Casting In February 2023,
Rohit Shetty entered the
Bigg Boss 16 house and selected
Shalin Bhanot as the first contestant for the upcoming season, but he declined. In May 2023, it was reported that
Abdu Rozik would join the series as
Guest. In June 2023,
Divyanka Tripathi,
Hina Khan and Faisal Shaikh were approached to be a part of the series as
Challengers.
Development The contestants were spotted at the
Mumbai Airport before leaving for
South Africa on 11 May 2023.
Shetty was spotted leaving for
South Africa on 16 May 2023. The series was announced by
Colors TV on 23 May 2023.
Divyanka Tripathi was spotted at
Mumbai Airport before leaving for
Cape Town on 20 June 2023. The contestants were spotted at the
Mumbai Airport after returning from
Cape Town, South Africa on 5 July 2023.
Filming The
principal photography of the series began on 20 May 2023 in South Africa.
Rohit Shetty took to his
Instagram to officially announce the same. On 3 July 2023,
Rohit Shetty announced the wrap up of "Khatron Ke Khiladi 13" in
Cape Town after 50 days schedule. The contestants reunited for the finale episode shooting held on 2 October 2023 in
Film City,
Mumbai. ==Reception==