Splitsvilla 8 was filmed in Goa and aired on MTV India in 2015, with Rannvijay Singha and Sunny Leone as hosts. Prince Narula and Anuki Tchokhonelidze were crowned the Ultimate King and Queen.
Quick Facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Channel | MTV India |
| Location | Goa |
| Theme | “What Women Love” (some sources say “What Women Want”) |
| Premiere | 4 July 2015 |
| Finale | 28 November 2015 per Wikipedia (IMDb lists the finale episode as 15 November) |
| Episodes and contestants | 22 episodes and 32 contestants per Wikipedia (another site lists 18 and 20) |
| Winners | Prince Narula and Anuki Tchokhonelidze |
| 1st runners-up | Utkarsh Gupta and Sana Sayyad |
| 2nd runners-up | Zaan Khan and Karishma Talwar |
| 3rd runners-up | Ishan Chhibber and Subuhi Joshi |
| Prize | About ₹5 lakh (one source only) |
| Director | Purvish Bhatt |
Winners
Prince Narula, a model from Chandigarh, had already won MTV Roadies that year. He is widely known as the “reality king” for winning Roadies, Splitsvilla 8, Bigg Boss 9 and later Nach Baliye 9 in 2019.
Anuki Tchokhonelidze, a Georgian-born model, was often tagged by viewers as the “dumbest girl” on the show, so her win surprised many people. The finalists faced a dance challenge in the finale, and the two couples then took on the toughest finale task.
Hosts
- Rannvijay Singha, who hosted the very first season and returned after Nikhil Chinapa’s run
- Sunny Leone, who stayed on from the previous season
Karan Kundrra joined as a co-host later in the series’ run.
Contestants
The male contestants included Prince Narula, Amaad Mintoo, Abhishek Yennam, Yash Pandit, Zaan Khan, Ishan Chhibber, Nishant Anand, Prathamesh Maulingkar, Ravi Shukla, Abhijit Dutta, Shivam Babbar and Utkarsh Gupta.
The female contestants included Anuki Tchokhonelidze, Harshita Kashyap, Subuhi Joshi, Veronika Rajput, Karishma Talwar, Ashmita Singh, Mia Lakra, Alisha Sharma, Sana Sayyad, Sarika Raina, Priyanka Bora, Reshu Singh Shishodia, Vanessa D’Souza, Enakshi Sharma and Vaidehi Srivastava, with Sophiya Singh as a wild card entry.
Paras Chhabra, the Season 5 winner, also appeared on the season’s cast list.
Notable Couples
- Prince and Anuki, the winning couple
- Karishma and Zaan, finalists and 2nd runners-up
- Yash and Sophiya
- Karishma and Sarika, one of the show’s first same-sex pairings
Final Standings
| Place | Couple |
|---|---|
| Winners | Prince Narula and Anuki Tchokhonelidze |
| 1st runners-up | Utkarsh Gupta and Sana Sayyad |
| 2nd runners-up | Zaan Khan and Karishma Talwar |
| 3rd runners-up | Ishan Chhibber and Subuhi Joshi |
FAQs
Who won Splitsvilla 8? Prince Narula and Anuki Tchokhonelidze.
Who hosted Season 8? Rannvijay Singha and Sunny Leone.
Where was it filmed? Goa.
Who were the runners-up? Utkarsh Gupta and Sana Sayyad.
What else did Prince Narula win? Roadies X2 (2015), Bigg Boss 9 and Nach Baliye 9.