Quick answer: Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi season 8, subtitled Pain in Spain, was hosted by filmmaker Rohit Shetty, filmed in Spain and aired on Colors TV from 22 July to 30 September 2017. Dancer and actor Shantanu Maheshwari won the season, with actor Hina Khan as runner-up, from a field of 12 contestants.
About this page
This article was first written in May 2017, when Colors TV was announcing the line-up for the eighth season of its stunt reality show. The season has finished, so we keep the page as a record: the contestants announced then, how each one finished, the host and the venue, plus an updated list of every season’s winner and host. Details were checked again in October 2026.
Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 at a glance
- Full title: Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, Pain in Spain
- Host: Rohit Shetty
- Channel: Colors TV
- Filmed in: Spain
- Aired: 22 July to 30 September 2017 (21 episodes)
- Produced by: Endemol Shine India
- Contestants: 12
- Winner: Shantanu Maheshwari; runner-up: Hina Khan
An earlier version of this article said the show would start in June 2017. It actually premiered on 22 July 2017.
Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 contestants and how they finished
The 12 contestants this article listed in 2017 turned out to be the final line-up. Here is where each one finished:
| Place | Contestant | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (winner) | Shantanu Maheshwari | Dancer and actor |
| 2 (runner-up) | Hina Khan | Actor |
| 3 | Ravi Dubey | Actor |
| 4 | Nia Sharma | Actor |
| 5 | Monica Dogra | Musician and actor |
| 6 | Lopamudra Raut | Model; Bigg Boss 10 finalist |
| 7 | Rithvik Dhanjani | Actor and host |
| 8 | Karan Wahi | Actor and host |
| 9 | Geeta Phogat | Wrestler |
| 10 | Manveer Gurjar | Bigg Boss 10 winner |
| 11 | Shiny Doshi | Actor |
| 12 | Shibani Dandekar | Actor, singer and model |
Manveer Gurjar, the winner of Bigg Boss 10 earlier in 2017, was among the first names confirmed when the line-up was reported in May 2017. Nia Sharma and Monica Dogra were eliminated and later re-entered during the season. Geeta Phogat is the Commonwealth Games gold medallist whose story was told in the film Dangal. Read more about the Bigg Boss winner in our Manveer Gurjar biography.
The original article also said other reality-show names had been approached. We have not repeated those reports, because only the final line-up above can be confirmed.
Khatron Ke Khiladi winners and hosts of every season
The show has continued since season 8, with Rohit Shetty hosting every regular season from season 8 onwards. Here is the full list as of October 2026:
| Season | Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Akshay Kumar | Nethra Raghuraman | Urvashi Sharma |
| 2 | 2009 | Akshay Kumar | Anushka Manchanda | Jesse Randhawa |
| 3 | 2010 | Priyanka Chopra | Shabir Ahluwalia | Ritwik Bhattacharya |
| 4 | 2011 | Akshay Kumar | Aarti Chhabria | Mauli Dave |
| 5 | 2014 | Rohit Shetty | Rajneesh Duggal | Gurmeet Choudhary |
| 6 | 2015 | Rohit Shetty | Aashish Chaudhary | Meiyang Chang |
| 7 | 2016 | Arjun Kapoor | Sidharth Shukla | Sana Saeed |
| 8 | 2017 | Rohit Shetty | Shantanu Maheshwari | Hina Khan |
| 9 | 2019 | Rohit Shetty | Punit Pathak | Aditya Narayan |
| 10 | 2020 | Rohit Shetty | Karishma Tanna | Karan Patel |
| 11 | 2021 | Rohit Shetty | Arjun Bijlani | Divyanka Tripathi |
| 12 | 2022 | Rohit Shetty | Tushar Kalia | Faisal Shaikh |
| 13 | 2023 | Rohit Shetty | Dino James | Arjit Taneja |
| 14 | 2024 | Rohit Shetty | Karan Veer Mehra | Krishna Shroff |
| 15 | 2026 | Rohit Shetty | Avinash Mishra | Rithvik Dhanjani |
Some names were spelled differently in the original version of this list (for example “Shabbir Ahluwalia”, “Aarti Chabria”, “Ashish Choudhary” and “Siddharth Shukla”); the table uses the spellings in the show’s published records. There was also a one-off special in 2020, Khatron Ke Khiladi: Made in India, hosted by Farah Khan and Rohit Shetty and won by Nia Sharma.
Season 15 is the most recent. It was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, and its finale aired on 4 October 2026, when Avinash Mishra beat Rithvik Dhanjani, who had also competed in season 8, and Orry (Orhan Awatramani) to the title.
For Colors TV’s other big reality show, see our list of Bigg Boss winners of all seasons.
Frequently asked questions
Who won Khatron Ke Khiladi 8?
Shantanu Maheshwari won season 8 in September 2017. Hina Khan was the runner-up and Ravi Dubey finished third.
Where was Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 shot?
Season 8 was filmed in Spain, which is why it was called Pain in Spain.
Who hosted Khatron Ke Khiladi 8?
Filmmaker Rohit Shetty hosted it. He had also hosted seasons 5 and 6, and has hosted every regular season since.
Who has won the most recent Khatron Ke Khiladi?
As of October 2026, the latest winner is Avinash Mishra, who won season 15 in a finale aired on 4 October 2026.
Season details, contestants and winners checked in October 2026 against the show’s published season records and October 2026 reports by Outlook India, Gulf News and Business Today on the season 15 finale.
