Pavitra Punia has indeed joined Varun Sood in the new reality show, "Reality Ranis Of The Jungle". The show premiered on September 23 on Discovery Channel India and Discovery+.

"Reality Ranis Of The Jungle" is an all-women survival adventure show. The show is adapted from Warner Bros.' "Reality Queens of The Jungle" format. The series features 12 reality TV stars who trade their luxurious lives for a challenging experience in the wilderness. The show is set against the backdrop of the Himalayan jungles.

Varun Sood hosts the show, which features Pavitra Punia, Bebika Dhurve, Anjali Schmuck, and Eksha Kerung. The show introduces 12 "Khoobsurat aur Khatarnak" Ranis who will take the jungle by storm. The reality stars face fierce survival challenges.

Other contestants include Arushi Chawla, Krissann Barretto Karamchandani, Mrunal Shankar, Sifat Sehgal, Jeevika Tyagi, Mira Jagannath, Tejaswi Madivada, Anjali Schmuck, and Christina Biju.

In the first episode, the contestants were paired and tasked with preparing dishes. Pavitra Punia and Tejaswi Madivada won the first challenge, which involved preparing fish. They eliminated Christeena and Krissann from the captaincy race. They also won the second course, where the contestants were served goat's brain and eliminated Arushi and Eksha. Pavitra and Tejasswi continued to dominate, winning the third and fourth challenges, involving goat eyeballs and testicles, and eliminating Anjali, Mrunal, Jeevika, and Sifat.

Following the initial tasks, Pavitra Punia and Tejasswi Madivada became the first captains and selected their teams.

Varun Sood shared that the contestants stayed in the jungle for the 10 days of shooting, instead of staying in hotels and coming in only for the tasks. He also expressed his admiration for the women's mental resilience. He was impressed that the women packed their luggage and ran to the next base camp, trekking 10-12 km in the hilly jungle.

The winner will be crowned the "Survival Rani".