Gaurav Khanna Eliminated From Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 After Elbow Injury Ends His Stunt

THE CELEBRITY HOUR

Gaurav Khanna’s run on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 has ended after an elbow injury prevented him from completing the latest elimination stunt.

The actor was competing against Rubina Dilaik and Shagun Sharma in an elimination challenge involving narrow, moving bridges suspended above water. Contestants had to move between the structures while collecting and placing coloured flags. Gaurav fell into the water during the stunt and, while attempting to continue, aggravated an elbow problem badly enough that he could not finish the task.

Rohit Shetty revealed during the episode that Gaurav had already been dealing with tennis elbow, making the fresh impact particularly painful. Because he was unable to complete the elimination task, his journey on the stunt-based reality show came to an end.

As of August 24, this is the latest elimination documented from the currently aired episodes of Season 15.

What Happened During Gaurav Khanna’s Elimination Stunt?

The elimination round placed Gaurav, Rubina and Shagun against each other in a high-altitude water stunt.

According to episode coverage, contestants were required to jump from one narrow bridge to another rotating bridge while collecting flags and placing them at designated points. Falling into the water did not automatically end the task; contestants could climb back and continue.

Gaurav lost his balance and fell.

The decisive problem came when he tried to climb back and continue. His elbow pain intensified, and he eventually had to stop the stunt before completing it.

That is an important distinction: he was not eliminated simply because he fell into the water. The format allowed him to resume. His exit followed because the injury prevented him from completing the challenge.

Gaurav Was Already Carrying an Elbow Problem

Rohit Shetty said Gaurav had been suffering from tennis elbow before the elimination task.

That condition became relevant once Gaurav hurt the same area during the stunt, with reports from the episode also mentioning pain around his elbow and shoulder.

The Celebrity Hour would avoid describing the injury as a fracture, ligament tear or any other specific medical diagnosis because no such diagnosis was established in the material reviewed.

“Tennis elbow aggravated during the stunt” is the best-supported description.

This Was Not Gaurav’s First Physical Setback on the Show

Gaurav’s season had already involved several demanding and painful challenges.

During one of the early episodes, he participated in a stunt where contestants were used as targets while pellet guns were fired at them. The Indian Express reported at the time that Gaurav was injured during that challenge as Season 15 established its particularly physical tone.

He was also shown in other physically intense tasks during the opening phase of the competition, while promos released by Colors positioned him among the contestants being pushed through the season’s fear-and-pain format.

The elimination therefore did not come after an uneventful run. His exit followed several weeks in which he had continued competing despite physical discomfort.

Rubina Dilaik and Shagun Sharma Survive the Elimination Round

Because Gaurav could not complete the stunt, Rubina Dilaik and Shagun Sharma remained in the competition.

Both had faced difficult moments of their own earlier in the season. Rubina, in particular, suffered a medical emergency during the opening phase of Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, while Shagun had also been shown struggling physically in some of the early challenges.

That makes the elimination round a useful reminder that Season 15 has not been structured only around speed or strength. Injury management and the ability to continue after physical setbacks have become significant factors in progression.

Gaurav Named Farrhana Bhatt and Orry Among the People He Grew Close To

Gaurav became emotional while leaving the show and reflected on the relationships he had formed during filming.

Current episode reports say he singled out Farrhana Bhatt and Orry among the contestants he had become especially close to during the experience.

Those remarks provide some context to the personal side of his exit, but they should not be stretched into speculation about off-screen relationships beyond what Gaurav himself said.

Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 Is Officially ‘Darr Ka Naya Daur’

JioStar formally launched Season 15 under the subtitle “Darr Ka Naya Daur”, describing it as a season designed to test psychological fear alongside physical endurance.

The company confirmed that Rohit Shetty returned as host and that the programme would air across COLORS and JioHotstar. JioStar also said Season 15 had secured the franchise’s strongest-ever pre-launch sponsor line-up, with 11 brands attached ahead of premiere.

That official framing helps explain why the season has emphasised not just spectacular stunt construction but also pain tolerance, fear response and mental resilience.

Was Gaurav the First Contestant Eliminated?

No.

Vishal Aditya Singh had already been eliminated earlier in the season after a snake-related stunt.

Gaurav’s exit is therefore the latest elimination in the currently aired sequence, not the first departure of Season 15.

That wording is worth preserving because reality-show articles can quickly become inaccurate once another episode airs.

Why Gaurav Khanna’s Exit Matters

Gaurav entered Season 15 as one of the more high-profile television names in the line-up.

His participation came with considerable interest because he had already built a strong television audience before joining a physically demanding reality format that tests a very different set of skills from scripted acting.

What makes his exit unusual is that it was not caused by a simple competitive defeat.

He was still attempting the elimination stunt when injury intervened. The format technically allowed him to recover from falling into the water, but his body would not allow him to continue.

That gives the episode a slightly different character from an ordinary elimination.

The Celebrity Hour Take

Gaurav Khanna’s exit underlines one of the realities of Khatron Ke Khiladi: the competition is not determined only by courage.

A contestant can be mentally willing to continue and still be removed from the game because an existing injury becomes impossible to manage.

That is what appears to have happened here.

The most accurate way to describe the episode is not that Gaurav “failed badly” or was simply “beaten” by Rubina and Shagun. He entered the elimination task, fell, attempted to resume, aggravated an already problematic elbow and could not complete the challenge.

For a show marketed this season around both physical and psychological fear, that distinction matters.

Sources & Verification

The Celebrity Hour reviewed same-day episode reports from multiple publications and cross-checked the season’s official format information against JioStar’s own Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 announcement.

The central facts are consistent across the current reporting: Gaurav Khanna faced Rubina Dilaik and Shagun Sharma in the elimination stunt, aggravated an elbow problem, could not finish the task and was eliminated.

JioStar’s official material independently confirms that the programme is Season 15, is hosted by Rohit Shetty and airs on COLORS and JioHotstar.