India gets its Asli champion

Mumbai July 9 (IANS) Kolkata s Supa Parveen and Niraj Rao from Pune emerged winners of the first edition of "India s Asli Champion...Hai Dum!" reality TV series.

The grand finale of the show which tests the physical and mental endurance of the contestants was aired on &TV on Sunday.

Parveen and Rao outshone everyone in the final task of a triathlon -- a combination of swimming cycling and running -- and won the title read a statement from the channel.

Along with a trophy the winners won a cash prize of Rs 12.5 lakh and Mahindra TUV 300 sport utility vehicle.

They also received a cash prize of Rs 50 000 from Denver.

All the six finalists -- Parveen Swati Chauhan Swati Goswami Rao Sanjay Negi and Abhishek Athalaye -- also received Gionee mobile phones.

The sporty show was high on Bollywood quotient too. The show s host and actor Suniel Shetty performed on a medley of his 1990s hit tracks including "Haye hukku haye hukku haaye haaye" and "Jhanjariya" during the finale.

--IANS
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