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Faking it all the way
MTV's popular reality show `Roadies' is back.
LAST YEAR he was a player, this year he is a referee and Ranvijay Singh is missing the excitement, the rush of the adrenaline and above all his diplomatic self that made him the most popular roadie last year.
With seven new roadies, MTV's popular reality show Roadies is back and the connecting link with the previous year is Ranvijay who is the confidante-cum-taskmaster of the seven new roadies for the gruelling journey from Kolkata to Wagah - a 35-day trip - testing their physical and emotional toughness and analysing their spirit of camaraderie. "I give them the tasks and if they are unable to complete them I punish them. Except me they can't talk to any body. When they face any problem they come to me, " says Ranvijay in Delhi for the enjoyable task of shopping worth Rs.25000 in 10 minutes.
"We didn't understand the nuances of the format but this year the participants know how to live with seven cameras and one spy cam round the clock a lot better." However, he still maintains one can't fake emotions. "You can fake for three-four days. And a couple of guys who want to be actors tried this. But you can't do it for 24 hours for 35 days particularly when seven persons have to meet all their expenses in Rs.500 per day. Eventually your real self comes through."
However, Ranvijay, who was once a national level basketball player and left a career with the Army to be with MTV agrees that everybody is gunning for Rs.5 lakh prize money which will go to the best roadie to be decided by the audience. As for his career as a MTV veejay, Ranvijay says it is more about faking and he is learning from the seniors. "Cyrus teaches me how to show attitude in front of camera."
On the selection criteria, Ranvijay maintains the channel looked for people who stand out in some way. "You can't run a show with normal people. There must be some sparks flying. The channel wanted people who are at some form of extreme. Like somebody is finicky about a particular food or someone is too irritating or so unnaturally cool."
This year he believes Vinod Rawat, the 28-year-old, who has an artificial leg has a strong chance to walk away with the prize. "The man is unusually calm. And despite his handicap has performed difficult tasks like crossing the Burma bridge with ease. He is working with an NGO and his never-say-die spirit stands out."
As for his diplomatic spirit, it falls apart the moment you talk about Sameera Reddy whom he interviewed for the show. "She is not my type. I like susheel girls. She is so heavy I would get trampled." Now we know who faked it to the top last year.
ANUJ KUMAR
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