Sep 03, 2026 7:52pm IST
Orry On His Fabulous Streak On ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 15’: ‘My Parents Didn’t Raise A Quitter’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Orry (real name: Orhan Awatramani) has reached the finals of “Khatron Ke Khiladi 15.” The content creator surprised everyone with his resilience, agility and nerves on Rohit Shetty’s stunt-reality show. Excerpts…
Do you feel that people underestimated you in “Khatron Ke Khiladi 15”?
I want to say people underestimated me, but I do feel, people did not even think about me enough, to underestimate me. They thought I would be out in the first or second episode. That's how little people had thought of me. There was no benchmark set for me.
…and yet, everyone is raving about how good you were in “KKK15”?
I always gave it my all. Never quit. My parents didn't raise a quitter. They raised a complainer and a drama king, but not a quitter.
Which was the most difficult stunt on the show?
I would say it was the one where I had to save my friends underwater in Episode 10. It doesn't look so hard because it seems like you’re swimming and pulling these mannequins, but the water is freezing, you're running out of breath. There's so much pressure. The broken mannequin kept on getting stuck on the ceiling and the pole. My heart was pumping hard. It was pure torture. No one realises how tough it was. I did it in seven minutes. The time given was 15 minutes. So, I did it in less than 50 per cent of the time you're given, but I still lost the stunt. So, I was really heartbroken.
“Khatron Ke Khiladi 15” is dominated by TV stars. Did you feel left out or have you made new friends?
I am close to all of them. We're one big “Fear Factor” family. I've spent independent one-on-one time with everyone. I am in touch with all of them, like, on a daily basis. I am a very chatty person. In fact, actor Avinash Mishra [and a “KKK15” co-contestant] told me the other day at his housewarming. He was like, “I thought after the show, you'd ghost all of us. And you wouldn't talk to us. So, I'm so happy you're here.” I was like, how could you say that to me? You spent so much time with me. And you thought I would ghost you and not come for your housewarming. I felt so bad.”
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With shows like “KKK15” are you transitioning more into the mass entertainment space?
I think that's the dream of every person who works in the public service industry. Isn't it the dream to be mass? Isn't it the dream to be recognised by your country, by people on ground level. People in every city. The goal is not like to just be recognised by the SoBo people I have known my whole life. They're my peers and my friends. The dream is to be recognised by people who come from different parts of the world. When I'm recognised in Bhopal. When I'm hiking in a mountain of Kashmir. That, to me, is real success.
If you had to take a friend from the Hindi film industry to a show like “KKK15” as a stunt partner, who would you choose?
Urvashi Rautela. The show will have double the viewership if she joins in. Because, you know what they say, “In India, only Urvashi Rautela can market a movie.” That's what they say. She is the best marketer one can have. So, you get Urvashi on that damn show and you're going to triple your viewership. She will scare the stunts, snakes, crocodiles and so on. Everything will be scared of Urvashi (laughs).
Has “KKK15” helped you overcome any of your fears?
People keep asking me, “Have you overcome your fears from the show?” And I'm like, ‘How?’ We were scaling buildings and saving people from drowning buses. These are not rational, normal fears. You know what I mean? Who is living their normal life saying: “I have a fear of racing with a cheetah.” No one has a fear like that. So, whenever people ask me this, I'm like, ‘No, because these are not normal things.’
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Will audiences ever see you as a “Bigg Boss” contestant?
No. I had a dream to be on “Khatron” and I did it.
What avenues are you looking at after this?
I'm always looking for new and unconventional ways to do things. No one from my background or circle has done “KKK.” So, for me, it was cool, unique, and unconventional. Now people are going to try and copy me and do it. So, I'm always thinking of new ways to innovate. I don't know but it will be something grand.
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