Khatron Ke Khiladi 6, subtitled “Darr Ka Blockbuster Returns,” brought Rohit Shetty back to Cape Town, South Africa, for his second year hosting the franchise, closing out with a win the champion himself called “a dream run.” Here’s the complete breakdown.
Start Date and Season Overview
Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 premiered February 7, 2015, on Colors TV, and concluded April 12, 2015, running 20 episodes with 16 celebrity contestants. Rohit Shetty hosted, continuing the franchise’s Cape Town filming location established the previous season.
Who Won Khatron Ke Khiladi 6?
Actor Aashish Chaudhary was declared the winner, taking home the trophy and a reported ₹25 lakh in prize money. The result came down to the season’s final challenge, “The Final Blast,” with Rohit Shetty announcing Chaudhary as champion based on his performance in that closing stunt. Speaking after the win, the 36-year-old actor said he’d had “a dream run” throughout the competition.
Runner-Up and Top Finishers
Singer, actor, and former dentist Meiyang Chang — already a Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 winner — finished as first runner-up, having beaten out fellow finalists Iqbal Khan and Sagarika Ghatge in the closing stretch to reach the final showdown against Chaudhary.
Full Contestant List
Season 6’s 16-person cast included television actors, a kabaddi player, and reality show regulars:
- Aashish Chaudhary — Actor — Winner
- Meiyang Chang — Singer, actor, former dentist — First runner-up
- Iqbal Khan — Actor
- Sagarika Ghatge — Actress
- Hussain Kuwajerwala — Actor
- Asha Negi — Actress
- Rakesh Kumar — Kabaddi player
- Nandish Sandhu — Actor
- Rashami Desai — Actress
- Sana Khan — Actress, dancer
- Nathalia Kaur — Actress
- Riddhi Dogra — Actress
- Salman Yusuff Khan — Choreographer, dancer
- Siddharth Bhardwaj — Actor
- Harshad Arora — Actor
- Archana Vijaya — Model, TV presenter
Final Thoughts
Khatron Ke Khiladi 6’s finale delivered a genuinely earned outcome, with Aashish Chaudhary’s dominant performance across the season’s toughest challenges carrying him to victory over a strong field that included Meiyang Chang, already a proven reality-show winner in his own right from a different franchise. With Rohit Shetty now firmly established as the show’s host, the season helped cement the Cape Town-based format that would define several of the franchise’s following years.