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Biggest Loser Jeetega
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
Running time55 minutes
Original release
NetworkSahara One

Biggest Loser Jeetega is an Indian reality series based on America's The Biggest Loser but adapted to the needs of the Indian market.[1] It was hosted by Suniel Shetty and aired on Sahara One.[2]

Synopsis

The show featured sixteen obese contestants from India, who competed with each other to lose the most weight. The contestants were divided into two teams, where each was assigned a trainer. Andrew Leipus, former physiotherapist to the Indian Cricket Team was the overall trainer and he was joined by Deepika Mehta and Yusef Khan. Varun Shivdasani was the program's chef.[2]

Sandeep Sachdev was the winner of Season 1.[3]

References

  1. ^ Zimdars, Melissa (7 February 2019). Watching Our Weights: The Contradictions of Televising Fatness in the "Obesity Epidemic". Rutgers University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-8135-9356-2. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sahara One launches Biggest Loser Jeetega". Hindustan Times. 24 March 2007. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ Lad, Vrushali (12 December 2012). "Meet a really big loser". The Metrognome. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.