Mumbai: After 18 years of long and enriching journey, Ranvijay Singha has said goodbye to MTV’s popular stunt-based reality show Roadies. He started as a contestant in the show in 2003. Since he has been associated with the reality show as a host, mentor and gang leader.
Speaking about his decision of quitting the show, Rannvijay told Hindustan Times, “The channel has been a key pillar of my journey and I’ll be doing interesting work with them. On this edition of Roadies, things didn’t work out from both sides. Our dates were not matching and it is disheartening. I’ve been working with the channel for 18 years. I’ve done different shows with the network. Production house aur mera koi taal mel hai nahi.”
The 19th season of Roadies will see a popular Bollywood face hosting the show. HT reports that makers have zeroed upon actor Sonu Sood to step into Ranvijay Singha’s shoes.
An official statement from the makers of Roadies is still awaited.
Ranvijay Singha’s Roadies Journey
Rannvijay’s journey in Roadies started in 2003 where he began as as contestant. He even emerged as the winner of the show. Post his stint as a contender, he has hosted or appeared in all seasons of the show from Roadies 2.0 to Roadies Revolution.
Rnavijay Singha has had a long association with the entertainment channel. Apart from Roadies, he has also hosted other MTV shows such as MTV Splitsvilla, MTV Troll Police, MTV Stuntmania, MTV Force India The Fast and The Gorgeous and MTV Scooty Pep Diva.
His films
Speaking about his stint in Bollywood, he has starred in a few films like ‘Toss: A Flip of Destiny’, ‘London Dreams’, ‘Action Replayy’ and Punjabi film ‘Dharti’.
Fans react to Ranvijay Singha’s decision
Fans of the show and Ranvijay Singha have been taking to the social media, stating that it’s an end of an era!
