MTV Dark Scroll

MTV Dark Scroll – Muqabla Anjaan Se (transl. MTV Dark Scroll – Competition with the Unknown) is an Indian paranormal reality television series.^[1] Filmed in Uttarakhand and hosted by Amit Sadh. It broadcasts on MTV India from 16 August to 29 September 2024 and streams digitally on JioCinema.^[2] It also features paranormal experts Sarbajeet Mohanty and Pooja Vijay.^[3][4]

MTV Dark Scroll
Genre	Paranormal Reality
Presented by	Amit Sadh (Host) Sarbajeet Mohanty Pooja Vijay (Paranormal Experts) Nayera Ahuja (Paralogger)
Starring	See below
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of episodes	21
Production
Producer	Celebfame Entertainment
Production location	Uttarakhand
Running time	40 mins
Original release
Network	MTV India JioCinema
Release	16 August (2024-08-16) – 29 September 2024 (2024-09-29)

Format

Nine seekers will embark on an exploratory adventure across seven of the most haunted locations in Uttarakhand, confronting supernatural challenges and their deepest fears.^[5]

Contestants

Seekers		Age	Hometown	Status
	Paarth Idnani	21	Mumbai	Winner 29 September
	Sahil Shukla	24	Dehradun	Runner-up 29 September
	Swati Gahlawat	22	Sonipat	Eliminated 28 September
	Anubhuti Mehta	21	Delhi	Eliminated 28 September
	Aryan Singh	19	Noida	Eliminated 28 September
	Sanskruti "Sasa" Salunke	21	Mumbai	Eliminated 22 September
	Shambhavi "Angel" Sharma	20	Jaipur	Withdrew 13 September
	Mian Mian	20	Itanagar	Eliminated 8 September
	Kartik Rawat	21	Dehradun	Ejected 25 August

Investigation summary

		Week
		1			2			3			4			5			6			7
		16-18 Aug			23-25 Aug			30 Aug-01 Sep			06-08 Sep			13-15 Sep			20-22 Sep			27-28 Sep			29 Sep
		Lambi Dehar Mines			Doonga Haveli			Tea Estate			Radha Bhavan			Hathipaon School			Pines Old Cementry			Abbott Hospital
	Paarth		TOP			IN			BTM	SAFE		IN			IN			TOP			TOP		WINNER
	Sahil		TOP			TOP			TOP			IN			TOP			IN			TOP		RUNNER-UP
	Swati		IN			IN			IN			TOP			TOP			TOP			IN	ELIM
	Anubhuti		TOP			TOP			IN			IN			BTM	SAFE		IN			IN	ELIM
	Aryan		BTM	SAFE		TOP			IN			TOP			IN			BTM	SAFE		IN	ELIM
	Sasa		IN			IN			IN			BTM	SAFE		BTM	SAFE		BTM	ELIM
	Angel		IN			TOP			TOP			TOP		QUIT
	Mian		IN			IN			IN			BTM	ELIM
	Kartik		BTM	SAFE		IN	EJEC
Notes		1			1, 2			1			1, 3			1			1, 4			1			5

Notes

• ^Note 1 : The seekers were divided into teams.

  Team 1

  Team 2

  Team 3

• ^Note 2 : Team 3 didn't complete their investigation.
• ^Note 3 : Mian Mian was eliminated directly without performing the dare.
• ^Note 4 : Aryan completed the dare and advanced, resulting in Sasa's elimination.
• ^Note 5 : Parth received winning cash prize money ₹5,00,000.

  (TOP) The seeker was one of the top entries in the team investigation.

  (IN) The seeker wasn't a top or bottom entry in the team investigation.

  (BTM) The seeker was one of the bottom entries in the team investigation and had to perform a dare in order to stay in the journey.

  (SAFE) The seeker was one of the bottom entries in the team investigation but did not perform a dare and was safe.

  (SAFE) The seeker performed the dare and advanced.

  (ELIM) The seeker was eliminated.

  (EJEC) The seeker violated major rules and was ejected.

Production

The series was announced on 23 July 2024 on MTV India.^[6][7] The trailer of the series was released on 30 July 2024.^[8][9]