Dadagiri Unlimited

Dadagiri Unlimited is a quiz show broadcasted in Zee Bangla, hosted by former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly. Season 1 & 2 has been aired on the time slot of Thurs-Sat 9.30-11pm. The contestants are chosen by a selection round and every one represents their respected district of West Bengal. It first premiered in 2009 and 2010 had the second season. In 2009, Kolkata won in the finale; and in season 2, North 24 Parganas bagged the win. Dadagiri season 3 is set to premiere on 20/10/2011. It will maintain its original time slot.^[1][2]

Overview

The rounds are:

1. Selection Round

The contestants from 19 districts of West Bengal with the final contestant being from outside West Bengal compete with a question. The fastest 6 contestants with the right answers get to play the main game. Here, five options are given where four are diveded into two groups of 2 options. The groups are named off by side. The Left over option would be common with only one group. They have to answer that groups name by pressing buttons. The 6 persons who answers faster than all but correctly goes to next round. The other 14 contestant can play by helping the 6 players in Powerplay Round and Cover Drive Round.

The other rounds are listed below-

1. Toss Round

1. Power Play Round

1. Cover Drive

1. Googly Round

1. Slog Over Round

1. Bapi Bari Jaa

References

1. ^ Shukla, Shirish (24 July 2009). "Ganguly's Dadagiri on Bengali TV show". Hindustan Times (HT Media Ltd). http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/cricketfeatures/Ganguly-s-Dadagiri-on-Bengali-TV-show/Article1-435853.aspx. Retrieved 2010-01-19. 
2. ^ "Sourav enthrals Bengal, this time as quiz-master". Sify.com Movies. 2010-12-13. http://www.sify.com/movies/sourav-enthrals-bengal-this-time-as-quiz-master-news-national-kmnjEjaeafj.html.