| Dadagiri Unlimited | |
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| Also known as | Dadagiri |
| Genre | Quiz show |
| Created by | Zee Bangla |
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| Opening theme | Dadagiri by Arijit Singh |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
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| Producer | Zee Bangla |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Zee Bangla Productions |
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| Network | Zee Bangla |
| Release | 27 July 2009 – present |
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Dadagiri Unlimited is an Indian Bengali language quiz show. The programme has been airing on Zee Bangla since 2009. Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the India national cricket team and former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, hosted the first two seasons. Actor Mithun Chakraborty replaced him in the third season, but Ganguly continued hosting the show replacing Chakraborty from the fourth season onwards.
The contestants are chosen by a preliminary selection round held in different parts of the state West Bengal, and every contestant represents their respective districts of West Bengal. The show premiered on 27 July 2009. The title track has been penned by Srijit Mukherji. and sung by Arijit Singh.[1]
On 20 December 2009, Kolkata won the finale (Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was the celebrity guest in the finale episode of the first season); and in season 2, North 24 Parganas won. Dadagiri season 3 was organized on 20 October 2011 and ended on 3 June 2012. It was hosted by Mithun Chakraborty.[2] The then undivided Bardhaman secured the trophy of Season 3.[3]
Season 4 started on 26 August 2013 and ended on 23 February 2014. This season, the main host, Sourav Ganguly hosted the show. In that season, North 24 Parganas secured the win for the second time. Bollywood personalities Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan were celebrity guests in the finale of season 4, who came to promote their film Shaadi Ke Side Effects. Season 5 started on 17 November 2014 and ended on 7 June 2015. Season 6 began on 11 January 2016 and ended on 3 July 2016. Season 7 began on 10 June 2017 and ended on 25 February 2018, Sachin Tendulkar made an appearance in the final. Season 8 started airing on 3 August 2019 and temporarily halted in March 2020 due to the lockdown measures taken to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. After the lockdown, it started airing in late August 2020, ending with the Grand Finale which was aired on 13 September 2020. On 25 September 2021, this show was held with a brand new look as season 9. Their new slogan was "Haat barale bondhu hoy".[4] This season was ended on 5 June 2022. Season 10 Grand Opening 6 October 2023 Sometimes, notable Bengali celebrities or renowned personalities come to play the game for the bottom six districts on the list. This season was ended on 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Arijit Singh to perform live in Bengaluru". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Shukla, Nilay Paul (24 July 2009). "Ganguly's Dadagiri on Bengali TV show". Hindustan Times. HT Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Sourav enthrals Bengal, this time as quiz-master". Sify. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Dadagiri: এসে গেল নবম সিজন, সেট থেকেই বন্ধুত্বের ডাক 'দাদা'র". Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.