- By Ridhi Suri
- Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:21 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Roadies, known for its adventurous and competitive format, where contestants, participate in various tasks, challenges, and road trips across different locations, has gained a large fan following over the years due to its entertaining and dramatic content. Contestants are selected through auditions held in different cities, where they showcase their physical and mental abilities, as well as their personality traits.The format of the reality show typically involves contestants competing in teams led by experienced 'gang leaders,' who are usually former contestants or celebrities. Well, those unversed, Roadies became synonymous with Raghu-Rajiv, the twin brothers who were among the show's biggest attractions.
Despite their departure, the show has evolved with various formats and judges over time. As fans love and await their comeback with Rannvijay Singha, Raghu disclosed that he and Rajiv were approached to return to the show but declined the offer. He further mentioned that he hasn't even watched the show since leaving.
Raghu told India Today, "We were asked, but no, I don’t want to. I haven’t seen Roadies ever since I left. It is not ‘that’ Roadies now. It is a completely different show with the name Roadies on it. The format can be compared more to the voice than to the previous Roadies. When Rajiv and I walked away that day, that show was over. That particular format was over."
Additionally, he also revealed that the show played a significant role in his divorce from Sugandha Garg. Raghu admitted that the show started affecting his personal life and mental well-being, ultimately leading to the end of his marriage. "I was done. I was fed up. I walked away at the peak of it for two reasons. One was because MTV wanted to make the show a certain way, which I did not agree with. Till 10 seasons, I had pretty much a free hand. But in the 9th-10th seasons, I found myself coming into conflict with MTV, because they wanted a certain populist kind of angle to it," he added.
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Further, he claimed, "the second thing that was happening was, personally, my life was going through a lot of upheavals because of Roadies and because of the surrounding craze. My marriage was suffering. Ultimately, I got divorced. My mental health, my physical health, and everything else was just crazy. I needed to take a step away. So I stopped, and I’m glad I did. Not one day have I regretted walking away." In 2018, Raghu entered into a new marriage. He married Natalie Di Luccio, an Italian-Canadian singer, and the couple soon welcomed a baby.
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