The Traitors India

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The Traitors India
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Also known asThe Traitors India
Genre
Based on
De Verraders
by
Presented by Karan Johar
Country of originIndia
Original languagesHindi
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time75+ minutes
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release12 June 2025 (2025-06-12) 
present

The Traitors (also known as The Traitors India) is an Indian reality series streams on Prime Video, based on the Dutch series De Verraders . [1] It premiered on 12 June 2025 and is hosted by Karan Johar. [2]

Contents

Following the premise of De Verraders, the show features a group of contestants participating in a game similar to Mafia or Werewolf, where an informed minority (known as the "Traitors") must eliminate an uninformed majority (known as the "Innocents") to win. Meanwhile, the "Innocents" are tasked to discover the "Traitors" and vote them out of the game in order to win. The series is filmed in and around Suryagarh Palace.

Format

A group of contestants arrive at a castle in the Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan with hopes of winning a large cash prize of ₹1 crore that is built up through missions. The players are referred to as the "Innocents", but among them are the "Traitors" — a group of contestants secretly selected by the host. If the Innocents eliminate all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund. However, if any Traitors manage to make it to the end eliminating the Innocents, they win the entire prize money.

The contestants participate in missions to build up their cash prize. In some missions, any contestant may also win a ‘shield’ that grants them immunity from the subsequent murder.

In the most nights, The Traitors meet in a secret tower to decide on an Innocent contestant to ‘murder,’ who is then immediately eliminated from the game. The remaining Innocents are unaware of who has been eliminated until the following morning, when that person fails to appear at breakfast table in the castle.

At the end of each day, the players gather at the ‘Circle of Shaq,’ where they discuss whom to vote out before individually casting their votes. Players vote privately, then reveal their choices one by one, often giving a brief rationale for their decision. The player who receives the most votes is banished from the game and reveals their affiliation. If during the game the number of ‘Traitors’ drops to two, they are given the choice to recruit an Innocent to join them instead of murdering.

After the final Circle of Shaq, the remaining players (typically four) participate in the End Game. The group are given an opportunity to end the game by unanimous vote. Any vote to continue will lead to another immediate banishment vote. When a unanimous decision is reached to end the game — or when there are only two players left — the remaining players reveals their affiliation. If all remaining players are Innocents, then the prize money is divided evenly among them. However, if any Traitors remain, they win the entire prize money.

Production

The first official teaser was posted on Prime Video's social media on 17 September 2024, announcing that filming had begun. Later on 30 May 2025, the official trailer of season 1 was released with the premiere date of June 12, 2025. [3]

On 25 June 2025, the show was renewed for a second season. [4]

Contestants

20 contestants competed on the first series of The Traitors India. In a minor twist, Anshula and Maheep have a pre-existing relationship, as Maheep is Anshula’s paternal aunt. [5]

Elnaaz was chosen by the rest of the players as the least trustworthy and she chose Nikita to be eliminated from the game on arrival at the castle in Episode 1. However, Nikita re-entered to the show in Episode 3.

ContestantAgeNotabilityAffiliationFinish
Sahil Salathia 35ActorInnocentMurdered
(Episode 2)
Raj Kundra 50Actor & EntrepreneurTraitorBanished
(Episode 2)
Lakshmi Manchu 47Actress & ProducerInnocentMurdered
(Episode 3)
Karan Kundrra 39ActorInnocentBanished
(Episode 3)
Mukesh Chhabra 40Casting DirectorInnocentMurdered
(Episode 4)
Maheep Kapoor52Reality Show StarInnocentBanished
(Episode 4)
Ashish Vidyarthi 59ActorInnocentBanished
(Episode 5)
Raftaar 36MusicianInnocentBanished
(Episode 6)
Janvi Gaur50AstrologerInnocentMurdered
(Episode 7)
Elnaaz Norouzi 28ActressTraitorBanished
(Episode 7)
Sufi Motiwala21Content CreatorInnocentMurdered
(Episode 8)
Anshula Kapoor34Content CreatorInnocentBanished
(Episode 8)
Jannat Zubair Rahmani 24ActressInnocentMurdered
(Episode 9)
Apoorva Mukhija
"The Rebel Kid"
23Content CreatorInnocentBanished
(Episode 9)
Jasmin Bhasin 34ActressInnocentMurdered
(Episode 10)
Purav Jha23Content CreatorTraitorBanished
(Episode 10)
Sudhanshu Pandey 51Actor & SingerInnocentBanished
(Episode 10)
Harsh Gujral34Stand-up ComedianInnocentBanished
(Episode 10)
Traitor
(from ep. 8)
Nikita Luther 34Poker PlayerInnocentWinner
(Episode 10)
Uorfi Javed 27Reality Show StarInnocentWinner
(Episode 10)

Elimination history

Key

  The contestant was a Innocent.
  The contestant was a Traitor.
  The contestant was murdered by the Traitors.
  The contestant was banished at the round table.
  The contestant was immune for the banishment and subsequent murder.
Episode2345678910
Traitor's
decision
SahilLakshmiMukeshNikitaAnshula
Harsh
Janvi
Uorfi
JanviSufiHarshJannatJasmin
MurderRecruit
(offer rejected
by Nikita)
On
Trial [a]
MurderMurder
(by poisoning) [b]
Blackmail
(offer accepted
by Harsh)
[c]
Murder
ShieldNot
Introduced
HarshSufiNoneJannatNone
BanishmentRajKaranMaheepAshishRaftaarElnaazAnshulaApoorvaPurav
Vote15-2-111-3-27-5-2-19-1-1-1-1-18-4-15-3-1-1-15-2-1-15-34-1
NikitaExiled [d]
(Episode 1)
Not
Eligible
JanviAnshulaSufiAnshulaUorfiApoorvaPurav
UorfiRajKaranMaheepAshishSufiElnaazAnshulaApoorvaPurav
HarshRajKaranRaftaarAshishRaftaarElnaazAnshulaApoorvaPurav
SudhanshuRajKaranRaftaarAshishRaftaarPuravHarshApoorvaPurav
PuravRajJasminMaheepAshishSufiElnaazAnshulaHarsh
Harsh
Sudhanshu
JasminRajMaheepMaheepApoorvaRaftaarElnaazApoorvaApoorvaMurdered
(Episode 10)
ApoorvaRajKaranMaheepAshishRaftaarSufiAnshulaHarshBanished
(Episode 9)
JannatRajKaranMaheepAshishRaftaarElnaazAnshulaMurdered
(Episode 9)
AnshulaRajKaranRaftaarAshishApoorvaPuravHarshBanished
(Episode 8)
SufiRajKaranRaftaarRaftaarRaftaarPuravMurdered
(Episode 8)
ElnaazRajJasminJanviAshishRaftaarUorfiBanished
(Episode 7)
JanviRajMaheepRaftaarAshishRaftaarMurdered
(Episode 7)
RaftaarRajKaranMaheepSufiSufiBanished
(Episode 6)
AshishRajKaranMaheepElnaazBanished
(Episode 5)
MaheepJanviKaranAshishBanished
(Episode 4)
MukeshRajKaranMurdered
(Episode 4)
KaranRajMaheepBanished
(Episode 3)
LakshmiAshishMurdered
(Episode 3)
RajAshishBanished
(Episode 2)
SahilMurdered
(Episode 2)

End game

DecisionBanishSudhanshuBanishHarshGame
Ended
Vote2–23–12–12–1
NikitaShaqSudhanshuShaqHarshWinner
UorfiShaqSudhanshuShaqHarshWinner
HarshTrustSudhanshuTrustNikitaBanished
SudhanshuTrustUorfiBanished
PuravBanished

Notes

  1. Instead of selecting one Innocent to be murdered, the Traitors, Elnaaz and Purav, were asked to put four players on trial. The next night, only those four players would be up to be murdered. However, Uorfi was saved through a mission.
  2. The Traitor, Purav, was tasked to murder someone in plain sight, by poisoning the fountain water and then placing their victim’s picture in the poisoned fountain. The following morning, the players were told that the victim's identity would be revealed at the end of the funeral procession challenge.
  3. Following Elnaaz’s banishment, Purav was offered the chance to meet an Innocent face-to-face and blackmail them into becoming a Traitor or be Murdered.
  4. Elnaaz was chosen by the rest of the players as the least trustworthy and she chose Nikita to be eliminated from the game on arrival at the castle.

Missions

EpisodeMoney
available
Money
earned
Total
pot
Shield
1₹18,00,000₹0₹0Not Introduced
Nineteen players boarded a train with three compartments — two compartments had six players each, and the third had seven players. Each group of players was tasked with solving three clues. For every correct answer, ₹2,00,000 would be added to their total prize pot. However, all three groups had to complete their guesses before the train reached its final destination. If any group failed to do so, the entire prize would be forfeited.
2₹15,00,000₹5,10,000₹5,10,000Not Introduced
Five players had to nominate themselves to be strapped to a revolving wheel, while the remaining contestants answered superlative style questions. Each player on the wheel also had to answer the same questions. For every answer that matched the majority choice of the group, money was added to the prize pot. Apoorva, Elnaaz, Jannat, Jasmin, and Sufi were selected to ride the wheel.
3₹15,00,000₹8,55,000₹13,65,000Harsh
The players were asked to select two team captains. They chose Anshula and Ashish.
  • Team Anshula: Apoorva, Elnaaz, Jasmin, Maheep, Purav, Raftaar, Sudhanshu
  • Team Ashish: Harsh, Jannat, Janvi, Karan, Mukesh, Sufi, Uorfi

Each team had to dig through a mud pile to find gold nuggets, each worth ₹30,000. The nuggets then had to be transported across a body of water to a weighing scale within a 10-minute time limit. The total value collected by both teams was added to the prize pot.

The winning team also earned a shield, which they could award to one member of their own team. They mutually decided to give the shield to Harsh.

4₹7,50,000₹15,00,000₹28,65,000Sufi
The Traitors were given a secret mission, To double the prize money of the challenge by secretly placing axes bearing the Traitors’ seal hidden throughout the palace walls into a chest located in the lounge area.
Players were tasked with digging up hidden gold bars and delivering them to Karan Johar, all while avoiding moving spotlights. If anyone was caught in the spotlight, they were immediately eliminated from the task, and any money they were carrying was forfeited. Adding an extra layer of strategy, three graves contained shields that could protect contestants from a murder, but only one shield was successfully retrieved, by Sufi.

Elnaaz completed the secret mission successfully, securing the reward and doubling the earnings ₹7,50,000 in the following mission.

5₹10,00,000₹0₹28,65,000None
The players were asked to divide into two groups.
  • Group 1: Anshula, Elnaaz, Jannat, Janvi, Nikita, Raftaar, Uorfi
  • Group 2: Apoorva, Ashish, Harsh, Jasmin, Purav, Sudhanshu, Sufi

Each group had to spend 30-minutes in their respective room with a Red Button and a phone connecting the two rooms.

  • Option 1: If no group presses the Red Button, they earn ₹10,00,000.
  • Option 2: If any one group presses the Red Button, that group will get an opportunity to get shields and earn ₹10,00,000.
  • Option 3: If both groups press the Red Button, they lose the opportunity to get shields and also lose ₹10,00,000.

Both groups pressed the red button; neither the shields nor the money were earned.

6₹15,00,000₹14,40,000₹43,05,000None
Split into two groups, the players embarked on separate hikes to find gold bars. Alongside this task, they were given an opportunity to save a player ‘on trial’ from being murdered that night.
  • Group 1: Apoorva, Jannat, Nikita, Sudhanshu, Sufi
  • Group 2: Elnaaz, Jasmin, Purav, Raftaar

During the hike, both groups had to answer a series of questions. These same questions had been asked earlier to the Traitors. Each question offered two possible answers, represented by scarecrows. If the key attached to a chosen scarecrow unlocked a box, it meant the group’s answer matched that of the Traitors.

After correctly answering all the questions, the groups reached a field of scarecrows—some of which contained gold bars, and some nothing at all. The players then had to place the collected gold bars in front of one of the players on trial: Anshula, Harsh, Janvi, or Uorfi, to determine who would be saved from murder.

₹14,40,000 was added to the prize pot from this mission. Uorfi received the most gold bars and was ultimately saved from murder that night.

7₹25,00,000₹5,00,000₹48,05,000Jannat
For this mission, players were randomly paired up. Due to an uneven number of participants, Nikita sat out.

Each pair had seven steps between them, and the objective was to drop a bag on one of the steps of their choice within 10 seconds on a step.

  • Step 1: Add 2 Lakhs to the prize pot
  • Step 2: Take 10 Lakhs for self
  • Step 3: Shield for self
  • Step 4: Add 5 Lakhs to the prize pot

Step 1–3 were mirrored for each individual, but Step 4 was a shared reward. Prior to the attempt, each pair was given just 1 minute to discuss and strategize among themselves.

  • Jasmin & Sufi: Sufi dropped the bag on Step 2 and took ₹10,00,000 for himself.
  • Purav & Sudhanshu: Both dropped their bag on Step 4 and added ₹5,00,000 to the prize pot.
  • Apoorva & Jannat: Jannat dropped the bag on Step 3 and earned Shield for herself.
  • Anshula & Harsh: Anshula dropped the bag on Step 2 and took ₹10,00,000 for herself.
  • Elnaaz & Uorfi: Elnaaz dropped the bag on Step 2 and took ₹10,00,000 for herself.

In the end, ₹5,00,000 was added to the prize pot from this mission.

8₹7,00,000₹5,00,000₹53,05,000None
Prior to this day, the Traitor had secretly poisoned one of the Innocents during the previous night’s party. Over the course of this mission, the players uncover who among them had been murdered.

In the first stage, six out of ten players were instructed to drop a clay pot into a well. If green smoke emerged, the player was deemed safe; if red smoke emerged, the player was considered unsafe.

  • Safe: Anshula, Jannat, Purav
  • Unsafe: Apoorva, Harsh, Uorfi

In the next stage, the unsafe players and the remaining players (those who hadn’t participated in the pot test) had to walk through a group of "Rudaalis" (professional mourners). If a lady stopped a player, it confirmed their unsafe status.

  • Safe: Jasmin, Harsh, Nikita, Sudhanshu
  • Unsafe: Apoorva, Uorfi, Sufi

In the final stage, the confirmed safe players had to guess which of the three unsafe players, Apoorva, Sufi, and Uorfi had been murdered by poison. For every correct guess, ₹1,00,000 would be added to the prize pot.

  • Purav and Sudhanshu guessed Apoorva
  • Anshula, Jannat, Jasmin, Harsh, and Nikita guessed Sufi

₹5,00,000 was added to the prize pot from this mission for 5 out of 7 correct guesses.

9₹3,50,000₹2,00,000₹55,05,000None
Each player had three lit torches placed behind them. Once blindfolded, players were called one by one to extinguish the torch of the player they trusted the least.
  • Apoorva, Purav, and Sudhanshu extinguished Harsh's torch.
  • Uorfi, Nikita, and Jasmin extinguished Apoorva's torch.
  • Harsh extinguished Jasmin's torch.

Players whose torches were extinguished had to guess who had done so. For every correct guess, ₹50,000 was added to the prize pot.

  • Jasmin guessed Apoorva
  • Harsh guessed Apoorva, Nikita, and Purav
  • Apoorva guessed Jasmin, Harsh, and Uorfi

Apoorva's torches were extinguished first, marking her as the least trusted player. As a result, she was given the responsibility of handing out the Dagger — an advantage that allows its recipient to have their vote counted twice at the 'Circle of Shaq'.

₹2,00,000 was added to the prize pot from this mission for 4 out of 7 correct guesses.

10₹15,00,000₹15,00,000₹70,05,000None
Players had to collect puzzle pieces scattered across a desert and complete the puzzle within 15 minutes. One player acted as the guide, while the other four searched for the pieces. Two ATVs were provided for use during the search. Once the puzzle was completed, the team had to push the lever to light it up.

For successfully completing the mission, ₹15,00,000 was added to the prize pot.

Reception

The Traitors received a generally positive response from audiences and generated early buzz with headline making evictions. Critics praised the show’s glamorous setting and Karan Johar’s engaging hosting style. [6]

References

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