Reality Ranis of the Jungle
| Reality Ranis of the Jungle | |
|---|---|
Promotional release poster | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | Echte meisjes ... |
| Presented by | Varun Sood |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages | English Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 mins |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | 23 September 2024 – present |
Reality Ranis of the Jungle is an Indian reality television series based on the Dutch show Echte meisjes ....[1] Produced under Warner Bros. Discovery and hosted by Varun Sood.[2] It premiered on Discovery Channel[3] on 23 September 2024 and streams digitally on Discovery+.[4]
The second season was announced on 3 September 2025 and is set to premier on 22 September 2025.[5]
Series overview
| Season | Contestants | Host | Cash Prize | Episodes | Originally released | Winners | Runners-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | ||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Varun Sood | ₹20,00,000 | 10 | September 23, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | Discovery Channel & Discovery+ | Eksha Kerung | Arushi Chawla Krissann Barretto | |
| 2 | ₹15,00,000 | 20 | September 22, 2025 | October 17, 2025 | Irina Rudakova | Archana Gautam Hiiya Bajwa Sara Gurpal | ||||
Season 1
Contestants
| Contestants | Age | Known for | Status | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eksha Kerung | 24 | MTV Supermodel of the Year 2 | Winner | 1st |
| Arushi Chawla | 30 | MTV Roadies: Revolution | Runner-up | 2nd |
| Krissann Barretto | 33 | Ace of Space 2 | Runner-up | |
| Tejaswi Madivada | 33 | Bigg Boss Telugu 2 | Eliminated | 4th |
| Pavitra Punia | 38 | Bigg Boss Hindi 14 | Eliminated | 5th |
| Jeevika Tyagi | 35 | Shark Tank India 3 | Eliminated | 6th |
| Sifat Sehgal | 24 | IRL: In Real Love | Quit | 7th |
| Anjali Schmuck | 29 | MTV Supermodel of the Year 1 | Eliminated | 8th |
| Christeena Biju | 26 | MTV Love School | Eliminated | 9th |
| Bebika Dhurve | 31 | Bigg Boss OTT Hindi 2 | Quit | 10th |
| Mrunal Shankar | 28 | MTV Hustle 3 | Eliminated | 11th |
| Mira Jagannath | 26 | Bigg Boss Marathi 3 | Eliminated | 12th |
Nomination table
- Team Glam Divas
- Team Rebel Ranis
- Team Lal Ranis
- Team Toofani Ranis
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Finale Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1-3 | Episode 3-4 | Episode 5-6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8-9 | Episode 10 | ||||||
| Team Captains |
Pavitra | No Captain | No Captain | ||||||||
| Tejaswi | Krissann | ||||||||||
| Eksha | Bebika Mira |
Jeevika Mrunal |
Immune | Anjali Pavitra |
Jeevika Pavitra |
Finalist | Winner | ||||
| Arushi | Bebika Mira |
Jeevika Mrunal |
Immune | Jeevika Pavitra |
Jeevika Pavitra |
Finalist | Runner-up | ||||
| Krissann | Immune | Bebika Anjali |
Christeena (x2) | Arushi Anjali |
Jeevika Arushi |
Finalist | Runner-up | ||||
| Tejaswi | Bebika Mira |
Jeevika Mrunal |
Sifat | Anjali Arushi |
Pavitra Krissann |
Semi- Finalist |
Eliminated (Episode 10) | ||||
| Pavitra | Immune | Bebika Christeena |
Immune | Arushi Jeevika |
Arushi Jeevika |
Semi- Finalist |
Eliminated (Episode 10) | ||||
| Jeevika | Bebika Mira |
Mrunal Eksha |
Immune | Arushi Anjali |
Pavitra Arushi |
Eliminated (Episode 9) | |||||
| Sifat | Immune | Bebika Christeena |
Tejaswi | Arushi Pavitra |
Quit, due to injury (Episode 8) | ||||||
| Anjali | Immune | Bebika Krissann |
Immune | Arushi Jeevika |
Eliminated (Episode 7) | ||||||
| Christeena | Immune | Bebika Sifat |
Tejaswi | Eliminated (Episode 6) | |||||||
| Bebika | Arushi Jeevika |
Bebika Christeena |
Quit (Episode 5) | ||||||||
| Mrunal | Immune | Jeevika Arushi |
Eliminated (Episode 4) | ||||||||
| Mira | Jeevika Arushi |
Eliminated (Episode 3) | |||||||||
| Nominated for Survival Challenge |
Bebika Mira |
Christeena Mrunal |
Christeena Tejaswi |
Arushi Anjali |
Jeevika Pavitra |
None | |||||
| Eliminated | Mira | Mrunal | Christeena | Anjali | Jeevika | Pavitra | Arushi | ||||
| Krissann | |||||||||||
| Tejaswi | Eksha | ||||||||||
| Quit | None | Bebika | None | Sifat | None | ||||||
- The contestant was immune prior to nominations.
- The contestant was nominated for elimination.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant walked out due to emergency.
Prize Pot
Teams had to win the money challenges to build their prize pot.
| Team | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Team | Episode 5 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Team | Episode 8 | Episode 9-10 | Final Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glam Divas | ₹3,00,000 | Lal Ranis | ₹7,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 | ₹0 | ₹6,00,000 | Teams Merged |
₹12,00,000 | ₹20,00,000 | ₹20,00,000 | ||
| Rebel Ranis | ₹0 | ₹3,00,000 | Toofani Ranis | ₹7,00,000 | ₹7,00,000 | ₹10,00,000 | ₹6,00,000 | |||||
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Meet the Ranis" | 23 September 2024 |
| 2 | 2 | "Luxury or Lost" | 24 September 2024 |
| 3 | 3 | "Face-Off in the Jungle" | 30 September 2024 |
| 4 | 4 | "Laws of the Jungle" | 1 October 2024 |
| 5 | 5 | "Survival of the Fittest" | 7 October 2024 |
| 6 | 6 | "Mud Fight" | 8 October 2024 |
| 7 | 7 | "Win Some, Lose Some" | 14 October 2024 |
| 8 | 8 | "Race to Camp" | 15 October 2024 |
| 9 | 9 | "Final Push for Survival" | 21 October 2024 |
| 10 | 10 | "Survival Rani of the Jungle" | 22 October 2024 |
Season 2
Contestants
| Contestants | Age | Known for | Status | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irina Rudakova | 35 | Bigg Boss Marathi 5 | Winner | 1st |
| Archana Gautam | 31 | Bigg Boss Hindi 16 | Runner-up | 2nd-4th |
| Hiiya Bajwa | 27 | MTV Supermodel of the Year 1 | Runner-up | |
| Sara Gurpal | 33 | Bigg Boss Hindi 14 | Runner-up | |
| Jayshree Roy | 25 | MTV Supermodel of the Year 2 | Quit | 5th |
| Ishu Kashyap | 19 | Playground 3 | Eliminated | 6th-7th |
| Nishu Kashyap | 19 | Playground 3 | Eliminated | |
| Prachi Shevgoankar | 27 | Climate activist | Eliminated | 8th |
| Bhavya Singh | 29 | MTV Splitsvilla 12 | Eliminated | 9th-10th |
| Samyuktha Hegde | 27 | MTV Roadies 14 | Eliminated | |
| Sasa Salunke | 22 | MTV Dark Scroll | Eliminated | 11th |
| Scarlett Rose | 33 | MTV Splitsvilla 7 | Eliminated | 12th |
- Rakhi Sawant was a guest in Episodes 11-15 as Double Trouble Twist.
- Pavitra Punia, finalist from season 1 appeared as Advantage in the final "Race to Camp" challenge in Episodes 18-20.
Nomination table
| Week 1[a] | Week 2[b][c] | Week 3[d] | Week 4 | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 16-17[e][f] | Episode 18-19[g] | Episode 19-20[h] | Episode 20 | |||||||
| Team Captains |
Irina | Sara | No Captain | |||||||
| Samyuktha | Hiiya | |||||||||
| Irina | Scarlett Archana |
Ishu | Prachi
Archana |
Ticket to Finale | Finalist | Winner | ||||
| Archana | Scarlett Prachi |
Nishu | Samyuktha
Irina |
Safe | Finalist | Runner-up | ||||
| Hiiya | Bhavya Nishu |
Sasa Nishu |
Bhavya Bhavya Irina |
Safe | Finalist | Runner-up | ||||
| Sara | Scarlett Prachi |
Ishu | Prachi
Samyuktha |
Safe | Finalist | Runner-up | ||||
| Jayshree | Bhavya Ishu |
Sasa | Archana
Irina |
Safe | Finalist | Took ₹3,00,000 |
Quit (Episode 20) | |||
| Ishu | Bhavya Scarlett |
Sasa | Prachi
Samyuktha |
Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 19) | ||||
| Nishu | Bhavya Scarlett |
Sasa | Prachi
Samyuktha |
Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 19) | ||||
| Prachi | Nishu Bhavya |
Ishu
Jayshree |
Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 17) | ||||||
| Bhavya | Scarlett Prachi |
Nishu | Samyuktha
Irina |
Eliminated (Episode 15) | ||||||
| Samyuktha | Bhavya Nishu |
Sasa | Bhavya
Ishu |
Eliminated (Episode 15) | ||||||
| Sasa | Scarlett Prachi |
Irina | Eliminated (Episode 10) | |||||||
| Scarlett | Bhavya Nishu |
Eliminated (Episode 5) | ||||||||
| Nominated for Survival Challenge |
Bhavya Scarlett |
Nishu Sasa |
Bhavya Irina Prachi Samyuktha |
None | ||||||
| Eliminated | Scarlett | Sasa | Bhavya | Prachi | Ishu | None | Hiiya | Archana | ||
| Samyuktha | Nishu | Sara | Irina | |||||||
| Quit | None | Jayshree | None | |||||||
- The contestant was immune prior to nominations.
- The contestant was nominated for elimination.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant walked out.
Notes
- ^ In week 1, Jayshree won immunity challenge and earned immunity for two weeks.
- ^ In week 2, Samyuktha won immunity challenge and received a special power to cancel one contestant's vote. She chose to cancel Prachi's vote.
- ^ In week 2, Ishu and Nishu received two votes and was a tie, their team Captain Hiiya cast a deciding vote. She chose Nishu.
- ^ In week 3, first round of nominations contestants had to nominate one contestant from their team. Then in second round of nominations contestants had to nominate one contestant from the other team.
- ^ In week 4, Prachi lost the challenge and was eliminated.
- ^ In week 4, Irina won the Ticket to Finale and was safe from elimination.
- ^ In week 4, Ishu and Nishu lost the "Race to Camp" challenge and were eliminated.
- ^ In Episode 20, Jayshree took the temptation to take ₹3,00,000 for personal account and quit the show.
Prize Pot
Teams had to win the money challenges to build their prize pot.
| Team | Episode 3 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Team | Episode 9 | Episode 13 | Episode 18 | Team | Episode 18 | Episode 20 | Final Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Irina | ₹50,000 | ₹3,50,000 | ₹3,00,000 | Team Sara | ₹3,50,000 | ₹5,00,000 | ₹10,00,000 | Teams Merged |
₹11,50,000 | ₹15,00,000 | ₹15,00,000 | |
| Team Samyuktha | ₹0 | ₹4,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 | Team Hiiya | ₹2,00,000 | ₹1,30,000 | ₹1,50,000 | |||||
Notes
- In Episode 7, Jayshree and Prachi fell for temptation in Money Task to take ₹2,00,000 for personal account from the team's winning money. But Jayshree was the first to fall for temptation and took the money.
- In Episode 20, Jayshree took the temptation to take ₹3,00,000 for personal account and quit the show.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Sink, Swim, Survive" | 22 September 2025 |
| 12 | 2 | "Gross Gains" | 23 September 2025 |
| 13 | 3 | "Luxury or Loyalty" | 24 September 2025 |
| 14 | 4 | "Jungle Judgements" | 25 September 2025 |
| 15 | 5 | "Drown the Doubt" | 26 September 2025 |
| 16 | 6 | "The Money Trap" | 29 September 2025 |
| 17 | 7 | "Catch or Crash" | 30 September 2025 |
| 18 | 8 | "Race to Riches (or Ruin)" | 1 October 2025 |
| 19 | 9 | "Urine or You're Out" | 2 October 2025 |
| 20 | 10 | "Burn to Stay" | 3 October 2025 |
| 21 | 11 | "The Karmic Dilemma" | 6 October 2025 |
| 22 | 12 | "Lucky Breaks and Coconuts" | 7 October 2025 |
| 23 | 13 | "Coconut Clash" | 8 October 2025 |
| 24 | 14 | "The Double Nomination" | 9 October 2025 |
| 25 | 15 | "The Coffin Challenge" | 10 October 2025 |
| 26 | 16 | "A Twist of Fate" | 13 October 2025 |
| 27 | 17 | "Final Showdown" | 14 October 2025 |
| 28 | 18 | "Hunter and Gatherers" | 15 October 2025 |
| 29 | 19 | "Final Feast" | 16 October 2025 |
| 30 | 20 | "The Ultimate Reality Rani" | 17 October 2025 |
Production
On 6 September 2024, the series was announced by Warner Bros. Discovery.[6] The first look was released on 5 September 2024.[7]
Reception
Prachi Arya gave the series a three-star rating out of five in her review for India Today.[8]
References
- ^ Choudhury, Shaibalina (12 September 2024). "Reality Ranis of The Jungle: Pavitra Punia to Bebika Dhurve; Know all 12 contestants of Varun Sood-hosted show". PINKVILLA.
- ^ "Varun Sood to host Warner Bros. Discovery's Reality Ranis Of The Jungle". DT Next. 7 September 2024. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "All-Female Cast Of 12 Stars in Reality Ranis Of The Jungle". Deccan Chronicle. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "12 Bold Queens, 1 Untamed Jungle: Who Will Conquer, Who Will Crumble on Warner Bros Discovery's new reality show?". Deccan Chronicle. 10 September 2024.
- ^ Ganguly, Dharitri (3 September 2025). "Reality Ranis of the Jungle returns with a new season, tougher challenges, and a fierce new battleground". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Warner Bros Discovery announces Reality Ranis of The Jungle". Indian Television Dot Com. 6 September 2024.
- ^ Cyril, Grace (5 September 2024). "Pavitra Punia-Varun Sood's Reality Ranis Of The Jungle FIRST Poster Out: Know Everything About It". Times Now. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Arya, Prachi (24 September 2024). "Reality Ranis of the Jungle review: 12 bold beauties battle in the wild". India Today.
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