills and death-defying stunts that have never before happened on Indian TV. Participants including some TV celebrities like Chetan Hansraj, Rohit Roy, Achint Kaur, Mandira Bedi and Nausheen Ali Sardar have overcome their fears and participated in some jaw dropping and stomach churning action.
'Fear Factor' is an international show and is hugely popular in many countries like USA, Canada, Russia, France and Australia and is brought to India by Endemol International. Before appearing on the show, all contestants had to go through a medical check-up and Endemol International has taken all safety measures to safeguard the contestants. The stunts include lying in a box containing snakes, tight rope walk between skyscrapers, getting into a scorpion infested pit and several such mind-boggling acts.


'Fear Factor' was shot in Kuala Lumpur where the Indian participants were taken. The gutsy participants apart from overcoming their fear also get to win a whopping prize money of 10 Lakhs. The show's host Mukul Dev was earlier seen in popular shows like 'Gharwali Uparwali', 'Bhabhi', 'Kya Hadsa, Kya Haqeeqat', 'K Street Pali Hill' and 'Kaalchakra'.
'Kandy Floss' on the other hand is India's first gossip show on popular television stars. The show comes from Balaji's stable and is hosted by none other than the sassy Archana Puran Singh. She has a sexy co-host called Kandy who actually is an animated character. The show is about gossip from the world of television and showbiz. Kandy is this mysterious party-hopper who will dig out the goriest details and scandals from the entertainment world.