MTV Roadies
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| MTV Roadies | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by | see below |
| Judges | see below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 18 (Skipped S13) |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Diamond Pictures (2009-2010) Colosceum Media (2010- till date) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV India |
| Related | |
| Battleground (2006-2009, 2014-present) Graveyard (2010-2011, 2013-2014) | |
MTV Roadies is an youth based reality show that airs on MTV India. It first aired in 2003. In this show, a group of contestants travel to different destinations and participate in various tasks that challenge their physical, social and mental strength. It gained mainstream popularity amongst the Indian youth from the 3rd season, inspiring thousands of youngsters to take part in the popular show.
Airing
MTV Roadies is aired on MTV India and can also be streamed on Voot. Every episode contains the audition process & what happened in the Roadies Journey. In streaming platform Voot shows some extra content like which was "Not Seen On TV", "Uncensored Action", "Highlights of the episode" and "Behind the Scenes". From Season 17 onwards the Voot added the Captions(Subtitles) of every episode. For Season 18 Voot added Before on TV in Voot Select[1] so that episode can see Before on TV itself.
| Saturday | Seasons |
|---|---|
| 7:00pm - 8:00pm | 1-6, 9-15, 18 |
| 8:00pm - 9:00pm | 8 |
| Sunday | Seasons |
| 7:00pm - 8:00pm | 7, 16-17 |
Roadies Journey
Raghu Ram, Rajiv Lakshman and RJ Amit, the creators of Roadies, left the show in 2014.[2] 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 shows.[3][failed verification]
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 final task is chosen as the winner. The show has enjoyed relative success among the youth. When asked about the show, the executive producer said, "Roadies has travel, adventure, drama, touch of voyeurism".
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 challenging from the third season onwards.[4]
The fifth season was the first time when an "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. This was also 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.[6]
In the twelfth season, during the auditions, 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.[7]
In the thirteenth season, bikes, which had been a common aspect of the show, were discontinued and the makers opted for a car. This has continued in the fourteenth season as well.[6]
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.[4][6]
Series
| Season | Year | Title | Main Host | Date | No.of Episodes | Contestants | Destinations | Prize money | Winning Gang Leader | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | Finale | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2003 | N/A | Cyrus Sahukar | N/A | N/A | 27 | 8 |  India
|
₹5,00,000 | N/A | Rannvijay Singh | N/A | |
| 2 | 2004 | Rannvijay Singh | 30 | 10 | Ayushmann Khurranna | ||||||||
| 3 | 2005 | 17 | 13 | ₹3,60,000 | Parul Shahi | Rahul Sharma | |||||||
| 4 | 2006–07 | 11 November 2006 | 3 March 2007 | 17 | ₹3,75,500 | Anthony Yeh | Gurbani Judge | ||||||
| 5 | 2007–08 | Roadies 5.0 | 28 October 2007 | 13 January 2008 | 20 | India,  Thailand &  Malaysia
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₹2,30,000 | Ashutosh Kaushik | Nihal Nikam | ||||
| 6 | 2008–09 | Roadies Hell Down Under | 29 November 2008 | 26 April 2009 | 21 | 20 | India,  Australia
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₹3,62,000 | Nauman Sait | Lonkiri Timung | |||
| 7 | 2009–10 | Roadies:7 Deadly Sins & 1 Wild Safari | November 2009 | 25 June 2010 | 22 | 15 | India,  Kenya &  Egypt
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₹90,000 | Anwar Syed | Zaid Bin Nazir | |||
| 8 | 2011 | Roadies 8: Shortcut to Hell | 19 January 2011 | 18 June 2011 | 28 | 13 | India,  Brazil
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₹4,00,000 | Aanchal Khurana | Mohit Saggar | |||
| 9 | 2012 | Roadies 9: Everything or Nothing | 7 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 | 27 | India,  United States
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₹6,17,000 | Vikas Khoker | Himani Sharma | ||||
| 10 | 2013 | Roadies X: Battle for Glory | 19 January 2013 | 11 May 2013 | 17 | 16 | India
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₹4,50,000 | Palak Johal | Ramandeep Kaur Dhillion | |||
| 11 | 2014 | Roadies X1: Ride for Respect | 25 January 2014 | 18 May 2014 | 18 | 15 | ₹3,20,000 | Nikhil Sachdeva | Utkarsh Khanna | ||||
| 12 | 2015 | Roadies X2: Your Road, Your Gang | Bani Judge | 26 January 2015 | 27 June 2015 | 22 | 22 | India,  Nepal
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₹5,00,000 | Rannvijay Singh | Prince Narula | Gurmeet Rehal | |
| 13 | Skipped by the makers, Roadies X2 is followed by Roadies X4 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 2016 | Roadies X4: Your Gang, Your Glory | Gaelyn Mendonca | 20 February 2016 | 19 June 2016 | 24 | 22 | India,  Bhutan
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Renault Duster | Karan Kundra | Balraj Singh Khehra | Navdeesh Singh | |
| 15 | 2017 | Roadies Rising | 25 February 2017 | 22 July 2017 | 26 | India
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Neha Dhupia | Shweta Mehta | Baseer Ali | ||||
| 16 | 2018 | Roadies Xtreme | Rannvijay Singh | 18 February 2018 | 4 August 2018 | 28 | 24 | Kashish Thakur | Preeti Kuntal | ||||
| 17 | 2019 | Roadies: Real Heroes | 10 February 2019 | 18 August 2019 | 28 | 27 | Droom Used Super Bike | Raftaar | Arun Sharma | Ankita Pathak | |||
| 18 | 2020–21 | Roadies: Revolution | 15 February 2020 | 21 March 2020 | 6 | 36 | 25 | Jawa Bike and ₹3,00,000 to Nikhil's cause | Nikhil | Hamid Barkzi | Michael Ajay | ||
| 27 June 2020 | 16 January 2021 | 30 | |||||||||||
Gang Leaders
| Leader | Season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | X2 | X4 | Rising | Xtreme | Real Heroes | Revolution | ||||
| Raghu Ram | Main Leader | |||||||||
| Rannvijay Singh | Main Leader | Head/Host | ||||||||
| Esha Deol | Main Leader | |||||||||
| Karan Kundra | Main Leader | Later Replaced by Nikhil chinnpa | ||||||||
| Vijender Singh | Main Leader | |||||||||
| Sushil Kumar | Later Replaced by Prince Narula | |||||||||
| Neha Dhupia | Main Leader | |||||||||
| Prince Narula | Main Leader | |||||||||
| Harbhajan Singh | Guest Judge | |||||||||
| Nikhil Chinapa | Main Leader | |||||||||
| Raftaar | Main Leader | |||||||||
| Sandeep Singh | Main Leader | |||||||||
| Varun Sood | Substitute Raftaar | |||||||||
Dhupia is the most successful gang leader, Winning two seasons Roadies Rising and Roadies Xtreme.
References
- ^ Voot Select series
- ^ "Raghu-Rajiv Break Tie with Roadies". Agency FAQs. 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Roadies Xtreme: Things we know about the new season so far". India Today. 12 December 2017.
- ^ a b Roadies 15 returns with Xtreme adventure and thrill. Times Now 15 February 2018
- ^ "Roadies 5.0 goes international". Bollywood.com.
- ^ a b c "Roadies Xtreme: Things we know about the new season so far". India Today. 12 December 2017.
- ^ "MTV Roadies kicks off tomorrow". Best Media Info.
- MTV Roadies Winners List of All Seasons Just Web World.