Summary- Check out this list of most popular roadies winners and know all about their journey. Some of them you may know from different shows but you will be surprised upon seeing them in this list and knowing they started their journey from here.
Remember when MTV Roadies was the epitome of reality TV? As much hype surrounded the show, the roadies winners were treated like youth icons. Every task in each episode and the drama? It was a combination that tasted better than any tea. Every contestant brought a different story with them. A unique perspective in Indian television. The participation of people from all over the country made the show different from others. There were participants from North to South and East to West. The challenging tasks were designed to measure the strength of each participant. It was the definition of peak entertainment. Among all the winners, there are only countable who became stars later, and this article is all about them.
5. Ayushmann Khurrana (Winner: S2, 2004)
He is the winner of the second season after Rannvijay. The show had a total of 30 episodes with risky stunts in each. This show gave him a major start in his career in the media industry. After the show, he became a VJ for MTV itself. In 2007, he won awards for his performance as RJ, too. Today, he is known as one of the most successful actors with various films. He won several awards in firmware, and he also won a national award to his name. Ayushmann has also established himself as a well-known singer, which most people are already aware of.
4. Prince Narula (Winner: S12, 2015)
Prince is now known for winning various reality shows. He made his name on the roadies’ winners list in 2015. He had the physique, looks and confidence even before the show. But after the show aired the increase in his fan following was clearly much higher. After Roadies, he also won many other hit reality shows. Prince is one of those individuals who knows what they are doing wherever they go. The difference between all the reality shows he went to is drastic, but what remains the same is his confident energy. As a judge now in new seasons of roadies he is still stealing many fans’ hearts.
3. Shweta Mehta (S14, 2017)
The Fitness Diva. Shweta’s journey was all about strength – both mental and physical. She comes from Haryana, where there is a struggle of gender biases. Her win was a statement for all the women and a tight slap of victory to those who do not believe in the power of a woman. She was a gym trainer and a software engineer before she turned her life towards reality shows. She won purely based on her own strengths and capabilities. One unfortunate incident happened to her after roadies, where she met with a major accident. However, that did not shake her aim towards betterment. She diverted her dedication towards acting alongside her fitness passion.
2. Aanchal Khurana (Winner: S8, 2011)
After getting eliminated, she returns with the wild card entry and voila! Win it. She happened to be the second girl in the list of roadies winners. Her story in the show suggested that she wanted to prove to her conservative parents that women can do anything when they are strong within. After winning roadies her popularity grew and she landed in the world on Indian television. There are many daily soaps where she starred, including Savdhan India. She is a well known face now among the audience. However only a roadie fan knows from where she truly started her journey.
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1. Rannvijay Singha (Winner: S1, 2003)
The O.G. Roadie. The face. The legend. Rannvijay didn’t just win the first season of Roadies; instead, he became the face of Roadies winners. With his rugged charm and effortless hosting skills, he turned MTV’s wild child into a full-blown franchise. Till this day, if any new show drops on the MTV audience first, expect him to be the host of it. These past decades in his career, he didn’t only work but with each show and with each hosting, fans started to respect him more. Every Roadies winner got an undeniable respect for him. The way he makes the show his own is commendable. There are only a few reality stars who have reached stardom as Rannvijay did.
Final Thoughts
Every season brings different energy and aura, but only a winner marks their name in history. Among the winners, only a few remain relevant in this generation. These five Roadies winners are the definition of proving themselves time and again. They have gained a loyal fanbase in the show and after. They continue to entertain their fans through different shows and movies till today.
Written by Kenbi Riba