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Mumbai, March 2 (Ians) Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, who hosts the Mma reality web series, ‘Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt’, has shared that the series, besides the regular heavy duty drill of fighting and martial arts, is a human story which talks about an emerging India.

The actor along with the team of ‘Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt’ including Mohamedali Budhwani, The Great Khali, India’s Star Mma fighter — Ritu Phogat and Indian wrestling coach — Mahavir Singh Phogat appeared on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ to promote Mma and the series.

The actor said: “Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt’ is a cut above a mere reality series; it is a human story which talks about an emerging India. I thank everybody associated with the series. Thanks to Toyam for believing in the sport. It is probably the only listed sporting company in the world that one should look out for. Toyam is going to change...

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty recalled his first meeting with cricketer and son-in-law K L Rahul and how he got the news about his daughter Athiya Shetty’s relationship with him from his wife.

He said: “I had the pleasure of meeting Rahul first at an airport and was thrilled to learn that he was from Mangalore, my hometown. As a big fan of his, I was happy to see that he was doing well and was a good player. When I came home and shared the news of my meeting with Rahul with Athiya and my wife Mana, they didn’t say much initially but just exchanged looks with each other. Later, Mana came to me and said that Athiya and Rahul had started talking to each other but I am sure it is nothing more than that.”

The 61-year-old actor began his career in Bollywood in 1992 at the age...

Mumbai, Feb 24 (Ians) Famous wrestler Ritu Phogat, who won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, spoke about her wrestling experiences and the way she strategised for her matches. She also recounted her childhood days when everyone was scared of her because she was a wrestler.

She said: “While all of us train really hard night and day for the game when you are in the ring, the entire game is about using your presence of mind; and that actually helps win.”

Ritu is coming on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ to promote the Mma reality series ‘Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt’ along with the host of the show, Suniel Shetty, and The Great Khali, Ali Budhawani, Mahavir Phogat.

During the conversation, Archana remarked that in the North, when boys tease girls, there are times the girls get aggressive and hit them back.

Responding to this, Ritu said: “I haven’t faced such a situation.

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty spoke about how he began his career with an ad film and recalled working with Archana Puran Singh in his debut project. The 61-year-old actor began his career in Bollywood in 1992 at the age of 31 with ‘Balwaan’ and later acted in movies such as ‘Waqt Hamara Hai’, ‘Pehchaan’,’ Dilwale’, ‘Anth’, ‘Mohra’, ‘Gopi Kishan’, ‘Hum Hain Bemisaal’, ‘Surakshaa’, ‘Raghuveer’, ‘Takkar’, ‘Krishna’, ‘Sapoot’, ‘Rakshak’, ‘Border’, and many more.

Suniel revealed how his journey in films began through ads: “My acting career started with ads and it started with Archana ji. She was a rockstar, she still is a rockstar and it was an absolute pleasure working with her and knowing her.”

The actor also went on to say his iconic dialogue from the movie ‘Dhadkan’, replacing the name Anjali with Archana, saying: “Archana mein tumhe bhul jaun, yeh ho nahi sakta.”

Suniel is now seen hosting the Mma...

Mumbai, Feb 14 (Ians) Contestants Monika Ghag, Mehedi Naseri, and Neitso Angami have emerged as the champions of India’s first-ever Mma reality series ‘Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt,’ streaming on Mx Player.

Host, Suniel Shetty said: “Congratulations to the winners of India’s first-ever Mma reality series Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt – Monika Ghag, Mehedi Naseri and Neitso Angami. This is the real talent from the heartland of India. I take inspiration from these champions, and this is just the beginning!”

The champions of ‘Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt’ received a cash prize of Usd 5,000 along with an exclusive 3-year contract. As the winners, the trio will now have the opportunity to represent India on a global stage, raising the bar for the sport and inspiring the next generation of martial artists.

They will also be trained Internationally to gain exposure with the best athletes abroad and represent ‘Team India’ in ‘K 1 Asian Championship’ in mid-2023 in UAE.

Mumbai, Feb 10 (Ians) Actor Suniel Shetty, who is set to host Mma reality series, ‘Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt’, has shared that his image of a tough-nut-to-crack action hero is because he grew up learning martial arts.

The actor said: “I grew up learning martial arts and that itself is something that gave me an opportunity and the image of an action hero in Hindi cinema, so I owed it to that. And then the break up of martial arts, boxing, escape boxing, jiu jitsu and so many different forms.”

“When you talk about Mma, it is coming together of all these formats to prove which one is not better than the other or which one probably is more effective than the other one.”

He further mentioned: “And that’s why I keep saying wrestling, wrestling, wrestling, wrestling, because that’s about grabbing, less about power, less about grip, and hence...