Geeta Phogat to star in upcoming season of 'Khatron Ke Khiladi'

The star attraction of the upcoming season of ' Fear Factor — Khatron Ke Khiladi' will be wrestler Geeta Phogat of the Phogat sisters.

Geeta won India's first ever gold medal in female wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She also happens to be the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics (London 2012).

Informs a source, "Geeta was approached for a celebrity couple dance reality show. However, we managed to rope her in for 'Khatron Ke Khiladi'. The format interested her and thus the deal was cracked."

Joining her in the upcoming edition of the reality show will be TV actors Ravi Dubey of 'Jamai Raja' fame and Rithvik Dhanjani. Other celebrities finalised for it are Nia Sharma, 'Bigg Boss 10' winner Manveer Gurjar and Karan Wahi.