Biggest Loser Jeetega Explained

Runtime:	55 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi

Biggest Loser Jeetega is an Indian reality series based on America's The Biggest Loser but adapted to the needs of the Indian market.^[1] It was hosted by Suniel Shetty and aired on Sahara One.^[2]

Synopsis

The show featured sixteen obese contestants from India, who competed with each other to lose the most weight. The contestants were divided into two teams, where each was assigned a trainer. Andrew Leipus, former physiotherapist to the Indian Cricket Team was the overall trainer and he was joined by Deepika Mehta and Yusef Khan. Varun Shivdasani was the program's chef.^[2]

Sandeep Sachdev was the winner of Season 1.^[3]

Notes and References

Book: Zimdars . Melissa . Watching Our Weights: The Contradictions of Televising Fatness in the "Obesity Epidemic" . 7 February 2019 . Rutgers University Press . 978-0-8135-9356-2 . 69 . 8 March 2021 . en . 7 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230807144515/https://books.google.com/books?id=_-ZWDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Biggest+Loser+Jeetega%22&pg=PT197 . live .
Web site: Sahara One launches Biggest Loser Jeetega. 24 March 2007. Hindustan Times. 16 August 2019. 16 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816133727/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sahara-one-launches-biggest-loser-jeetega/story-OgG6XGzty3rStJzUbUrkLP.html. live.
News: Lad . Vrushali . Meet a really big loser . 8 March 2021 . The Metrognome . 12 December 2012 . 20 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120041347/http://www.themetrognome.in/hum-log/meet-a-really-big-loser . live .