Rannvijay Singha on why he decided to quit 'Roadies'

Anchor and actor Rannvijay Singha recently made headlines instantly when it was confirmed that the man went on to quit the reality show, Roadies. It cannot be unfair to say Singha has been synonymous with Roadies having been a part of the show since day one.

After having won the first season of Roadies, he continued with the show as a host and then after the first six seasons, Singha became a host along with being the audition judge as well later. And after Raghu Ram and Rajiv Laxman quit the show, Singha went on to become the mentor and main face of the show while everyone else came along.

However, now after being associated with the show for over 18 years, he has finally called it a wrap and will be quitting it. In a recent interview with ETimes TV, Singha opened up on the decision to do so, never imagining Roadies will become this huge and Sonu Sood taking over.

He first said, "I’ve been a part of Roadies since the first day. I am the only consistent person who has done Roadies for the last 18 years. With me and the channel we have worked not only on Roadies but other shows as well approximately 14-15 shows with them. It’s just that this is the one I started with, it kind of becomes synonymous. Due to prior commitments, Covid restrictions, date shifting, shooting in South Africa, now things are different at my end. It just so happened that I am not able to do it this season. But the channel and I are going to work together on other big editions. For this particular Roadies I can’t be a part of it. That’s just the thing and there is no masala. I’ve been doing this show consecutively one after the other and there will be a break in that but there is no break in my relationship with the channel. The location shifted to South Africa and we were earlier planning to shoot in December and that time there was a fear of Omicron. We know Omicron started from South Africa and things became difficult and then later there were dates clashing as well. I never thought it would become such a big thing, in fact the channel and me we both are now discussing how big this thing has become. We never anticipated this."

For this particular Roadies I can’t be a part of it. That’s just the thing and there is no masala.

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Talking about this upcoming season without him and how it turns out, he said, "Let’s see how this season goes. Maybe there’s a breath of fresh air because of this break, maybe we realise what we can do differently next time. We all have to understand change is inevitable and nobody is indispensable according to me. I never have that chip on my shoulder, I never think that something will not work without me. For me it’s great to hear that we can’t imagine the show without you but let’s see how things happen. What if when we come back it is bigger and better. Kuch bhi hosakta hai."

Finally concluding talking about Sonu Sood taking over, he said, "Sonu Paaji and I are very close. There can’t be a better thing than Sonu Bhai hosting it. He’s like an elder brother to me. We met each other 2 months ago and we talked a lot about so many things. I had an amazing time with him. It is the best thing for Roadies."

Well, all we can say is we hope Singha makes his return to the show in the upcoming seasons.