Rakhi Ka Swayamwar

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Rakhi Ka Swayamwar
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Promotional logo
Directed byArif Shamsi
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
CinematographySurinder Rao
Running timeapprox. 54 minutes
Original release
Network NDTV Imagine
Release29 June (2009-06-29) 
2 August 2009 (2009-08-02)
Related
Rahul Dulhaniya le Jayenge

Rakhi Ka Swayamwar was a reality show broadcast on NDTV Imagine. The show started on 29 June 2009 [1] and ended on 2 August 2009. It was hosted by Bollywood actor Ram Kapoor. The show was filmed at various locations in Udaipur.

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In the final episode ("Faisle Ki Raat") held on 2 August 2009, Rakhi Sawant selected Elesh Parujanwala, a Canadian businessman from Toronto, [2] as her future bridegroom from among the three finalists. Although the show's original premise was that the couple would marry immediately, they have decided in favour of postponing their marriage for an indefinite period.

On 28 July 2009, a Jaipur judge lodged an FIR against Sawant and several NDTV executives in response to a claim by writer Gaurav Tiwari that the channel stole the idea for a swayamvar-based reality show from his website. [3] Season 2 of the reality programme, titled Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega, featuring Rahul Mahajan as the groom looking for a bride concluded on 6 March 2010 where he wed Dimpy Ganguly on live national television. The third season of the reality show was called Ratan Ka Rishta and it featured Indian television actress Ratan Rajput who was looking for a groom. The third season concluded on 3 July 2011, when Ratan was engaged to Abhinav Sharma. [4]

Contestants

NameAgeHometownJobEliminated
Elesh Parujanwala30 Toronto, Canada NRI BusinessmanWinner
Manas Katyal22 New Delhi Media ProfessionalFinalist
Chitiz Jain26 New Delhi Fashion Designer & BusinessmanFinalist
Manmohan Tiwari 25 Rishikesh Lawyer & Theatre Actor21 July
Luv Khanna26 New Delhi Model17 July
Ashwin Chaudhuri28 Nagpur Marriage Bureau Owner15 July
Raman Handa26 Saharanpur Astrologer & Vastu Consultant13 July
Kapil Mathur28 Jaipur Retail Manager10 July
Atirek Sharma24 Kanpur Actor9 July
Pranav Damle26 Mumbai Mechanical Engineer3 July
Raj Kripal Singh27 Mumbai Stuntman3 July
Ather Parwez33 Srinagar Policeman3 July
Ali Bana30 Mumbai Choreographer1 July
Deepak Raghav25 Bulandshahr Fitness Trainer30 June
Rishi Dwivedi22 Lucknow Professional Dancer30 June
Aman Talwar21 Faridabad Student30 June

After "Faisle Ki Raat"

Originally, the winner of the show was going to marry in the final episode. But, when Rakhi did not feel ready to get married, she and Elesh got engaged during the final episode entitled "Faisle Ki Raat". After the show, It was reported that the couple were happy and had agreed to do a show called Pati Patni Aur Woh. It was during this show, that their relationship went downhill. They split up after the show because Elesh wanted Rakhi to quit her job as a Bollywood dancer and settle in Canada with him. After the split, many news and magazines reported that this was predecided that Rakhi had done the show for money and that Elesh did the show for publicity.

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