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{{short description|Television series}}
{{Distinguish|Dadagiri Unlimited}}
{{About||the Zee Bangla show|Dadagiri Unlimited|the 1987 Hindi film|Dadagiri (film)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| runtime = 1 hour
| company = [[UTV Software Communications|UTV Television]]
| country = India
| network = [[Bindass]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2008}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2011}}
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes =
| location =
}}
'''''Dadagiri''''' is an Indian [[reality show]] that premiered on [[Bindass]] in 2008.

== History ==
In its first season, called ''Dadagiri: Beat the Bullies'', contestants were selected every week and would compete for a prize money of Rs. 50,000. It was hosted by Akash Beri and had 4 "bullies": Vishal as "The Beast", [[Shraman Jain]] as "The Mindstein", Esha Bhaskar as "The Goddess" and Quaiser Jamal as Juicy The Chef.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} Contestants were required to complete physical and mental challenges, as well as endure abuse by the show's "bullies".<ref name="Kapoor"/> According to a former contestant, the show was about 70% scripted and 30% improvised.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Smita |title=Ravi is upset |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ravi-is-upset/articleshow/3436967.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 May 2019 |language=en |date=3 September 2008 |quote='And it was all scripted! We were all given our parts where 70 per cent was to be said as is and 30 per cent would be improvisations,' says Ravi. |archive-date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624150620/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ravi-is-upset/articleshow/3436967.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

The second season premiered in 2009 and featured 12 contenders competing for a prize of Rs. 1,000,000. It had 2 bullies; Vishal returned as "The Beast" for the second season, and [[Sonnalli Seygall]] replaced Esha as "The Goddess".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-gooey-cusstard/492252/|title = A gooey cuss-tard - Indian Express}}</ref>

The third season premiered in 2010, ''D3 Commando Force: Dadagiri Against Terrorism'', and it also had cash prize.<ref>{{Cite web|title=C'mon, Commandos! - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/c-mon-commandos-/598543/|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>

The fourth and final season premiered in 2011, titled ''Dadagiri: The Revenge of the Sexes'', and it featured two groups divided by gender. The male team was led by Vishal as "The Beast", and the female team by [[Shaurya Chauhan]] as "The Goddess".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/dadagiri-season-4-to-become-battleground-of-opposite-sexes/|title=Dadagiri Season 4 to become battleground of opposite sexes|date=15 January 2011|access-date=30 October 2021|archive-date=30 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030100157/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/dadagiri-season-4-to-become-battleground-of-opposite-sexes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Assault incident==
In one episode in 2008, "Esha, the Goddess" (Esha Bhaskar) slapped a contestant named [[Ravi Bhatia]]. He immediately slapped her back. The incident resulted in the male host (Akash Beri) and some crew members physically assaulting Bhatia while he repeatedly asked "How can she slap?".<ref name="Kapoor">{{cite web |title=Dadagiri On Screen |date=30 August 2008 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Dadagiri-on-screen/article15388395.ece |first=Gaurav |last=Kapoor |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=18 June 2017 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302120229/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Dadagiri-on-screen/article15388395.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The video also went [[viral video|viral]] on the Internet.<ref>{{cite web |title=When Salim of 'Jodha Akbar' slapped a girl in real life |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/When-Salim-of-Jodha-Akbar-slapped-a-girl-in-real-life/articleshow/52886000.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=27 May 2019 |language=en |date=23 June 2016 |quote=In 2008, a viral video of one of its episode got viral where the host Esha Bhaskar slapped one of the contestants. |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404144755/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/When-Salim-of-Jodha-Akbar-slapped-a-girl-in-real-life/articleshow/52886000.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Bhatia subsequently sent a legal notice to the producers and asked for a public apology.<ref>{{cite news |first=Shweta |last=Keshri |title=Karan Kundra slaps a Roadies contestant; 4 times slapgate controversies created a stir on reality shows |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/karan-kundra-slaps-a-roadies-contestant-x-times-slapgate-controversies-created-a-stir-on-reality-shows-roadies-splitsvilla-om-swami-lifetv-961250-2017-02-17/ |work=[[India Today]] |date=17 February 2017 |quote=In one of the episodes of the Bindass' Dadagiri, a contestant Ravi Bhatia was slapped by the host. This didn't go down well with him and he smacked her right back. Later Ravi also served a legal notice to the makers and asked for an apology. |access-date=16 June 2018 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616180409/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/karan-kundra-slaps-a-roadies-contestant-x-times-slapgate-controversies-created-a-stir-on-reality-shows-roadies-splitsvilla-om-swami-lifetv-961250-2017-02-17 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bindass original programming]]
[[Category:Indian reality television series]]
[[Category:2008 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2011 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:UTV Television]]

Dadagiri Hindi TV series - Revision history

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