KKK 09: Punit Pathak tastes victory, Takes home 20 Lakh, a brand new car

Mumbai: The Choreographer Punit Pathak came out victorious, beating finalists Aditya Narayan and Ridhima Pandit on the sets of reality adventure TV show 'Khatron Ke Khiladi season 9', on Sunday. Punit not only gets his hands on trophy but also took home the prize money of Rs 20 Lakh and a brand new car.

Premiered on 5 January 2019, Khatro Ke Khiladi season 9 rounded up with its six finalists for the finale week: Bharti Singh, Punit Pathak, Ridhima Pandit, Aditya Narayan, Aly Goni and Shamita Shetty. In the first two tasks, Shamita Shetty and Aly Goni got eliminated and the final round was played between Aditya, Punit and Ridhima in which Punit bagged the trophy and Aditya being the runner up.

Although Aditya Narayan and Punit Pathak were competitors, they shared a warm bond towards each other. Aditya, in an interview said, “I genuinely believe that we complimented each other and pushed each other. We didn’t have to say it out loud. Both of us outdid ourselves in stunts and it made others want to perform better than us in certain stunts. For the first five or six weeks, Punit has single-handedly won all the stunts. My respect for him increased when I was out of action and was advised by the doctors to not perform any stunts. He was asked to perform on my behalf and he could have gotten me eliminated easily but he played really well.”

The actual 'Khiladi' and first host of the adventure based reality show, Akshay Kumar, shared the stage with the contestants and host Rohit Shetty. Akki's fans were already excited after his post on Instagram with his director Rohit Shetty where he wrote, "It's a Flaming Week for #Kesari Warming up with @itsrohitshetty for Khatron Ke Khiladi. Watch this space!! P.S. Don’t tell my Wife"