MTV Roadies 18, one of India’s most talked about adventure reality shows, season 18 reached its peak on Sunday and the winner of the show was announced. The show was hosted by Bollywood actor and social worker Sonu Sood.
The show has changed its format since this season and was shot in South Africa. For the first time in the show’s history, two people have won the winner’s trophy together.
MTV Roadies 18
After weeks of challenges and eliminations, the journey of MTV Roadies is finally over and the winners have been announced. Following the thrilling grand finale, the show’s contestants Ashish Bhatia and Nandini emerged as the winners.
In the final, Ashish-Nandini competed with Yukti Arora-Jaswant Bopanna and Kevin-Moose Jatta. All three pairs bagged trophies and Rs. Was competing for a prize of Rs 10 lakh. Along with this, the winners also encountered many obstacles.
Who is Ashish Bhatia?
After winning the show, Ashish said, “I can’t believe I won this show. Everyone was better than each other. I had no thoughts of winning. I came here to enjoy a trip to Roadies.”
Ashish is a dancer, choreographer, rapper and actres. Prior to Roadies, Ashish gained popularity through the MTV show ‘Splitsvilla Season 12’. However, he was not able to win the show.
Who is Nandini?
After the victory Nandini said, “That was my dream. I have lived it and won it.” 25-year-old Nandini is from Bengaluru. He is a footballer, sportsman and fitness coach.
It has appeared on the screen for the first time by MTV Roadies. The closeness of Nandini and Jaswant Bopanna during the Roadies trip was the subject of much discussion. Jaswant also reached the finale of the show and was the first runner up.
Ranavijay left the show after 18 years
This season of the show became headlines when Ranvijay Singh broke away from it. The decision came as a shock to viewers. Ranvijay was associated with the show for about 18 years. Neha Dhupia has also dropped out of the show after the Ranvijay.
This was followed by producer Sonu Sood being brought to the show. At the same time, the format of the show also changed this season and contestants competed in pairs. The pair was dubbed ‘Buddy Pear’.
MTV Roadies is a popular youth-centric adventure reality show. The show began in 2003. Stars like Ayushman Khurana, Ashutosh Kaushik, Prince Narula have been winners of this show.