Dadagiri Unlimited

Dadagiri Unlimited
Dadagiri Unlimited show's logo
Genre Quiz show
Created by Zee Bangla
Directed by Subhankar Chattopadhyay
Presented by Sourav Ganguly
Opening theme Dadagiri by Arijit Singh
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Bengali
No. of seasons 7
Production
Producer(s) Subhankar Chattopadhay [1]
Running time 90 minutes (with advertisement) 60 minutes approx. (without advertisement in season 4 2013)
Release
Original network Zee Bangla
First shown in October 12, 2009
Original release 2009 – present
External links
Dadagiri Unlimited

Dadagiri Unlimited is a Bengali language quiz show telecaste by the Bengali TV channel Zee Bangla. The show is hosted by former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly. In season 7, it aired twice a week on every weekend for one and half hour each day, from 9:30 to 11 P.M.

The contestants are chosen by a preliminary selection round held in different parts of the state West Bengal; every contestant represents their respective districts of West Bengal. The show premiered in 2009. The title track has been sung by Arijit Singh.[2]

In 2009, Kolkata won the finale (Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was the celebrity guest in the finale episode of the first season); and in season 2, North 24 Parganas won. Dadagiri season 3 was organized in 2012 and was hosted by Mithun Chakraborty.[3] Bardhaman secured the trophy of Season 3.[4]

Season 4 started from August 26, 2013 and ended on February 23, 2014. This season, the main host, Sourav Ganguly hosted the show. In this season, North 24 Parganas secured the win for the second time (Bollywood personalities Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan were celebrity guests in the finale of season 4, who came to promote their film Shaadi Ke Side Effects). Season 5 started on November 17, 2014. Season 6 began on January 11, 2016 and ended on 3 July 2016. Season 7 began on 10 June 2017 and ended on 25 February 2018.

Sometimes, a number of Bengali celebrities or renowned personalities come to play the game for the bottom six districts in list.

Show Overview

The rounds are:

Selection Round

Six contestants are selected in this round. This round was dropped in later seasons.

Toss Round

6 selected contestants from 23 districts of West Bengal & a contestant representing Team India participate in this round. Six clues are given for a single answer, from which the participants have to guess the answer. From season 4, a seventh clue had been included, which was presented after the participants finalized their guess in the sixth clue. The participants' 'runs' are deducted if their guess is wrong, while they are awarded with points if their guess is correct. The number of runs awarded or deducted depends on the number of clues the contestant used to finalize his/her guess. In the later seasons this round has got tougher with the clue being vague and the answers unexpected.

None are eliminated.

Bouncer Round

This round was called by the name Power Play till the end of season 6. All six contestants play this round. Random questions of 9 people are selected to ask the contestants. If they are able to answer without taking options, they get 12 runs. They can also select from questions valued 2, 4 or 6 runs if they wish. A 2-run question includes 2 options, a 4-run question has 3 options, while a 6-run question has 4 options.

If any other contestant thinks that the contestant's answer is wrong, he/she can challenge that particular contestant, receiving double runs if the answer is correct, but losing double runs if the answer is wrong.

One contestant is eliminated. This round is previously called Powerplay Round

Cover Drive Round

Here, the contestants are given some audio-visual questions to answer. Questions range from 1 to 4 runs(score). The contestants are questioned, without options, on either a video or an audio clip, depending on their choice. The help and challenge options are also available here.

This round is quite similar to the Power Play round; only the question pattern is different.

One contestant is eliminated.

Googly Round

The Googly round is quite similar to the type of bowling in cricket it is named after. As the bowler surprises the batsman with such a delivery, the contestants are also baffled by riddles or rebus puzzles. This is perhaps the hardest round in the game, but certainly the most enjoyable. Each contestant is asked a question worth 6 runs. Failure to answer it correctly deducts 6 runs from the contestant's collect.

One contestant is eliminated.

Full Toss Round

This round was previously called Slog Over Roundtill season 6 The remaining three contestants are asked 12 questions. Previously (before season 5) the number of questions was 18. The fastest one to press the buzzer after the question is asked, gets to answer the particular question. One who manages to answer consecutive 3 questions correctly gets a 'free hit' which means that there will be no negative marking for him in the question. Questions which all the contestants have failed to answer, are asked to the Runners' Bench at random.One contestant is eliminated

Bapi Bari Jaa

The remaining duo are head-to-head in this final obstacle to victory. The contestants are told to choose from six subjects alternatively, from which they will be asked questions. Similar to the Bouncer round, one can challenge the other. If they decide to challenge in this round, their answers are kept unknown to each other until they have finalized them.

The contestant who has scored more runs, wins the game.

In season 3 'Bapi Bari Jaa' round was renamed as 'Check Mate' round, in season 4 it was again named as 'Bapi Bari Jaa'.

Winning Districts

The winning districts of Dadagiri Unlimited in different seasons are :

Chief Guests

• Season 1 — Shah Rukh Khan[5]

• Season 2 — Prosenjit Chatterjee, Jeet & Mithun Chakraborty

• Season 3 — Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan

• Season 4 — Farhan Akhtar & Vidya Balan[6]

• Season 5 — Bipasha Basu, Monali Thakur & Palash Sen

• Season 6 — Ankush, Mimi Chakraborty, Nusrat Jahan & Sayantika Banerjee.

• Season 7 — Sachin Tendulkar

References

  1. http://www.tellychakkar.com/tags/director-subhankar-chattopadhyay
  2. "Arijit Singh to perform live in Bengaluru". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 Jan 2015.
  3. Shukla, Shirish (24 July 2009). "Ganguly's Dadagiri on Bengali TV show". Hindustan Times. HT Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  4. "Sourav enthrals Bengal, this time as quiz-master". Sify.com Movies. 2010-12-13.
  5. "KKR boss keeps captain waiting - Shah Rukh and Sourav's friendship show". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 14 Dec 2009.
  6. "Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan to face Sourav Ganguly's Dadagiri". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 Jan 2017.
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