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Roadies 5.0 – Journey 1, First Impressions

Published on February 12, 2008 in MTV Roadies. 10 Comments

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I waited anxiously for last Saturday 7 pm which flagged the MTV Hero Honda Roadies 5.0 journey at Goa. Since I’ve never seen a banana boat forget actually ride one, I think the contestants did a good job keeping it all together. Except for the part when they fell head first into the water. Ouch. I noticed my favourite roadie, Ashutosh was the first one to climb back and pulled the others back on the boat.

I did not like it even one bit when the pretty little Shambhavi remarked something like this about him: “He dances pretty much like an Indian. Phail phail ke nachta hain.” I wonder if she thinks charming Raghu was all she had to do to become a roadie. Now thats someone I wouldnt be sorry to see the back of…

Speaking of the devil, Raghu shows up and suddenly two roadies are voted out in the very first episode instead of one! Major shocker. Its actually fun to watch all these kids plan & plot and back stab each other. My impression of the final 11 roadies are as such:

Vikrant: Its irritating how he keeps saying – Backstabbing is the essence of this game – Although I must say, he looks very good in pics of his Orkut profile.

Ashutosh: “Chabi khuli toh jai ram ji ki, woh bhi waise hi hai, hum bhi waise hi hai” God, this guy is priceless. I hope he wins!

Anmol: Betrayed Simran. Will be rightfully paid back in the same coin someday – I hope so. (Heard news of Ankita (Simran) coming back. Very word impossible says I’m possible, hope she makes it back into the show)

Ankita: She should please stop grimacing while speaking. My eyes are getting strained just watching her. Anyhow, I like her spunk.

Snehashish: Schemer, no doubt. I think his favourite word is – mastermind. Is he one? We’ll have to wait & watch.

Nihal: I like this guy. He’s a dark horse allright. Good luck!

Shambhavi: Does she owe her presence in Roadies 5.0 merely because of Raghu’s gullibility? Another wait & watch case.

Prabhjot: I keep remembering her defiant – “What Bani style?” in response to Raghu’s accusation in the stress interview. She looks tough.

Ayaz: Cute guy. Captain of the losing blue team. Couldnt drink a hot cuppa espresso for his team. Walked out of his stress interview in the end because of a misunderstanding. Cute guy. He needs to Step Up, the Apprentice-style.

Vibhor: I wonder how he looks clean-shaven. Thats the one thing on my mind since I first saw him. Looks like a decent guy btw.

Sonel: I hope her proposal to Ashutosh was accepted! Her exact words were – Agar main teri girlfriend ban jau, toh tujhe kaisa lagega? I’m dying to know his response. Saturday 7 pm is one long, awaited day.

My favourite Roadie

Published on February 4, 2008 in MTV Roadies. 3 Comments

As I spent the greater part of Sunday afternoon watching reruns of MTV Hero Honda Roadies auditions, I decided that I liked Ashutosh the best out of all the 13 final roadies. Why? Let me count the ways.

  • He acted like a perfect monkey when told to do so. Along with the sound effects. You cant get any more spontaneous than that.
  • He speaks with that adorable Saharanpur accent. I mean, I’ve heard only old people talk like that. That too only in the movies. This guy has the cutest dimples and looks like a hottie but the moment he starts speaking, you do a double take… at least I did.
  • He was rejected in the Chandigarh, Calcutta and Delhi auditions yet he tried again in Jaipur and finally made it. Reminds me of that spider in some king’s story – in a cave, wasnt it?
  • He cried after he was selected. On TV. Sighhhh…
  • He touched his ears in the ‘tauba tauba’ way when asked if he ever had ‘relations’ with any girl.
  • When asked if he had ‘relations’ with a guy otherwise, his answer to the judges left them asking him to just reply with a yes or a no. Hows that for paying back in their own coin! Excuse me for not being able to repeat all those obnoxious, abusive lingo they beeped out on national television.
  • During his entire interview, he did most of the talking while the judges were left listening as if in a trance. Quite a turn around from the usual nasty, demeaning, super abusive stress interviews in which the judges usually go around kicking the interviewee’s butt left right and centre.

I cant wait to get to know this guy more in the Roadies 5.0 where the game goes international, as they have been saying for the 1000th time now. In the meantime, I begin to hope and pray that he doesnt get voted out – at least not right away.

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