RAGHU AND RANNVIJAY flag off Chandigarh Marathon

Chandigarh, February 17, 2013: MTV Hero Roadies X, Season 10 journey – Mauka hai, ya dhokha haiis all set to hit the television screens on 23rd February every Saturday@7pm only on MTV.

The epic 10th season sees the ultimate twist where the creator is being challenged by his very own creation, Raghu VS Rannvijay. Both Raghu and Rannvijay flagged off the Chandigarh Marathon from Rock Garden here on Sunday.

Two ex-Roadies, Suchit and Mohit, who are also participating in the Roadies X season, were also present on the occasion.

With the Roadies crew having travelled the length of the country to select 8 new Roadies to join Rannvijay, Raghu has handpicked his team of 8 with Roadies from the last 9 seasons. It is India’s favourite television icon against the bad boy of Indian television. The scene is set for an epic battle.

Starting 23rd February the journey episode will air on MTV; first stop is Kohima (Nagaland) à Mokukchung à Jorhat (assam) à Kaziranga National Park à Tezpur à Bhalukpong (Arunachal Pradesh) à Bomdila à Tawang

This season is all about change, as the new challenges the old in a battle for glory. For the first time, the 2 pillars of Roadies stand opposed, heading their teams. Rannvijay with 8 new Roadies, and Raghu with the 8 most interesting Roadies from previous seasons. We’re going back to basics, to what the DNA of the show was. Part of this strategy is to travel through India, the way the early Roadies used to.

Names of Ex Roadies : Raghu’s team

o        The adventurous Mohit

o        The daring Diyali

o        The straightfoward Anirudh

o        The bold Palak

o        The intellegent Roop

o        The fighter Suchit

o        The fearless Avtar

o        The courageous Roopali

Names of the current Roadies : Rannvijay’s team

o        Geetika Bhudiraja - Delhi

o        Jahid Kaleem – Varanasi

o        Ramandeep Kaur - Delhi

o        Swati Goswami - UP

o        Sonal Sharma - Delhi

o        Vikas Kumar - Delhi

o        Harmeet Singh - Delhi

o        Gaurav Singh - Delhi

Raghu Ram, the producer of MTV Hero Roadies says, “This year Roadies completes a decade and I am excited that the season is finally airing on the television screen. This season the viewers are going to get to see a complete new concept, hard-hitting stunts and crazier contestants. In addition to this it’s going to be Rannvijay and I against each other, which definitely is going to turn out to be more exciting and thrilling than ever before.

VJ Rannvijay explains,“Raghu and I have always been a team. This is the first time that we will be competing against each other due to conflict of opinion. The decade season of MTV Roadies will be packed with excitement.

(SSP Naunhial Singh, Rannvijay and Raghu flagging off the Chandigarh Marathon at Rock Garden.)

(Suchit, Raghu, Rannvijay & Mohjit at Chandigarh Marathon, Rock Garden Chandigarh.)