MTV Roadies explained

Genre:Reality
Creator:Salar Johar
Judges:see below
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Num Seasons:19
Executive Producer:Nikhil J Alva, Niret Alva, Raghu Ram, Rajiv Ram
Last Aired:present
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies is an Indian reality television series. It was launched on 15 August 2003 and airs on MTV India. The show is digitally available on JioCinema.

In this show, 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.[1] [2] Miditech Studios produced the first 2 seasons of the Roadies series. In those early days, the format creator, Nikhil J Alva, had conceptualized the format as one that would unite the youth of India through social work and random acts of kindness as the contestants travelled across India.

Seeing its popularity soar, the series was taken over by MTV from Miditech, to be produced in-house after the second season. Raghu Ram and Rajiv Ram, former Miditech Studio employees, were tasked with producing and anchoring the show for MTV. Under Raghu and Rajiv's guidance, the show took a dramatic turn away from its feel-good-social-flavor, to a more crass, and in-your-face tone.[1] Raghu and Rajiv left the show in 2014.[3] They told the media that they had done enough to popularise the show and wanted to give opportunities to the new generation to carry the show forward. With a 17-year history, it is one of India's longest running reality shows.[4]

During the course of the journey there are vote outs, vote ins, eliminations and game changing twists. Eventually the contestant who manages to survive vote outs and succeed in the finale is chosen as the winner. The show has enjoyed relative success among the youth.

Format

The first two seasons had a cap on the daily budget allocated to the contestants. During the show, apart from learning about India's diversity, they were also given tasks to get to know each other. The tasks became more aggressive with over-the-top-reality sequences, from the third season onwards, when it was taken over from Miditech Studios by MTV.

Since the fourth season, Battleground (2006-2009, 2014–present) later known as Graveyard (2010-2011, 2013-2014) the show introduced the choice wild cards.

In the fifth season, The "Advantage task" was introduced. The winner of the task would get an advantage in the vote out, which could be multiple votes or being the only one(s) to vote. That was the first time the show went international.[5]

In the tenth season, a team of former contestants mentored by Raghu Ram were pitted against a team of fresh contestants mentored by Rannvijay Singha, who was the winner of the first version of the contest.

In the twelfth season, during the auditions, "Gang Leaders" were introduced. Four Gang Leaders had to hit a buzzer to express their interest in a contestant. Contestants in return had the option to choose which gang they would like to be a part of.[6]

In the fourteenth season, bikes, which had been a common aspect of the show, were discontinued and the makers opted for a car. That continued into the fifteenth season as well and so on.[7]

Season nineteen was introduced with a new concept of debut roadies and ex-roadies competing against each other for the title. Bikes, which had been a common aspect of the earlier seasons, were introduced again. That was the first season without the presence of Rannvijay Singha.

Across all seasons, vote outs, vote ins, immunity, eliminations, captaincy, twists introduced by the makers, and special appearances by guests like actors, sportspersons and musicians have been regular features of the show.[8] [7]

Series synopses

SeasonYearTitleHostGang LeadersDateNo.of EpisodesContestantsDestinationsPrize moneyWinning Gang LeaderWinnerRunner-up
Launch Finale
12003Roadies - Challenges Har Kadam ParCyrus SahukarNo
Gang Leaders
15 August 20038 November 20032710Chennai to Chail, Bikes to all RoadiesRannvijay SinghaNatasha Gupta
22004–05Roadies ReturnsRannvijay Singha21 August 200412 March 20053010Kolkata to Wagah border, ₹5,00,000 + Bikes to all RoadiesAyushmann Khurranabgcolor=pinkCandy Brar
32005Roadies 3 - Triple The Danger11 November 20053 November 20051713Jaisalmer to Leh, ₹4,87,000 + Bikes to 5 (Parul, Rahul, Shubhi, Shubhendru, Sonia)Parul Shahibgcolor=lightblueRahul Sharma
42006–07Roadies - Road To Fear11 November 20063 March 20071713₹3,75,500Anthony Yehbgcolor=pinkGurbani Judge
52007–08Roadies 5.028 October 200713 January 20082015, & ₹2,30,000Ashutosh Kaushikbgcolor=lightblueNihal Nikam
62008–09Roadies Hell Down Under29 November 200826 April 20092120, ₹3,62,000Nauman Saitbgcolor=lightblueLonkiri Timung
72009–10Roadies:7 Deadly Sins & 1 Wild SafariRannvijay Singha & Bani J8 November 200925 June 20102215, & ₹90,000Anwar Syedbgcolor=lightblueZaid Bin Nazir
82011Roadies 8: Shortcut to HellRannvijay Singha19 January 201118 June 20112813, ₹4,00,000Aanchal Khuranabgcolor=lightblueMohit Saggar
92012Roadies 9: Everything or Nothing7 January 201230 June 201227, ₹6,17,000Vikas Khokerbgcolor=pinkHimani Sharma
102013Roadies X: Battle for GloryBani J19 January 201311 May 20131716₹4,50,000Palak Johalbgcolor=pinkRamandeep Kaur Dhillon
112014Roadies X1: Ride for RespectNo
Gang Leaders
25 January 201418 May 20141815₹3,20,000Nikhil Sachdevabgcolor=lightblueUtkarsh Khanna
122015Roadies X2: Your Road, Your Gangbgcolor=PinkEsha DeolBgcolor=Navy blueBgcolor=#ccc26 January 201527 June 20152222, ₹5,00,000bgcolor=RedPrince Narulabgcolor=lightblueGurmeet Singh Rehal
The Producers skipped X3 for the season's title and went for X4
132016Roadies X4: Your Gang, Your GloryGaelyn MendoncaNeha DhupiaBgcolor=limeSushil Kumar
Prince Narula
bgcolor=Navy BlueBgcolor=#ccc20 February 201619 June 20162422, Renault DusterBgcolor=Navy BlueBalraj Singh KhehraNavdeesh Singh
142017Roadies RisingPrince NarulaBgcolor=royalblue
25 February 201722 July 201726Neha DhupiaShweta Mehtabgcolor=lightblueBaseer Ali
152018Roadies XtremeRannvijay SinghaRaftaarBgcolor=#ccc18 February 20184 August 20182824Kashish Thakurbgcolor=pinkPreeti Kuntal
162019Roadies: Real HeroesBgcolor=red10 February 201918 August 20192827Droom Used Super Bikebgcolor=yellowArun Sharmabgcolor=pinkAnkita Pathak
172020–21Roadies: Revolution15 February 202021 March 202063625Jawa Bike and ₹3,00,000 to Nikhil Chinapa's causeHamid BarkziMichael Ajay
Bgcolor=brown
27 June 202016 January 202130
182022Roadies: Journey in South AfricaSonu SoodNo
Gang Leaders
8 April 202210 July 20223420₹10,00,000Ashish Bhatia &
Nandini G
Jashwanth Bopanna &
Yukti Arora
192023Roadies: Karm Ya KaandRhea ChakrabortyGautam GulatiPrince Narula3 June 202315 October 20234033₹6,00,000bgcolor=orchidRhea ChakrabortyVashu JainBgcolor=lightblueSiwet Tomar
202025Roadies: Double CrossRannvijay Singhabgcolor=PinkNeha Dhupiabgcolor=black
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

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Num Contestants:7
Runner Up:Natasha Gulati
Num Episodes:27
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies 1 is the first season of the reality series. It premiered on 15 August 2003 and ended on 8 November 2003 with Rannvijay Singha emerging as the winner.[9]

Season 2

Season Number:2
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Num Contestants:7
Runner Up:Candy Brar
Num Episodes:27
Network:MTV India

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.[10]

Season 3

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.

Season 4

Season Number:4
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Num Contestants:13
Winner:Anthony Yeh
Runner Up:Bani J
Num Episodes:17
Network:MTV India
Prev Series:Season 3

MTV Roadies 4 is the fourth season of reality game show MTV Roadies that aired on MTV India from 2006–2007.[11] 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."[11] 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 (5,00,000).[11] 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:[11]

  1. Poonam Thacker
  2. Anthony Yeh
  3. Raj Roy
  4. Rishabh Dhir
  5. Swati Ahuja
  6. Shaleen Malhotra
  7. Sonam Gupta
  8. Roopali Anand
  9. Ankit Mohan
  10. Gurbani "Bani" Judge
  11. Vishal Karwal
  12. Sahil Anand
  13. Amandeep "Oorja" Narang

Season 5

Season Number:5
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Num Contestants:13
Runner Up:Nihal Nikam
Num Episodes:20
Network:MTV India

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.[12] The maximum prize for winning the show was .[13]

Contestants

Season 6

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Num Contestants:20
Winner:Nauman Sait
Runner Up:Lonkiri Timung
Num Episodes:21
Network:MTV India

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 inGang Notes
Nauman SaitBangaloreOm BluesWinner, Won total prize money of Rs. 3,62,000 and A Hero Honda Karizma,
Longkiri Timung (Kiri)KolkataRunner-up. Won a Hero Honda Karizma,
Gurmeet Kaur Johal (Palak)BangaloreOm BluesWon A Hero Honda Karizma,
Natasha SinhaChandigarhBrats
Puneet Malhotra (Sufi)MumbaiWon A Hero Honda Karizma,
Paulami De KolkataOm Blues
Samrat KaushalAhmedabadOm BluesWon A Hero Honda Karizma,
Tamanna Sharma (Tammy)ChandigarhOm Blues
Sandeep Singh (Sandy)New DelhiBrats
Bobby ChopraNew DelhiBrats
Pradeep SinghNew DelhiBrats
Suzanna Mukherjee (Suzi)MumbaiBrats
Roop BhinderNew DelhiBrats
Devarshi Patel (Dev)AhmedabadOm Blues
Varisha HaweliaKolkataOm Blues
Sonia ChauhanChandigarh
Bhanu Pratap Singh RanaAhmedabad
Neha KapoorNew Delhi
Ankur KhandujaChandigarh
Vicky AroraAhmedabad

Season 7

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Num Contestants:15
Winner:Anwar Syed
Runner Up:Zaid Bin Nazir
Num Episodes:22
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies 7 (advertised as ROADIES) is the seventh season of MTV Roadies, a popular weekly reality television show on MTV India. The season first aired on 8 November 2009 and is airing its annual "auditions" portion in which the contestants of the show are selected.[14] Part of the season took place in Africa

List of Roadies

  1. Ameya R. Kadam: Ameya is 20-year-old student of Commercial Arts.
  2. Amritpal Singh: Amritpal is a 24-year-old guy from Mumbai. He is the adventure loving Roadie in MTV Roadies 7.
  3. Anwar Syed: The winner of Roadies 7, Anwar is a 24-year-old guy. He is the sports loving Roadie in Roadies 7.
  4. Bharti Nagpal: Bharti Nagpal is a 23-year-old girl from Delhi. She is the travel loving Roadie in MTV Roadies 7.
  5. Charlie Chauhan: Charlie is a 20-year-old female from Shimla. She is fun loving Roadies in Roadies 7.
  6. Eric Roy: Eric is a 20-year-old guy from Kolkata. He is the smart Roadies in MTV Roadies 7.
  7. Gaurav Gill: Gaurav is a 21-year-old guy from Mumbai. He is music loving Roadies in Roadies 7.
  8. Mannat Mundi: Mannat is an 18-year-old girl from Chandigarh. She was challenging rider in MTV Roadies 7.
  9. Meghna Mirgnani: Meghna is a 24-year-old girl from Mumbai. She is nature loving Roadies in Roadies 7.
  10. Mohit Malik: Mohit is a 19-year-old intelligent guy. He is also a good Roadies in MTV Roadies 7.
  11. Nisha Rana: Nisha Rana is a 25-year-old girl from Chandigarh. She is also challenging Roadies in Roadies 7.
  12. Priyanka Roy: Priyanka is a 22-year-old female from Kolkata. She is painting loving Roadies in MTV Roadies 7.
  13. Ravneet Kaur: Ravneet is an 18-year-old simple girl. She is basketball loving Roadies in Roadies 7.
  14. Vikas Ambwani: Vikas is a 24-year-old guy from Kota. He is the hardworking Roadies in MTV Roadies 7.
  15. Vikram Jeet Singh: Vikram is a 23-year-old guy from Delhi. He is fun loving rider in Roadies 7.
  16. Yatin Madhok: Yatin is a 19-year-old guy from Delhi. He is friendly rider in MTV Roadies 7.
  17. Zaid Bin Nazir: Zaid is a 24-year-old guy from Bangalore. He is also fun loving guy who is the Roadies in Roadies 7.
  18. Priyanka Telang: Priyanka is a 24-year-old girl.
  19. Rahul Suri: Rahul is a 25-year-old guy from Delhi.
  20. Ranjna Rawat: Ranjna Rawat is a 21-year-old girl from Chandigarh.
  21. Rishabh Gulati: Rishabh is a 20-year-old guy from Delhi.
  22. Sahibjit Singh: Sahibjit is a 21-year-old guy from Delhi.
  23. Shweta Bisen: Shweta is a 24-year-old girl from Nagpur.

Season 8

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Num Contestants:13
Runner Up:Mohit Saggar
Num Episodes:28
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies Shortcut To Hell is the eighth season of MTV Roadies, a reality television show aired on MTV India. The season 8 of roadies was also known as "Shortcut To Hell" as the second half of the season took place in Brazil. The audition episodes were aired from 22 January 2011 and the journey episodes began airing on 5 March 2011. Its auditions were held in various cities of India, like Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Delhi and Pune. The audition is done by Raghu Ram, Rajiv Laxman and Rannvijay Singh. The title was won by Aanchal Khurana from Delhi.[15]

Avtar Nischal, Suchit Vikram Singh, and Mohit Saggar returned as All-Stars for Roadies X - Battle for Glory. Nischal withdrew in mid-season, Singh finished in 10th place and Saggar eventually placed as 2nd Runner-up.

Contestants

There were thirteen contestants overall.

width=170Contestantwidth=170Finishwidth=100Total Votes
Aanchal Khurana
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
4th Voted out
Winner
6
Mohit Saggar
Chandigarh, Punjab
11th Voted out
Runner-up
9
Suchit Vikram Singh
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
Eliminated in Finals5
Pooja Banerjee
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
10th Voted out5
Anamika Datta
Chandigarh, Punjab
Eliminated in Quarterfinals1
Rahul Sheoron
Chandigarh, Punjab
1st Voted out
9th Voted out
11
Suraj Chinnadore
Delhi, Haryana
8th Voted out9
Vibhor Sharma
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
7th Voted out8
Chandni
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
6th Voted out8
Prachi Agarwal
Kolkata, West Bengal
5th Voted out2
Renee Dhyani
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
4th Voted out4
Dev Singh
Chandigarh, Punjab
3rd Voted out7
Avtar Nischal
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
2nd Voted out8

Season 9

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Num Contestants:13
Winner:Vikas Khoker
Runner Up:Himani Sharma
Num Episodes:27
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies 9 : Everything or Nothing is the ninth season of MTV Roadies, a reality television show aired on MTV India. The auditions started on 16 September from Pune following with Audition in Kolkata, Delhi, Chandhigarh and Hyderabad. Part of the season will take place in United States of America. The show started airing on MTV India from 7 January 2012 and every new episode aired on Saturdays at 7 p.m. IST.

The series was won by Vikas Khoker from Chandigarh. He won the title on 30 June 2012 and walked away with a total cash prize of ₹ .

Anirudh Sharma and Diyali Chauhan returned as All-Stars for Roadies X – Battle for Glory. Chauhan finished in 15th place and Sharma placed as 3rd Runner-up.

Contestants

There were thirteen contestants overall.

width=150Contestantwidth=150Finishwidth=100Total Votes
Vikas Khoker
Chandigarh, Punjab
8th Voted out
Winner
5
Himani Sharma
Chandigarh, Punjab
Runner-up1
Vinay Abhishek
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Eliminated in Finals1
Kanak Raju
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
2nd Voted out
Eliminated in Finals
9
Taranjeet Kaur
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
5th Voted out
Eliminated in Finals
7
Arsh Shearif
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
1st Voted out
12th Voted out
14
Manali Banerjee
Kolkata, West Bengal
11th Voted out9
Pratima Dagar
Delhi, Haryana
10th Voted out9
Diyali Chauhan
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
9th Voted out8
Abhishek Shetty
Pune, Maharashtra
7th Voted out16
Khushbu Patel
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
6th Voted out5
Dimpy Yadav
Chandigarh, Punjab
4th Voted out8
Anirudh Sharma
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
3rd Voted out1

The Total Votes is the number of votes a roadie has received during Vote-outs where the roadie is eligible to be eliminated from the game. It does not include the votes received during the finale where the finalists are voted for the win.

Season 10

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Num Contestants:16
Winner:Palak Johal
Runner Up:Ramandeep Kaur
Num Episodes:17
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies X : Battle for Glory is the tenth season of MTV Roadies, a reality television show aired on MTV India. The auditions started on 31 October 2012 and were held in Pune, Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad. The show started airing on MTV India from 19 January 2013 with new episodes airing every Saturday at 7:00 pm IST.

The series was won by veteran roadie Palak Johal, originally from Season 6, of Team Raghu.[16] She won the title on 11 May 2013. Her grand price included a total cash price of ₹ 450,000, a Hero Impulse bike and an HP laptop.[17]

Contestants

There were sixteen contestants overall.

width=150Contestantwidth=120Original Teamwidth=120Switched Teamwidth=150Finishwidth=100Total Votes
Palak Johal
Bangalore, Karnataka
Winner1
Ramandeep Kaur Dhillon
New Delhi, Delhi
Runner-up5
Mohit Saggar
Chandigarh, Punjab
Eliminated in Finale7
Anirudh Sharma
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Eliminated in Finale4
Gaurav Singh
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Eliminated in Semifinal8
Sonal Sharma
New Delhi, Delhi
Eliminated in Semifinal5
Harmeet Singh
New Delhi, Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 106
Swati Goswami
New Delhi, Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 97
Suchit Vikram Singh
New Delhi, Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 84
Roopali Anand
New Delhi, Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 84
Roop Bhinder
New Delhi, Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 69
Geetika Budhiraja
Chandigarh, Punjab
Eliminated in Episode 611
Avtar Nischal
New Delhi, Delhi
Forfeited in Episode 56
Vikas Kumar
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
Eliminated in Episode 33
Diyali Chauhan
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
Eliminated in Episode 25
Jahid Kalim
Pune, Maharashtra
Eliminated in Episode 27

The Total Votes is the number of votes a roadie has received during Vote-outs where the roadie is eligible to be eliminated from the game. It does not include the votes received during the finale where the finalists are voted for the win.

Season 11

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Num Contestants:15
Winner:Nikhil Sachdeva
Runner Up:Utkarsh Khanna
Num Episodes:18
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies X1 : Ride for Respect is the eleventh season of Indian reality show MTV Roadies.[18] The show was hosted by Rannvijay Singh,[19] [20] who was also one of the judges, along with Raghu Ram, during personal interview rounds. It started airing on MTV India from 25 January 2014.[21]

The series was won by Nikhil Sachdeva (also popularly known as Nick). He won the title on 18 May 2014. His grand price included a Hero Impulse bike and a total cash price of 320,000.

Contestants

There are fourteen contestants selected from 4 cities.

width=160Contestantwidth=170Finish
Nikhil Sachdeva
Delhi
Winner
Utkarsh Khanna
Chandigarh, Punjab
Runner-up
Meher Gill
Chandigarh, Punjab
Eliminated in Episode 4
Eliminated in Finale
Garima Bhateja
Delhi
Eliminated in Finale
Ajay Sehrawat
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 10
Taru PK
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 10
Montek Verma
Delhi
Eliminate in Episode 10
Rashika Singh
Delhi
Eliminate in Episode 10
Charu Bakshi
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 8
Siddharth Krishna
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Eliminated in Episode 6Eliminated in Episode 8
Pallavi Sharma
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Eliminated in Episode 6
Rajkumar Singh
Pune, Maharashtra
Eliminated in Episode 4
Nikhat Khan
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Eliminated in Episode 2
Rishie
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Eliminated in Episode 2
Anjali Rangi
Chandigarh, Punjab
Eliminated in Episode 2

Season 12

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Num Contestants:22
Winner:Prince Narula[22]
Runner Up:Gurmeet Rehal
Num Episodes:22
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies X2 is the 12th season of Indian reality show MTV Roadies.[23]

Contestants

There are twenty two contestants selected from 4 cities.

Contestant!width=170
Finish
1st Prince Narula
Pune
Winner
2nd Gurmeet Rehal
Delhi
Runner-up
3rd Rizwan
Pune
Eliminated in Episode 21
4th Rajatdeep
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 21
Amneet
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 21
Kajal
Chandigarh
Eliminated in Episode 21
Varun Sood
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 20
Martina
Pune
Eliminated in Episode 20
Archis
Pune
Eliminated in Episode 19
Ishpi
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 18
Nitu
Kolkata
Eliminated in Episode 17
Ajay hooda
Chandigarh
Eliminated in Episode 16
Monica
Chandigarh
Eliminated in Episode 16
Hussain
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 15
Aviral
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 14
Ishita
Chandigarh
Eliminated in Episode 13
Jay
Pune
Eliminated in Episode 12
Madhuri
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 11
Mamta
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 11
Bhuvan
Chandigarh
Eliminated in Episode 11
Nabila
Kolkata
Eliminated in Episode 9
Shruti
Delhi
Eliminated in Episode 8

Season 13

Season Number:13
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Judges:Rannvijay Singha
Karan Kundrra
Neha Dhupia
Sushil Kumar
Prince Narula (replacing Sushil Kumar on journey)
Num Contestants:22
Winner:Balraj Singh Khehra
Runner Up:Navdeesh Arora
Num Episodes:24
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies X4: Your Gang, Your Glory is the thirteenth season of Indian reality show MTV Roadies. The show is hosted by Gaelyn Mendonca. It started airing on MTV India from 20 February 2016.[24] The audition episodes were aired from 20 February 2016 and the journey episodes began airing on 6 April 2016. Its auditions were held in various cities of India, like Chandigarh, Delhi, Pune and Lucknow. The auditions were taken by the four aspiring gang leaders – Rannvijay Singha, Karan Kundrra, Neha Dhupia and Sushil Kumar. After a prestigious finale, Balraj was crowned as the winner.

Contestants

There were originally 20 contestants at the beginning of the journey. Battleground winner contestant Benafsha Soonawalla entered in episode 6, and Shivangi Walia replaced Kavya Khurana in episode 9, bringing the total contestant number to 22.[25]

ContestantGangFinishTotal votes
Anamika BarmanPrinceEliminated in semi-finals0
AnseelaNeha4
Benafsha SoonawallaKaran0
Divya VermaNehaEliminated in semi-finals5
Gaurav AlughKaranEliminated in the Grand Finale10
Hifsa SharmaRannvijay9
Satish KumarNehaEliminated in the Semi-Finale0
Navdeesh AroraPrinceEliminated in Grand Finale0
Rubal DhankarRannvijay0
Saad ChoudharyKaran4
Tej Singh GillRannvijay0
Shivangi WaliaKaran3
Yogesh JadhavPrinceVoted-out in 6th vote-out10
Tarasha DivaRannvijayVoted-out in 5th vote-out(wild card entry;replacing Hifsa;voted out)6
Ocean SinghNehaVoted-out in 5th vote-out22
Kavya KhuranaKaranForfeited due to ligament injury4
Sunny ValiaPrinceVoted-out in 4th vote-out8
Karishma AroraRannvijayVoted-out in 3rd vote-out7
Balraj Singh KhehraKaran8
Bharti BhatiPrinceVoted-out in 2nd vote-out9
Mahamedhaa NagarKaranEliminated0
Rohan PillaiNehaVoted-out in 1st vote-out8

Season 14

Season Number:14
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Judges:Rannvijay Singha
Karan Kundrra
Neha Dhupia
Prince Narula
Harbhajan Singh
Nikhil Chinapa (replacing Karan Kundrra on the journey)
Num Contestants:22
Winner:Shweta Mehta
Num Episodes:26
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies Rising is the fourteenth season of Indian reality show MTV Roadies. The show is hosted by Gaelyn Mendonca. It started airing on MTV India from 25 February 2017. The auditions were taken by the four aspiring gang leaders - Rannvijay Singha, Karan Kundrra, Neha Dhupia and Prince Narula. Cricketer Harbhajan Singh is to play a crucial part.[26] Later Nikhil Chinapa replaced Karan Kundrra as gang leader on the journey. Journey started on 8 April 2017 and Roadies Battleground was on 7 April 2017.

Vote-out orderGangRoadie
bgcolor=gold Winner bgcolor=pink Nehabgcolor=gold Shweta Mehta
bgcolor=silver Runner-up Princebgcolor=silver Baseer Ali
3bgcolor=turquoise Meenal Shah
Semi-finalist
4bgcolor=blue bgcolor=turquoise Priyank Sharma
Semi-finalist
5bgcolor=pink bgcolor=turquoise Mandeep Gujjar
Semi-finalist
6bgcolor=turquoise Shiv Thakare
Semi-finalist
7Samar Sarkar
8Samyuktha Hegde
9bgcolor=pink NehaShane Luke
10bgcolor=red Veerpal Dhaliwal
11Khushnuma Pathan
12Rahul Gautam
13bgcolor=red Aggy Carvalho
14bgcolor=lime PrinceVarun Verma
15bgcolor=pink Neha Rakhi Lohchab (Walked)
16bgcolor=lime PrinceJagriti Jha
17bgcolor=greyMandeep and Veerpal
18bgcolor=lime PrinceJibran Dar
(Ejected)
19bgcolor=blue Prabhjot Kaur
20PrinceDivya Oswal
21Milan Verma
22bgcolor=pink Neha Gurpreet Kaur

Season 15

Season Number:15
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Num Contestants:24
Winner:Kashish Thakur
Runner Up:Preeti Kuntal
Num Episodes:28
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies Xtreme is the fifteenth season of Indian reality show MTV Roadies. The show is hosted by Rannvijay Singha. It started airing on MTV India from 18 February 2018. The auditions were taken by Rannvijay Singha and the four aspiring gang leaders - Raftaar, Nikhil Chinapa, Neha Dhupia and Prince Narula and from this season, Rannvijay serves as a mentor and host.[27] [28]

Order GangRoadieTotal votes
bgcolor=goldWinnerbgcolor=pinkNeha Kashishbgcolor=goldWinner
bgcolor=silver1st Runner up PrincePreetiFinalists
bgcolor= brown2nd Runner upNishkarsh
13bgcolor= pinkPrince Sharan
NehaSurbhi
RaftaarAbhishek
12bgcolor=BlueShruti
bgcolor=yellowRaftaarSonu
11bgcolor=BlueRohan4
bgcolor= yellowRaftaarShubhada3
10bgcolor=pinkNehaNikav 6
bgcolor= yellowRaftaarGeetika6
9bgcolor=BlueMahekdeep9
8bgcolor=pinkNehaKriti4
bgcolor=blueIram6
7bgcolor=limePrinceMinni 8
6bgcolor=pinkNehaSandy 3
bgcolor=yellowRaftaarPavneet2
bgcolor=limePrince Khursheed3
5bgcolor=yellowRaftaarFarah 9
4NoGangPriya11
3Samiksha7
2BibekQuit
1Vidit11

Season 16

Season Number:16
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Presenter:Rannvijay Singha
Judges:Neha Dhupia
Prince Narula
Nikhil Chinapa
Raftaar
Sandeep Singh
Num Contestants:27
Winner:Arun Sharma
Runner Up:Ankita Pathak
Num Episodes:28
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies: Real Heroes was the sixteenth season of the Indian reality show MTV Roadies, which premiered on MTV India from 10 February 2019. The audition were taken by Rannvijay Singha & the four returning gang leaders - Prince Narula, Nikhil Chinapa, Neha Dhupia and Raftaar along with new gang leader Sandeep Singh.[29] [30] Rannvijay continued to serve as a mentor and host, while Divya Agarwal and Varun Sood played the role of Roadies Insiders. Baseer Ali hosted the Voot segments with Shruti Sinha.

PositionGangRoadieTotal Votes
1bgcolor=YellowRaftaarbgcolor=gold Winner
2 PrinceAnkita Pathakbgcolor=silver 1st Runner-up
3Bidhan Shresthabgcolor=brown2nd Runner-up
4-7Lakshya
Bhargsethu
bgcolor=redTara
PrinceYukti
8GauravReleased
9bgcolor=redAshishEliminated
10/11NehaMilind Knocked out
Sohil Singh
12bgcolor=red Sahiba 6
13bgcolor=blue Simran 2
14/15RaftaarAarushi Dutta3
Rachal4
16bgcolor=redRashmeet 10 1
17bgcolor=BlueAadil 7
18-20bgcolor=PinkNehaNikita 2
bgcolor=BluePriya2
Chetna3
21Tarun 4
22bgcolor=pinkNehaPooja 9
23bgcolor=yellowRaftaarXerxes11
24/25NoneKrishna10
Preeti15
26Niharika 7
27Rupesh6
Notes:

Season 17

Season Number:17
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Presenter:Rannvijay Singha
Judges:Prince Narula
Neha Dhupia
Nikhil Chinapa
Raftaar
Varun Sood (Replacing Raftaar)
Num Contestants:23
Winner:Hamid Barkzi
Runner Up:Michael Ajay
Num Episodes:36
Network:MTV India
Episode List:https://bn.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6

MTV Roadies: Revolution is the seventeenth season of MTV Roadies, which premiered on MTV India from 15 February 2020. Prince Narula, Nikhil Chinapa, Neha Dhupia and Raftaar (Varun Sood replaced him mid season) returned as Leaders while Rannvijay Singh continues as the host.[31] [32]

In this season, there is no gang leader nor any gang. The contestants are going to fight solo during their journey right from the beginning. In the previous seasons from Roadies X2 contestants are grouped into gangs under a gang leader to perform their tasks and they fight solo towards the end of the show.[33] [34]

For the very first time, the show is being streamed on Voot 24hr before TV steaming platform a day before the TV which is made exclusively available only to Voot Select subscribers.[35]

After six episodes, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the show dates were postponed until further instructions from March 28. After three months, the show was resumed on June 27, 2020, onwards and telecasted new episodes.

For the first time in Roadies history, Audition happened LIVE on social media platform during the COVID-19 Lock-down in India, from April 27 to June 17, where one auditionee won the chance to join the Roadies Journey.

Season 18

Season Number:18
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Presenter:Sonu Sood
[36]
Abhimanyu Raghav
Vishakha Fulsugne
Num Contestants:20
Winner:Ashish Bhatia
Nandini G
Runner Up:Yukti Arora
Jashwanth Bopanna
Num Episodes:34
Network:MTV India

MTV Roadies: Journey in South Africa is the eighteenth season of India MTV Roadies produced by Pippip Media Private Limited. It premiered on MTV on 8 April 2022.

A spin-off series, Roadies - All Access Star hosted by Gaelyn Mendonca and judged by Arjun Kanungo[37] streamed exclusively on Voot. Participants will have to showcase their talent and even showcase their flair for general knowledge. The winner Nisman Parpia gets a fully paid five-day trip to South Africa, the opportunity to host her own digital show, witnessing the Roadies finale shoot and also gets an opportunity to host a Roadies after hours digital show.

Like the previous season, the show was being streamed on Voot 24 hours before TV, exclusively available only to Voot Select subscribers.
In addition to airing on MTV India, the premiere episode was simulcast across three other channels of Viacom18; Colors Infinity, Comedy Central India and MTV Beats, becoming the most-watched episode in the franchise's history.

On 10 July 2022, Ashish Bhatia and Nandini G emerged as winners of the season, and for first time there were two winners. Jashwanth Bopanna and Yukti Arora were the first runners-up and Kevin Almasifar and Moose Jattana were 2nd runners-up.[38]

RoadieRoadies HistoryRoadies: Journey In South Africa
SeasonGangResult
Ashish BhatiaRoadies: Real Heroes9th Place (Lost; Eliminated)Winner
Nandini GWinner
Yukti AroraRoadies: Real HeroesPrince NarulaSemi-Finalist 1st Runner Up
Jashwanth Bopanna1st Runner Up
Kevin AlmasifarRoadies: Revolutionbgcolor=greyNoneEliminated
Moose Jattana
Gaurav AlughRoadies X4Finalist8th Place
Semi-Finalist
Simi Talsania Semi-Finalist
Sohil Singh JhutiRoadies: Real HeroesNeha Dhupia10th Place
(Lost; Knocked out)
5th place (Eliminated)
Sidharth Manoj5th place (Eliminated)
Aarushi DuttaRoadies: Real Heroes14th Place 9th Place
6th place (Voted out)
Arshvir Singh Wahi7th Place
6th place (Voted out)
Baseer AliRoadies: Risingbgcolor=LimePrince NarulaRunner-Up 7th place (Voted out)
Soundous Moufakir7th place (Voted out)
Arushi ChawlaRoadies: Revolutionbgcolor=Royalblue14th Place 7th Place
8th place (Voted out)
Sakshi Sharma8th place (Voted out)
Kavya KhuranaRoadies X417th Place 9th Place
Tanish Ghorpade9th Place

(Voted out)
Sapna MalikRoadies: RevolutionNone21st Place
(Voted out)
10th Place

Angad Bawa10th Place

Season 19

See main article: MTV Roadies season 19.

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Chowdhry . Seema . 2008-08-08 . Nikhil J Alva The big boss of reality TV . 2023-04-17 . . en.
  3. Web site: Raghu-Rajiv Break Tie with Roadies. 2014-11-24. Agency FAQs.
  4. Web site: Roadies Xtreme: Things we know about the new season so far. 12 December 2017. India Today.
  5. Web site: Roadies 5.0 goes international . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501231250/https://www.bollywood.com/roadies-50-game-goes-international . 2008-05-01 . Bollywood.com . dead.
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  7. Web site: Roadies Xtreme: Things we know about the new season so far. 12 December 2017. India Today.
  8. News: Roadies 15 returns with Xtreme adventure and thrill. February 15, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225030512/http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/telly-talk/written-updates/article/roadies-15-returns-with-xtreme-adventure-and-thrill-details-inside/198863. 25 February 2021. Times Now.
  9. Web site: When Hrithik Roshan handed over Roadies winner Rannvijay Singha his winning bike keys; shares throwback pics . . 2 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Ayushmann Khurrana reveals, 'I didn't audition for Roadies ... . The Times of India . 2 December 2022.
  11. Web site: MTV 'Hero Honda Roadies 4' to kick off on 11 November . Indiantelevision.com . 10 November 2006 . 13 March 2013.
  12. Web site: Tough guys last the course . https://web.archive.org/web/20080110184541/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/08/stories/2006090801290400.htm . dead . 10 January 2008 . 2008-04-01 . Liza George . . 8 September 2006 .
  13. Web site: MTV Roadies Inspired?. 2008-05-19.
  14. Web site: MTV Hero Honda Roadies . 2009-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090901105535/http://www.mtvindia.com/roadies/about.php . 2009-09-01 .
  15. Web site: Aanchal Khurana Wins MTV Roadies 8 . 2011-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110620191602/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110178131&keyword=television&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=113248 . 2011-06-20 .
  16. Web site: Roadies 10: Palak Johal wins the show, defeats Ramandeep in the finale . ibnlive.in.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607012346/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/roadies-10-palak-johal-wins-the-show-defeats-ramandeep-in-the-finale/391137-44-124.html . 7 June 2013 . dead.
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  18. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-ride-is-smoother/ The Ride is Smoother | The Indian Express
  19. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/rannvijay-singh-turns-producer Rannvijay Singh turns producer | The Indian Express
  20. http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/headlines/y2k13/oct/oct125.php Seven boys and girls will ride for respect on ‘MTV Hero Roadies X1’ - Indian Television
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111213031/http://mtv.in.com/blogs/shows/general/mtv-hero-roadies-x1-is-here-51551289.html MTV HERO ROADIES X1 IS HERE!
  22. Web site: Prince Narula wins 'MTV Roadies X2'. The Times of India. 12 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630171045/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Prince-Narula-wins-MTV-Roadies-X2/articleshow/47851184.cms. 30 June 2015. dead.
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  24. Web site: Roadies X4 Latest Updates & Tweets - The Times of India. The Times of India. 2016-05-24.
  25. Web site: MTV Roadies X4 Selected Contestants Name List - Bigg Boss Review. 2016-03-01. Bigg Boss Review. en-US. 2016-05-24.
  26. Web site: Meet The Contestants of Renault's MTV Roadies Rising. 29 May 2017. TheQuint.
  27. http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/telly-talk/written-updates/article/roadies-15-returns-with-xtreme-adventure-and-thrill-details-inside/198863 Roadies 16 returns with Xtreme adventure and thrill.
  28. Web site: Congratulations! Kashish Thakur Pundir is the winner of Roadies Xtreme. 2021-03-25. India Today. 6 August 2018. en.
  29. News: Roadies Real Heroes: All you want to know about the 17th season. India Today. 8 February 2019. 26 March 2020. en.
  30. Web site: 5 things to look forward to in Roadies Real Heroes. Mid-day. 8 February 2019 . en.
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  33. Web site: Mtv Roadies Revolution: No Gang leaders, No Gang, only leaders, Stars leads to win NewsTodayx.com. 2020-02-16. en-US. 2020-03-03.
  34. Web site: 2020-05-18. Griffin Boyka & Rannvijay Singha (Mtv Roadies Revolution). NewsTodayx.
  35. Web site: MTV Roadies. Voot. 2020-03-03.
  36. News: Sonu Sood | MTV Roadies : How Sonu Sood prepared to host 'MTV Roadies'? He turned into a Roadie to connect with contestants. The Economic Times. 8 April 2022 .
  37. Web site: Arjun Kanungo to judge new digital show 'Roadies All Access Star'. 2022-02-04. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. en. 2022-02-04.
  38. Web site: Ashish Bhatia and Nandini win Sonu Sood-hosted MTV Roadies 18. 11 July 2022.