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MEN READY Final list of Khatron Ke Khiladi 3contestants out

It'sfinally official.As you read this, actors Rahul Bose,Rahul Dev, Milind Soman, Dino Morea, Karan Singh Grover, Shabbir IAhluwalia and Manjot Singhare preparing to perform dangerous stunts with Priyanka Chopraon the third edition of Khatron Ke Khiladi.
Heading to Copacabanain Brazil, they will be accompanied by choreographer TerrenceLewis, race-car driver Armaan Ebrahim, squash player Ritwik Bhattacharya and director Abhishek Kapoor.
BCCI pulled the plug on the Colors showing May,a month after the channel suggested the names of seven cricketers: Gautam Gambhir,Yuvraj Singh, S Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Brett Lee, Shane Warne,Virender Sehwag as participants on the 'special' edition of Khatron Ke Khiladi, which waspart of the IPL-Entertainment package.
According to industry sources, the suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi had inked adeal of approximately Rs 100 crore(Rs 35-30 croretobe paid every year) with the channel to create cricket related entertainment programmes to promote the IPL throughout the year.After Modi was suspended, BCCI pointed to a clause in the players'contract that prohibited them from performing any activity in public domain that would put their life at risk, including bungee jumping.
The cricketers' names were taken off the show.
Right mix Speculation pointed to various actors like Arjan Bajwa,Harman Baweja, Gulshan Grover and Arya Babbar as alternatives, but none accepted the offer.
When asked to comment, Ashwini Yardi, head of programming,Colors, says, "Finding the right mix of contestants is important for a show to succeed.
Every contestant we have on board brings something different to the table.
Without mentioning names, I can say that either Priyankaorthe difficult tasks intimidated the ones who declined the offer.Besides, only the fearless will accept ashow likethis." Sincethe channel and Endemol, the production house that helms the show, were left with little time before the shoot, was finding the "right mix" a task in itself? Yardi believesit wasn't, given the brand value the showcarries.
"We were determined to start our show as per the original schedule and we succeeded. We also ensured that we didn't compromise on the participants' profiles.
Each contestant has been chosen keeping in mind the increased level o fdifficulty this season,"she says.
It's also rumoured that the contestants will be paired with female celebrities on the show.
Yardirefuses to reveal anything,saying,"We'vekept a lot under wraps, including asurprise male contestant.
You wouldn't watch the show right ? "

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