Rannvijay

Name: Rannvijay Singh Singha

Born on: 16th March, 1983

Height: 6'

Education: Went to 9 different schools. Graduated from Hansraj College, Delhi University with a Bachelor's of Commerce

First Job: As a construction worker, in New Jersey, US

Shoe size: Bata 9/ UK 9/ Swiss 10

One Secret: Rannvijay is a superhero freak. He collects action figures, comic books, jeans, chappals and even superhero underwear. His favorite comicbook superhero is Wolverine - "his attitude is unbelievable. Very sardar-like". A close second is Batman.

Tete-a-tete with your VJ

You won the first season of MTV Roadies. And since then, you've become a VJ and the host of Roadies. What made you audition for Roadies? And how did you become a VJ?

After graduation, I was all set to join the army in 2 months. My family has been in the Indian Army for 6 generations. My dad is a brigadier, my brother is in the navy. Then the Roadies auditions came along, and I thought about it - on one hand, I would have had a 40 year career set out before me, with no problems - housing, medical, everything would be set with the Army. And on the other hand, was MTV and the uncertainty that came along with auditioning. But my dad supported me. He didn't want me to regret it 20 years down the line.

Funnily enough, when I auditioned, and throughout Roadies, I just knew I would make it. Plus, it was the bike that motivated me to audition in the first place. I just really wanted to win the bike! Then after the show ended, I was pretty popular?people liked me. The MTV producers asked me to try Veejaying and not join the army. The liked the way I interacted with people. I was very camera shy, but I thought it would be fun. I think that was the hand of fate. I ended up in a totally different profession.

And as a child, what did you want to do?

I wanted to be a sports star - a basketball player. I wanted to get paid playing my favorite sport.

You've done a few films too? Do you plan to continue making movies?

Yes, I recently did Mumbai Cutting. And I have a couple of films lined up for this year. Once I became a VJ, I knew I'd be doing movies. I'm a very filmy person, as in, I watch a lot of movies; I'm a movie buff and a film critic.

So if you had to choose between MTV glory and Bollywood fame?

Done the former, waiting for the latter!

You mentioned you're a bike lover? When did the love start, and how many bikes do you own?

I'm crazy about bikes really. Everyone knows me as a biker. On my 1st birthday, I was given a tricycle. I rode it well! And by the time I was 8, I was teaching kids older than me how to ride cycles. By 14, I used to maro bikes from people?as in, ask them to let me ride. Then my dad bought me a bike - a Hero Honda Splendor. It's a Sports bike. I have a few other bikes - a Suzuki GSX 600, a Kawasaki Ninja, a 225 CC modified Hero Honda Karisma which I won on Roadies, a 50 CC Pocket bike and a Royal Enfield Bullet.

Do you play any sports apart from basketball? What do you do to maintain your body?

Yes, I'm a complete sportsman. I play all kinds of sports and I love outdoor activities. I don't smoke, I don't do drugs. My adrenaline rush is being in the outdoors and doing something adventurous. That's the high that comes with Roadies - I try all the tasks myself. I play a lot of basketball. I like playing soccer in the rain, Table Tennis in the office. And I go to the gym to run once in a while, or when I'm doing Roadies.

Do you believe in God?

100%. I'm not religious but I believe I have a one to one connection with God. I imagine talking to someone. I love Gurunanak. I love any religious place. I find them very peaceful.

Who matters to you the most in your life?

My younger brother. My mum and my dad. And my friends too.

The perfect girl to you is someone who?

Well, beautiful or not, that girl needs to be confident and carry herself confidently. However beautiful she is, if she's dumb, she's dumb. If she's not stylish, it's okay. But don't wear things you end up looking silly in. That's what wannabes do. She should have a firm head over her shoulders. And needs to be spontaneous, because I am, I'm very adventurous.

Aids awareness is one of causes you support right?

Yes. But I also am involved with Fight Back, which is a network 18 initiative to fight against female oppression in every form. Raghu is also involved now.

MTV Roadies 2

Season 2 auditioned over 10,000 wannabe roadies across six cities in India. All tried, some cried but only 7 made it to the first cut. These guys will travel from Kolkata to the Wagah border, namely the historic Grant Trunk Road. The not so silk route will take our roadies across Lucknow, Allahbad, Bodh Gaya, Agra and more. Sure enough, there were tasks tested the physical and mental endurance of the super seven. But more exciting than the journey itself, was to see first hand, how the seven strangers turned into friends, enemies, maybe even lovers. Kuch bhi ho sakta hai.

MTV Roadies 1

Hunk Rannvijay emerged as the heart-throb of Roadies 1. Season 1 witnessed 3 vote outs, a threat from a roadies father, lots of swear words, tears and then some. What else do you expect when you put 4 boys and 3 girls on a 40 day journey from Chennai to Chail. Without parents. With a chance to become famous. The journey itself was filled with challenging tasks, adventure and some totally unscripted masala. Even today roadies forums are buzzing. True enough MTV Hero Honda Roadies lived up to becoming India's biggest reality adventure series. For Season Two, the stakes were higher - the most popular roadie walked away with 5 lakh rupees, all those who completed the show won Karizmas. To make things just that much more exciting, viewers were be able to poll via sms and select their favourite roadie.

Format

The selected Roadies are provided with Hero Honda Karizma bikes to travel on a pre-decided route. Each episode features a vote-out, at the end in which the Roadies eliminate one of their fellow Roadies by an anonymous vote, thereby decreasing the number of Roadies carrying on with the journey.
Each episode consists of number of tasks or challenges which they have to perform. These tasks can be either "Money tasks" or "Immunity tasks". In the "Money tasks", the Roadies add cash to their account on successful completion of these tasks while in "Immunity tasks", the team or roadie which wins gets Immunity. The team or roadie which attains Immunity becomes safe from vote-out i.e its members cannot be voted-out in that particular episode. The above mentioned tasks are either team-based (i.e. performed between two or more teams) or individual-based (i.e. performed one-on-one). At the end of scheduled journey, the last Roadie who survives till the end is declared the winner and walks away with the total cash accumulated by performing the money tasks.
The fifth season was the first time when an Advantage task was introduced. The winner(s) of an Advantage task get(s) some advantage in the vote out, which may include multiple votes or being the only one(s) to vote in the vote-out.
The Indian version of the show is based on the original MTV reality show Road Rules which started in the year 1995.

Episode 1 pics

MTV Roadies 7

MTV Roadies has resisted many a lure in the previous seasons – from the serpentine streets of Thailand, where sexual desire walked around in heels, to the wild magnificence of Australia whose beauty was a source of profound pride – there have also been secret meets with temptation, but none as intense as- the Seven Deadly Sins beckon, in the land that has all the necessary means to defeat them all – Africa. Each sin shall be accountable for a deadly twist in the game, and each twist will come across each and every Roadie’s way by ‘The Evil Mastermind’ – Irrfan Khan. With the knowledge of essaying an excessive number of the resolute characters in more than sixty movies, Irrfan Khan will now play the baddest, meanest, cruelest bad guy, turning the tables on the Roadies participants the minute they get too relaxed in their socks. You never know when he’ll appear, laughing a menacing laugh, plotting an evil scheme which will cause each contestant’s heart to pound against his/her ribcage in fear.

Selected Roadies ---->

Priyanka Roy =>


Age: 22
Gender: Female
City: Kolkata

About Me: I am fiercely possessive about what I believe to be mine, including success. I love taking on challenges, small or big. I'm intensely loyal to my friends and I always remember acts of kindness as well as injustice. Although I am a little confused about things, I am sure of who I am and I take pride in myself. I am usually calm and composed because I dislike losing my temper, but this does not mean that I can be taken for granted. Babies and animals fascinate me and I love music, painting and cinema. I am a dreamer and this is one of the many things that keep me going. I have a boyfriend whom I'm dating since 3 years. I would not kiss someone's shoe, feet or ass. I am ready for everything else.

Likes: Music, painting, cinema, babies, animals

Dislikes: Getting angry, mistreatment of animals

Craziest thing I've ever done: I tried to set fire on my Math professor's hair. I used to hate him.



Charlie Chauhan =>


Age: 20
Gender: Female
City: Bangalore

About Me: I am what I am. I don't fake anything. I don't care what people think about me and I can never change myself for anyone. I just need an opportunity to prove my worth. I'll do any task on the show. I am very greedy, never satisfied with what I have.

Likes: Having fun, Honest & crazy people

Dislikes: Fake people, back stabbing

Craziest thing I've ever done: Being on Roadies is the craziest thing that happened to me.



Ameya R. Kadam =>

Age: 21
Gender: Male
City: Mumbai

About Me: I'm currently studying Commercial Arts. I'm a fun loving guy. Love to do things that I really like in my own way. Right now I don't have any girlfriend because my entire focus is on my career. Everyone loves me for my mischievous nature. I don't think there is anything wrong in spicing up a reality show for viewers entertainment.

Likes: Roadies, photography, friends, adventure, wildlife

Dislikes: Fights, body waxing

Craziest thing I've ever done: I've once done a nude shoot. It was freaking crazy!




Amritpal Singh =>


Age: 24
Gender: Male
City: Mumbai

About Me: I am a simple guy who is passionate about movies, music and who dreams big. My dad is a stuntman. I've worked in a BPO for almost three years now. I don't have a girlfriend yet. Greed is one of the 7 deadly sins that I relate to completely, I always want more from life. One of my fantasies is to marry Aishwarya Rai take her around the world for our honeymoon. Human nature is unpredictable so I might just back stab a friend for success. You never know. However I won't do anything on the show that'll hurt my dignity.

Likes: dancing, adventure, challenges

Dislikes: liars, hypocrites

Craziest thing I've ever done: Jumped off a speeding bike.



Anwar Syed =>


Age: 24
Gender: Male
City: Jamshedpur

About Me: I've worked for Wipro Technologies as a software engineer for almost 21 months. Currently I'm doing my MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur. I did my schooling from Delhi (where I originally belong). I play a lot of sports. I like adventure rides, rock music, dance, acting etc. I'm a cool and fun-loving person. On Roadies, I want to have a lot of fun doing tasks and want everyone along to have loads of fun too. Currently I'm single.

Likes: Adventure rides, rock music, dance, acting, hiking, sports

Dislikes: People who act smart ; interfere in someone else's life

Craziest thing I've ever done: Climbed a hill (7 km trek) in Ooty at Climbed a hill (7 km trek) in Ooty at night. Four of us with 2 torches through dense forest cover on the hill side. It didn't sound this exciting back then, we were scared till death but nonetheless it was an experience of a lifetime.



Eric Roy =>


Age: 20
Gender: Male
City: Kolkata

About Me: By describing myself in few words I'll be doing injustice to myself. I was the runner up of Roadies Battleground 2 (The online extension of Roadies) and believe me I had immense fun doing all those tasks. If that was fun, being on the actual battleground - Roadies 7, will be crazy! I'm proud of my creativity and craziness. My 14th year in the world was the turning point in my life; that is when I came up with my first e-mail id - lover_boy_of_kolkata@yahoo.com, got my first kiss and was the first time I watched an adult film.

Likes: Orange juice, peanut butter on toast, Mr.Jason Haddy (school teacher)

Dislikes: People who take life too seriously

Craziest thing I've ever done: Coming up with an email id like, lover_boy_of_kolkata@yahoo.com is the craziest thing I've ever done. But I forgive myself because I was just 14 back then.



Bharti Nagpal =>


Age: 23
Gender: Female
City: Delhi

About Me: I've worked as an anchor, emcee, a voice over artist and as a software developer. I live my life in my own way i.e. with perfection. I'm completely addicted to myself. I am insane about what I want and end up getting it no matter what. I want to have my own swayamvar where I'll delegate tasks to the prospective grooms.

Likes: Myself, traveling, socializing

Dislikes: Non-veg

Craziest thing I've ever done: Walking on the edge of the 3rd floor of a building for a bet of 200 bucks.



Mannat Mundi =>


Age: 18
Gender: Female
City: Chandigarh

About Me: I know myself inside out and don't care about what other people think of me. I'm full of confidence. I love adventure and taking risks. My motto in life is - you get to live life once so live it to the fullest. I believe whatever I do I'll give it my best and what I don't do is just not worth my time. I might double cross a friend if it gets me success but I refuse to do anything that questions my dignity.

Likes: Adventure, risk, challenges, partying

Dislikes: People interfering in my life

Craziest thing I've ever done: Going on a trip to Bombay from Chandigarh with my friend, without telling my parents.



Meghna Mrignani =>


Age: 24
Gender: Female
City: Mumbai

About Me: Don't mistake me for being just cute and pretty, I have a very short temper. I am a photographer by profession. Men who disrespect women annoy me a lot and I've bashed up a lot of people for doing it. I would love to have a pet cheetah and race with it.

Likes: Photography, nature, animals, partying

Dislikes: People disrespecting women

Craziest thing I've ever done: Once I drank a whole bottle of Tequila, blacked out, kissed a girl, fought with all my friends, argued with a cop on my way back driving and called my brother to get me out of it. What a crazy night that was!



Mohit Malik =>


Age: 19
Gender: Male
City: Hansi

About Me: I'm a not so complicated guy and I'm intelligent & talented. I am very passionate about the things I do and give it my best shot. I would love to have a tattoo of a skull with fire on my upper arm. If I were a dog, I would want my name to be Tiger.

Likes: People who respect elders

Dislikes: People who annoy me and don't mind their own business

Craziest thing I've ever done: Winning Roadies Battleground 2 (online extension of Roadies) was the craziest moment of my life. I expected it, but when it actually happened I just couldn't believe it.



Ravneet Kaur =>


Age: 18
Gender: Female
City: Malout

About Me: I'm simple, intelligent and come from a humble background. I'm a basketball and football player and can also sing well. I'm still studying and don’t have any professional work experience. Coming from a small village my dreams might seem unachievable but I aspire to fly an aircraft one day.

Likes: football, basketball, singing

Dislikes: eating insects or animals

Craziest thing I've ever done: I kept walking while watching an aircraft in the sky, after half an hour I found myself in the middle of the fields, lost.



Vikas Ambwani =>


Age: 24
Gender: Male
City: Kota

About Me: I'm working as a trainer in a gym and I also work in a footwear shop as salesman since the age of 16. I'm ambitious and hard working. I never give up and face every hurdle in my way with a sportsman spirit. I believe friends are relative to the term success, more success means more friends. I don't mind standing nude in front of the world, only to prove that Indians have a better body than others.

Likes: Indian festivals, reality shows, working out

Dislikes: Snobs, piercings

Craziest thing I've ever done: I've jumped from a river-bridge which was 50 feet high, just to test my capability.



Gaurav Gill =>


Age: 21
Gender: Male
City: Mumbai

About Me: I'm a part time DJ at a lounge. I am very adventurous. I've done bungee jumping, rock climbing, rappelling, para-gliding. I am very impatient and short tempered but also down to earth. I believe in myself & my decisions. I'm very proud to be a Sikh. Many Sardars are cutting their hair these days to look good but I plan to change this myth. I plan to be single till I'm independent and prove myself. I've been trying for Roadies from the past three years and finally I'm here.

Likes: Adventure, music, bikes

Dislikes: Littering, spitting, rash driving

Craziest thing I've ever done: Recently I did the world's highest bungee jumping. I've also bunked college a lot of times & drove down to Lonavala on bikes.



Zaid Bin Nazir =>


Age: 24
Gender: Male
City: Bangalore

About Me: I am honest and I'm proud of it.Doctor by profession & football is my passion.Part-time model as well. Shutting people up, is one of my many talents & I'm good at making sense out of non-sense. I enjoy every moment of my life, take it easy and make the best of every opportunity. I'm very lazy & like to get my work done from other people. I'll never betray any friend of mine for success

Likes: Lazing around, camping, having fun

Dislikes: Disrespecting women

Craziest thing I've ever done: Once, I escaped three police security check posts and later ended up in a pursuit with 20 cops. I somehow escaped but finally they located my car in a parking lot and suspected me of being a terrorist.