Raghu Ram, a former judge and executive producer of Roadies, has opened up on why he left the MTV show. Speaking with India Today, Raghu also shared that the show affected his married life. He also said that when he and his brother Rajiv Lakshman exited MTV Roadies, it jumped the shark. (Also Read | Rannvijay Singha shares throwback pics from final day of Roadies 1: ‘Hrithik Roshan gave us the keys to our Karizmas’)
Raghu on how show impacted his marriage, health
Raghu said, “Personally, my life was going through a lot of upheaval 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.”
Raghu talks about disagreement with MTV
Raghu said he was “done, fed up” with the show and walked away at the peak of it. He said that MTV wanted to make the show a certain way, which he did not agree with. He added that the channel wanted a “certain populist kind of angle to it”.
Raghu on if he will return to Roadies
Talking about his return to the show, Raghu said, “No, not going to happen. 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.”
About Roadies
MTV Roadies, a youth-based reality show, was launched on August 15, 2003, and aired on MTV India. Raghu and Rajiv produced and anchored the show for MTV. They left the show in 2014. The show was hosted by Cyrus Sahukar, Rannvijay, Bani J, and Sonu Sood.
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