- Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 featured a controversial high-intensity task involving rubber bullets
- Contestants Gaurav Khanna and Karan Wahi sustained painful bruises performing the stunt
- Contestants had to endure continuous rubber bullet fire with spine protectors on their backs
Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 has been courting controversies ever since its premiere, thanks to its "painful" tasks. One such task that drew backlash was the high-intensity task involving rubber bullets.
Previously, Gaurav Khanna spoke about the task and shared a photo of the bruises on his back that he sustained while performing it. Now, Karan Wahi, who also performed the same challenge, has spoken about it.
What's Happening
In an interview with Zoom, Wahi said, Because this is not fun and games. This could actually scare you and injure you in ways that you wouldn't want to. Eventually, we had just begun the season. So, you don't want to get into the show or go through the show with a lot of pain. After the first bullet hit, my mind went numb. My body was taking the blows, but I think beyond a point of time, I went numb."
The actor added, "I couldn't hear anybody. I would just hear someone getting shot next to me. And I probably knew that it would now come to me. When I think about it, what took me through the stunt, I really don't know. I don't know if it would be given to me another time, I would ever be able to do it. I never thought it would be that bad."
Stunt Left Contestants Injured
In one of the episodes, host Rohit Shetty introduced the 'fear fanda', which is given to contestants who find themselves in danger.
The contestants were instructed to select two members from each team to compete in an elimination stunt. While Gaurav Khanna and Shagun Sharma represented the new batch, Karan Wahi and Vishal Aditya Singh took on the challenge from the old batch.
Explaining the rules, Rohit Shetty told the contestants, "You guys have to keep bearing the pain even if it's for the whole day; until the first two players abort the task, the firing will continue."
The four contestants had to stand with their backs facing the shooters while rubber bullets were continuously fired at them. Although they were provided with spine protectors, the challenge proved to be one of the toughest of the season.
What Did Gaurav Khanna Say About The Task?
After the episode aired, Gaurav Khanna took to social media and posted a video showing the bruises left behind by the rubber bullets.
Sharing the clip, he wrote, "Thanks, Orry, for making this. I could still feel this pain watching it on TV. Most painful experience ever. All four of us went through this and still have these marks."
The images showed multiple dark bruises across his back, highlighting the physical impact of the stunt.
Gaurav, meanwhile, became emotional while reflecting on the ordeal and said, "So far, only my throat was aching due to the wire. Now, my entire body is aching."