MTV Roadies


MTV Roadies is an Indian reality television series. It premiered on 15 August 2003 on MTV India and is also digitally available on JioHotstar.
Following the auditions, a group of contestants travel to different destinations and participate in various tasks that challenge their physical, social and mental strength.

Overview

History

The Roadies format was created by Nikhil J. Alva, founder of Miditech Studios, which produced the first two seasons of the show. Initially, Alva conceptualized Roadies as a platform to unite Indian youth through social work and acts of kindness while traveling across India.
As the show's popularity grew, MTV took over the production from Miditech after the second season. Former Miditech employees Raghu Ram and Rajiv Lakshman were brought in to present the show. Under their guidance, Roadies shifted from its original social-oriented concept to a more intense and confrontational format. They continued with the show until the eleventh season, after which they exited. In an interview, Raghu and Rajiv stated that they had done enough to popularize the show and wanted to give the new generation a chance to take it forward.
Roadies is one of India's longest-running reality shows.

Format

The first two seasons had a daily budget cap for contestants, encouraging them to experience India's diversity while completing various tasks. However, after MTV took over in the third season, the show adopted a more competitive and aggressive format.
From the fourth season, a new segment was introduced to select wild card contestants, Battleground and Graveyard.
In the fifth season, advantage tasks were introduced, allowing winners to gain benefits during vote-outs. It was also the first season where Roadies traveled international during journeys.
The tenth season featured a mentor-based competition, where a team of ex-contestants led by Raghu Ram competed against a team of new contestants mentored by Rannvijay Singha.
In the twelfth season, the format was revamped with the introduction of gang leaders.
The eighteenth season introduced a "buddy pairs" format, where ex-roadies and new contestants competed. It also marked the return of bikes, which had been a key feature in earlier seasons. Additionally, this was the first season without Rannvijay Singha.
Each season follows a theme and includes various twists, vote-outs, and eliminations. The contestant who survives all challenges and vote-outs is ultimately crowned the Ultimate Roadie in the finale.

Series synopses

;Notes
  1. Prince Narula replaced Sushil Kumar for journey due to Kumar leaving the show for his wrestling training.
  2. Nikhil Chinapa replaced Karan Kundra for journey after Kundra left the show due to work commitments.
  3. Gurmeet Singh Rehal returns as guest gang leader for Gang Nikhil as he wasn't available for a day during journey.
  4. Harbhajan Singh was introduced as a judge present during auditions and occasionally during journey who holds powers.
  5. Varun Sood substitute Raftaar as gang leader during journey after he leaves for few days due to work commitments.
    Later he replaced him due to Raftaar being medically unfit.
  6. Roadies: Journey in South Africa was played in the format of buddy pairs. Hence there were two winners and runner-ups.

    Season 1

MTV Roadies 1 is the first season of the reality series. It premiered on 15 August 2003 and ended on 8 November 2003. There was no winner in season 1 as it had a different format. All 7 roadies who completed the journey were given Karizma bikes
  • Rannvijay Singha
  • Natasha Gulati
  • Tony Kordolia
  • Ranjit Bajaj
  • Ignoor Bains
  • Divya Shukla
  • Mini Goel

    Season 2

MTV Roadies 2 is the second season of the reality series. It premiered on 21 August 2004 and ended on 12 March 2005 with Ayushmann Khurrana emerging as the winner.
MTV Roadies 3 is the third season of the reality series. It premiered on 11 November 2005 and ended on 3 March 2006 with Parul Shahi emerging as the winner.
  • Parul Shahi
  • Rahul Sharma
  • Shubhi Mehta
  • Anuj Sachdeva
  • Priyanka Bhau
  • Stuti Nagpal
  • Abhijeet Ghosh
  • Krishnesh Nayak
  • Sonia Clark
  • Amitinder S Deepak
  • Meher Ahmed
  • Laveen Bhardwaj
  • Shubendru Sood

    Season 4

MTV Roadies 4 is the fourth season of reality game show MTV Roadies that aired on MTV India from 2006 to 2007. Hosted by MTV VJ Rannvijay, the show features 13 contestants who ride Hero Honda Karizma bikes on a journey where they endure "sun, snow, rain and physical and mental stress, while complex challenges are thrown at them from every direction." In keeping with the reality contest format, contestants at each episode can be eliminated from the game with a vote out. At the final destination, Gangtok, the winner is awarded a cash prize of up to 500,000 Indian rupees. Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover makes appearances in the season to introduce twists into the game. The show's winner was Anthony Yeh.
Roadies auditions were held in Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Mumbai and, for the first time, Lucknow. A total of 13 Roadies, seven men and six women, were chosen. They are:
  1. Poonam Thacker
  2. Anthony Yeh
  3. Raj Roy
  4. Gurbani "Bani" Judge
  5. Roopali Anand
  6. Sahil Anand
  7. Sonam Gupta
  8. Swati Ahuja
  9. Rishabh Dhir
  10. Vishal Karwal
  11. Shaleen Malhotra
  12. Ankit Mohan
  13. Amandeep "Oorja" Narang

    Season 5

MTV Roadies 5.0 is the fifth season of MTV Roadies, a reality television show aired on MTV India. The show was created by Raghu Ram and is hosted by Rannvijay. "Roadies has travel, adventure, drama, touch of voyeurism..." said Raghu Ram, when asked about the show. The maximum prize for winning the show was.

Contestants

  • 1. Varun
  • 2. Prabhjot
  • 3. Vibhor
  • 4. Ayaz
  • 5. Ankita
  • 6. Nihal
  • 7. Sonel
  • 8. Ashutosh Kaushik
  • 9. Shambhavi Sharma
  • 10. Anmol Singh
  • 11. Vikrant
  • 12. Snehashish
  • 13. Ankita

    Season 6

MTV Roadies: Hell Down Under is the sixth season of MTV Roadies, a reality television show aired on MTV India. The season 6 of roadies was also known as "Hell Down Under" because the second half of season took place in Australia and the tasks were reminiscent of Hell. The audition episodes were aired from 29 November 2008 and the journey episodes began airing on 10 January 2009. The actual journey of the selected Roadies started from 11 November 2008. Its auditions were held in various cities of India, like Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chandigarh. Following mob violence during Delhi auditions, roadies from Delhi and Mumbai were shortlisted through online auditions, followed by a Group Discussion and Interview. This is the first time in MTV Roadies history that Nikhil Chinapa was replaced by Raghu's identical twin brother, Rajiv Laxman.
Roop Bhinder and Palak Johal returned as All-Stars for Roadies X - Battle for Glory. While Bhinder finished in 11th place Johal won the season.
NameAudition taken inGangNotes
Nauman SaitBangaloreOm BluesWinner, Won total prize money of Rs. 3,62,000 and A Hero Honda Karizma, Voted out in the 4th episode, re-entered in 7th episode defeating Pradeep in Zorb Task. Nauman defeated Lonkiri in finals.
Longkiri Timung KolkataRunner-up. Won a Hero Honda Karizma, Evicted in the 7th episode by challenge from Sufi in Ladder Task. Brought back in 13th episode by vote-in from the fellow contestants, where he defeated Sufi and Natasha in Plank Task. Lost to Nauman in the finals.
Gurmeet Kaur Johal BangaloreOm BluesWon A Hero Honda Karizma, Voted out in the 3rd episode, re-entered in 7th episode defeating Bobby in Mechanical Bull task. Evicted by Longkiri in semi final task.
Natasha SinhaChandigarhBratsVoted out in the 11th episode. Brought back in 14th episode but failed in Plank task.
Puneet Malhotra MumbaiWon A Hero Honda Karizma, Voted out in the 1st episode, re-entered in 7th episode defeating Longkiri in Ladder task. Voted out in the 10th episode. Brought back in 13th episode but failed in Plank task
Paulami De KolkataOm BluesVoted out in the 12th episode.
Samrat KaushalAhmedabadOm BluesWon A Hero Honda Karizma, Voted out in the 9th episode.
Tamanna Sharma ChandigarhOm BluesVoted out in the 8th episode.
Sandeep Singh New DelhiBratsVoted out in the 7th episode.
Bobby ChopraNew DelhiBratsEvicted in the 7th episode by challenge from Palak in Mechanical Bull task.
Pradeep SinghNew DelhiBratsEvicted in the 7th episode by challenge from Nauman in Zorb task.
Suzanna Mukherjee MumbaiBratsVoted out in the 6th episode.
Roop BhinderNew DelhiBratsVoted out in the 5th episode.
Devarshi Patel AhmedabadOm BluesEliminated himself in the 5th episode by voluntarily entering a Casket.
Varisha HaweliaKolkataOm BluesVoted out in the 2nd episode.
Sonia ChauhanChandigarhEvicted in the 1st episode, after losing the obstacle race challenge.
Bhanu Pratap Singh RanaAhmedabadEvicted in the 1st episode, after losing the obstacle race challenge.
Neha KapoorNew DelhiEvicted in the 1st episode, after losing the obstacle race challenge.
Ankur KhandujaChandigarhEvicted in the 1st episode, after losing the obstacle race challenge.
Vicky AroraAhmedabadEvicted in the 1st episode, after losing the obstacle race challenge.