Among others who have consented to be on the show are Geeta Gawli, daughter of mobboss-turned-politician Arun Gawli, Bihar politician Sadhu Yadav; Samajwadi party leader Abu Azmi; Bhojpuri actors Ravi Kishan and Manoj Tiwari; and southern actress Nagma.

'The house where these participants will stay will be very stylish and modernised. It will have a very contemporary gym for the contestants. The movements of the contestants will be tracked 24X7 by around 30 cameras,' Pandey said.

'You can expect exchanges of hot words and sharing of experiences about fake encounters, malpractices in politics to win elections among other things,' Pandey said. He has already completed shooting the promos of participants.

Pandey says he has been working on the project for a couple of years.

'I wanted to bring out the stories of real life heroes before the general public. This will help the masses understand the problems these people face during their time. The psychology, the trauma, the tension and all other human emotions will be relived by our participants,' he added.

Pandey says the money collected from the show will be used for the welfare of 400 children selected from across India. These children will then be taught by the NGO Citizen Watch and Resources Development Society.

(Kanu Sarda can be contacted at kanu.s@ians.in)