MTV Roadies

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 (2006-2009, 2014–present) and Graveyard (2010-2011, 2013-2014).

In the fifth season, advantage tasks were introduced, allowing winners to gain benefits during vote-outs (e.g., multiple votes or sole voting power). 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 (1st vote out)
• Divya Shukla (voluntary exit)
• Mini Goel (2nd vote out)

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.

• Ayushmann Khurrana (Winner)
• Candy Brar (Runner-up)
• Varun Agarwal (3rd place)
• Shalin Bhanot (4th place)
• Neha Bhatia (5th place)
• Aarti Seth (6th place)
• Vinod Rawat (7th place)

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.

• Parul Shahi (Winner)
• Rahul Sharma (Runner-up)
• Shubhi Mehta (3rd place)
• Anuj Sachdeva (4th place)
• Priyanka Bhau (5th place)
• Stuti Nagpal (6th place)
• Abhijeet Ghosh (7th place)
• Krishnesh Nayak (8th place)
• Sonia Clark (9th place)
• Amitinder S Deepak (10th place)
• Meher Ahmed (11th place)
• Laveen Bhardwaj (12th place)
• Shubendru Sood (13th place)

Season 4

Nikhil Chinapa

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 ( 5,00,000). 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

Nikhil Chinapa

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 (simran)
• 6. Nihal (Runner up)
• 7. Sonel
• 8. Ashutosh Kaushik (winner)
• 9. Shambhavi Sharma
• 10. Anmol Singh
• 11. Vikrant
• 12. Snehashish
• 13. Ankita

Season 6

Rajiv Laxman

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.

Season 7

Bani J Cyrus Sahukar

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. 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

Rajiv Laxman

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.

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.

Season 9

Rajiv Laxman

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.

: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.

Season 10

Rajiv Laxman Rannvijay Singh

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. 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.

Contestants

There were sixteen contestants overall.

: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.

Season 11

Raghu Ram

MTV Roadies X1 : Ride for Respect is the eleventh season of Indian reality show MTV Roadies. The show was hosted by Rannvijay Singh, 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.

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.

Season 12

Esha Deol Karan Kundrra Vijender Singh

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

Contestants

There are twenty two contestants selected from 4 cities.

Season 13

Karan Kundrra Neha Dhupia Sushil Kumar Prince Narula (replacing Sushil Kumar on journey) 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. 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.

Season 14

Karan Kundrra Neha Dhupia Prince Narula Harbhajan Singh Nikhil Chinapa (replacing Karan Kundrra on the journey)

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. 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.

Season 15

Neha Dhupia Nikhil Chinapa Raftaar

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.

Season 16

Prince Narula Nikhil Chinapa Raftaar Sandeep Singh

*** 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. 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.

; Notes:

• • The total votes were countered which resulted in a tie(1–1–1), but due to Rashmeet having received 10 votes as the majority, she was voted out.
• • Both Aarushi and Rachel were voted out in the fight to vote task with only the Roadie who escaped the cage would vote.
• • Gang Neha was Knocked out by gang Sandeep.
• • Gaurav was released as heinjured his arm in a challenge prior.

Color Keys : Gang Sandeep : Gang Neha : Gang Prince : Gang Raftaar : Gang Nikhil

Season 17

Neha Dhupia Nikhil Chinapa Raftaar Varun Sood (Replacing Raftaar)

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.

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.

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.

Season 18

(Host) Abhimanyu RaghavVishakha Fulsugne (Roadies Insiders) Nandini G Jashwanth Bopanna

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 streamed exclusively on Voot.

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.

Season 19

Main article: MTV Roadies season 19

Winner Vashu Jain (Gang Rhea)

Season 20

Neha Dhupia Rhea Chakraborty Elvish Yadav Gautam Gulati

(Gang Elvish)

(Gang Prince)

MTV Roadies: Double Cross is the twentieth season of MTV Roadies. It premiered on MTV India on 11 January 2025 and is digitally available on JioHotstar.

The season was won by Kushal "Gullu" Tanwar from Gang Elvish, with Hartaaj Singh Gill from Gang Prince finishing second.

Color Keys : Gang Elvish :{{Color box|

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3. CCCB99|border=silver}} Gang Gautam

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