Raghu is Executive Producer, MTV and Director/Judge of MTV Roadies & his interview with Mid-day :
Why 13 Roadies? Why not 12 or 15?
It's an odd number, and offers better group dynamics. And yeahā¦ people get scared of the number 13.
Save for Rannvijay and Bani, no one remembers any winner.
Let me make this very clearā¦ Roadies isn't a talent hunt. I'm not here to make people's careers.
This time, kahaan se kahaan tak?
We start off in Goa and end in Kuala Lumpur.
Is your anger for real?
What you see is what I feel. I can't be like that all the time. That's what audiences want to see.
Personally, I love the auditions. For me, it's downhill after that.
I have a few people telling me this. But we slog over the show and it's sad that you feel that.
Yours is the only reality show popular with the youth.
That's because there's no plan, it's just instinct.
Do you plant fake participants?
I'd rather not have a fight than plant a fight. We take these participants out of their comfort zone to see how they'd react. My roadies are useless as actors.
On your wishlist?
I'd really want to hold an Indo-Pak Roadies.
What matters to Roadies more: fame or money?
It's not the money. It's about attitude. It's become like a badge, like a crown. People see it as a level of coolness.
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