Quick answer: Twenty seasons of MTV Roadies have aired in India since 2003. Rannvijay Singha won the first season and later became its longest-serving host, and Kushal Tanwar (Gullu) won the most recent, Roadies Double Cross, in 2025. No season 21 has been announced.
MTV Roadies is a reality TV show, which aired on MTV, where many young men and women come together to compete in different locations and tasks every week. These tasks challenge the contestants mentally and physically.
MTV Roadies winners at a glance
- Seasons aired: 20, from 2003 to 2025
- Channel: MTV India, with recent seasons streaming on JioHotstar
- First winner: Rannvijay Singha, season 1, 2003
- Latest winner: Kushal Tanwar (Gullu), Roadies Double Cross, 2025
- Hosts: Cyrus Sahukar, Rannvijay Singha, Bani J, Gaelyn Mendonca and Sonu Sood
- Only four-time reality winner: Prince Narula, who won season 12 and three other shows
MTV Roadies winners list: all 20 seasons with names, runners-up and hosts
Each season has an official name as well as a number, and those names are how most seasons are actually remembered – Hell Down Under, Shortcut to Hell, Battle for Glory. The table below gives the name, the year, who won, who finished second and who was hosting.
| Season | Season name | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenges Har Kadam Par | 2003 | Rannvijay Singha | Natasha Gupta | Cyrus Sahukar |
| 2 | Roadies Returns | 2004-05 | Ayushmann Khurrana | Candy Brar | Rannvijay Singha |
| 3 | Triple The Danger | 2005-06 | Parul Shahi | Rahul Sharma | Rannvijay Singha |
| 4 | Road To Fear | 2006-07 | Anthony Yeh | Gurbani Judge | Rannvijay Singha |
| 5 | Roadies 5.0 | 2007-08 | Ashutosh Kaushik | Nihal Nikam | Rannvijay Singha |
| 6 | Hell Down Under | 2008-09 | Nauman Sait | Lonkiri Timung | Rannvijay Singha |
| 7 | 7 Deadly Sins & 1 Wild Safari | 2009-10 | Anwar Syed | Zaid Bin Nazir | Rannvijay Singha & Bani J |
| 8 | Shortcut to Hell | 2011 | Aanchal Khurana | Mohit Saggar | Rannvijay Singha |
| 9 | Everything or Nothing | 2012 | Vikas Khoker | Himani Sharma | Rannvijay Singha |
| 10 | Battle for Glory | 2013 | Palak Johal | Ramandeep Kaur Dhillon | Bani J |
| 11 | Ride for Respect | 2014 | Nikhil Sachdeva | Utkarsh Khanna | Bani J |
| 12 | X2 – Your Road, Your Gang | 2015 | Prince Narula | Gurmeet Singh Rehal | Bani J |
| 13 | X4 – Your Gang, Your Glory | 2016 | Balraj Singh Khehra | Navdeesh Singh | Gaelyn Mendonca |
| 14 | Rising | 2017 | Shweta Mehta | Baseer Ali | Gaelyn Mendonca |
| 15 | Xtreme | 2018 | Kashish Thakur | Preeti Kuntal | Rannvijay Singha |
| 16 | Real Heroes | 2019 | Arun Sharma | Ankita Pathak | Rannvijay Singha |
| 17 | Revolution | 2020-21 | Hamid Barkzi | Michael Ajay | Rannvijay Singha |
| 18 | Journey in South Africa | 2022 | Ashish Bhatia & Nandini G | Yukti Arora & Jashwanth Bopanna | Sonu Sood |
| 19 | Karm Ya Kaand | 2023 | Vashu Jain | Siwet Tomar | Sonu Sood |
| 20 | Double Cross | 2025 | Kushal Tanwar | Hartaaj Singh Gill | Rannvijay Singha |
A note on the years: several seasons run across two calendar years because auditions air months before the journey, which is why the table shows spans such as 2009–10. There was no new season in 2024, between Karm Ya Kaand in 2023 and Double Cross in 2025.
MTV Roadies Winners of All Seasons (1 to 20)
Roadies have become a sensation over the years, and the ratings never dropped because of the intensity and twists. The show aired in the year of 2003 which was hosted by the Cyrus Sahukar. The judges of the show are what made the show what it is today, and their name is Raghu ram, Ranvijay Singh, and more.
Not everyone is following the show since 2003; every season comes with new challenges, it has its twist and turns.
So, more than 15 seasons have completed and did you know the names, age, and prize money of these contestants? We are going to reveal it to you.
MTV Roadies Season 1 Winner – Rannvijay Singh (Year: 2003)
As we have mentioned the first season took place in the year of 2003, where Cyrus was the host of the show. Eight contestants were chosen to participate in the show and ironically the first seasons proved to be working and inspired to go for the second one next year.
- Winner – Rannvijay Singh.
- Age – 34 year old.
- Prize Money – Rs.5,00,000 and Hero Honda Karizma Bike.
MTV Roadies Season 2 Winner – Ayushmann Khurrana (Year: 2004)
The very next year 2004, the winner got the chance to become the host and Rannvijay accepted it. One of the amazing things about the show is that this time they added two more, so the contestants count increased to ten.
The show winner became an entertainer, Host, and a movie star after several years later.
- Winner – Ayushmann Khurrana.
- Age – 33-year old.
- Prize Money – Rs.5,00,000 and Hero Honda Karizma Bike.
MTV Roadies Season 3 Winner – Parul Shahi (Year: 2005)
After the show did well in the previous year, the very next year 2005, the auditions were started. However, this time they have increased the contestants to thirteen. However, the producers started to call the prize money as money tasks. To increase the money, contestants have to win the task to increase the money.
- Winner – Parul Shahi.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs.3,60,000 and Hero Honda Karizma Bike.
MTV Roadies Season 4 Winner – Anthony Yeh (Year: 2006)
The show has done pretty well in the previous year, and the producers have made changes to the show. They were able to secure a sponsor “Hero Honda.” and the prize money rules not changed because they wanted to keep the interest of the contestants to the top.
- Winner – Anthony Yeh.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs.3,75,000 and Hero Honda Karizma Bike.
MTV Roadies Season 5 Winner – Ashutosh Kaushik (Year: 2007)
In the year of 2007, the new seasons begin to emerge. However, they have rolled back the prize money rules for some odd reason. The show tagline was “5.0”, which we need to give a round of applause.
- Winner – Ashutosh Kaushik.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs.5,00,000 and Hero Honda Karizma Bike.
MTV Roadies Season 6 Winner – Nauman Sait (Year: 2008)
With the tagline “Hell Down Under” in 2008, the show started again with new contestants and this time they have increased the contestant’s numbers to twenty.
- Winner – Nauman Sait.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs.3,62,000.
MTV Roadies Season 7 Winner – Anwar syed (Year: 2010)
In 2009, the show saw one of the interesting turns and the money tasks came back, but the prize money was nothing but a joke. The lowest prize money ever but the show made crores from sponsors and advertisements.
- Winner – Anwar Syed.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs.90,000.
MTV Roadies Season 8 Winner – Aanchal Khurana (Year: 2011)
In 2011, a new adventure began with the roadies. The number contestants were reduced to 12 which is good.
- Winner – Aanchal Khurana.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs. 4,00,000.
MTV Roadies Season 9 Winner – Vikas Khoker (Year: 2012)
In 2012, the Roadies tagline was “Everything or Nothing.” with 13 contestants, a new journey begins.
- Winner – Vikas Khoker.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs. 6,17,000.
MTV Roadies Season 10 Winner – Palak Johal (Year: 2013)
In the next season, Palak Johal became the winner, and she was the most entertaining in the show. With sixteen contestants, the show had over eight returnees.
- Winner – Palak Johal.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs. 4,50,000.
MTV Roadies Season 11 Winner – Nikhil Sachdeva (Year: 2014)
The tagline of the season is X1: Ride for Respect, where more than fifteen contestants selected to run for the game. The whole show took in India only, but most of the times, they move to another country.
- Winner – Nikhil Sachdeva.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs. 3,32,000.
MTV Roadies X2 (Season 12) Winner – Prince Narula (Year: 2015)
The host of the show changed, and now in 2015, we have Gurbani Judge (VJ Bani) as a new host. Not only that we have twenty contestants ready to roll the show and the show winner is Prince Narula, who won another reality show called “Bigg Boss.”
- Winner – Prince Narula.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs. 5,00,000.
MTV Roadies X4 Winner – Balraj Singh (Year: 2016)
In 2016, the show went rooftop by adding two more contestants, and they have also changed the prize money to a car. Renault has made a sponsorship, and the show offered Renault duster as the prize money. The tagline of the show is X4: Your Gang, Your Glory.
- Winner – Balraj Khera.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Rs. 5,00,000.
MTV Roadies Rising Winner – Shweta Mehta (Year: 2017)
The show has reached its peak, and the contestant’s count has remained 22 so as the prize money (Still Renault Duster, which cost 10L after taxes). VJ Bani has finally retired from the host position to pursue further in the movies and Roadies have offered the spot to Gaelyn Mendonca, who have gladly accepted the offer.
- Winner – Shweta Mehta.
- Age – Not specified.
- Prize Money – Renault Duster worth Rs.10,00,000.
MTV Roadies Xtreme Winner – Kashish Thakur Pundir (Year: 2018)
The roadies fan favourite Kashish Thakur Pundir has lifted the winner’s trophy for MTV Roadies Xtreme. Kashish was a part of Neha Dhupia gang on the show.
Talking about winning the show, Kashish told: “I have no words to explain my feelings for roadies. Roadies Xtreme was and will remain my most cherished experience. The fact that I was on the journey was such a big achievement in itself and winning the coveted title was icing on the cake.”
- Winner – Kashish Thakur Pundir.
- Age – 25
- Prize Money – Renault Duster worth Rs. 12.99 lakh.
The most shocking fact about the show is the prize money is less, it has not increased over the years. However, the interesting fact about the production team and the show makes over 2 million dollars and yet the prize money has not increased to this date.
Even the host of the show makes more than the contestants, which is the shocking fact about it.
MTV Roadies Real Heroes Winner – Arun Sharma (Year:2019)
Roadies Real Heroes: Arun Sharma from gang Raftaar is the winner of the roadies youth-based reality show. Arun completed the task 4 minute 10 seconds while Bidhan took 4 minutes 55 seconds while Ankita took 4 minutes and 53 seconds.
MTV Roadies Revolution Winner – Hamid Barkzi (Year:2020)
Hamid Barkzi was declared the winner of the reality show MTV Roadies Revolution. Part of Nikhil Chinapa’s team, Barkzi barkzi beat Michael Ajay and Jayant Yadav to take home the roadies winner’s title.
Mtv Roadies Safar-ing in South Africa Winner – Ashish Bhatia and Nandini (Year: 2022)
Sonu Sood-hosted MTV Roadies 18 – Journey in South Africa found its winners in Ashish Bhatia and Nandini.
MTV Roadies: Karm Ya Kaand Winner – Vashu Jain (2023)
Vashu Jain won MTV Roadies – Karm ya Kaand season 19. He showed his strength and never gave up. He beat Prakram Dandona and Siwet Tomar in the final. Vashu was originally in Prince’s team but switched to Rhea Chakraborty’s. He thanked his team for support. Sonu Sood, the host, praised all the contestants and congratulated Vashu.
MTV Roadies: Double Cross Winner – Kushal Tanwar (Gullu) (2025)
Kushal Tanwar, better known as Gullu, is the verified winner of MTV Roadies XX: Double Cross, a popular Indian youth-based reality show. Competing under Elvish Yadav’s gang, he showcased determination, resilience, and strong task performance throughout the season. Despite facing elimination mid-way, he made a comeback as a wildcard contestant through the auction round, later switching gangs before strategically double-crossing to return to Elvish’s team in the finale. His journey highlighted both physical endurance and mental strength, earning him the champion’s title against runner-up Hartaaj Singh Gill. As part of his victory, Gullu won ₹10 lakh and a Hero Karizma XMR bike, and received recognition for his perseverance, with Elvish Yadav calling him a deserving winner. His success story reflects the values of consistency, courage, and never giving up, which align with the inspirational spirit Roadies is known for.
MTV Roadies Revolution Gang Leaders/Mentors.
- Neha Dhupia
- Nikhil Chinapa
- Prince Narula
- Varun Sood
- Raftaar
- Rannvijay Singha.
- Sonu Sood.
- Elvish Yadav
- Rhea Chakraborty
- Gautam Gulati
Who has hosted MTV Roadies?
Five people have fronted the show, and the handovers track how Roadies changed from a travel-and-tasks format into a gang-based competition.
- Cyrus Sahukar hosted the very first season in 2003.
- Rannvijay Singha took over from season 2 and has hosted more seasons than anyone else, across three separate stints, most recently Double Cross in 2025.
- Bani J co-hosted season 7 with Rannvijay Singha, then hosted seasons 10, 11 and 12 on her own. She had competed in season 4 herself, credited as Gurbani Judge, finishing as runner-up.
- Gaelyn Mendonca hosted seasons 13 and 14.
- Sonu Sood hosted seasons 18 and 19, covering the South Africa journey and Karm Ya Kaand.
Rannvijay Singha is the clearest example of what the show does to the people who win it: he entered as a contestant in 2003, won, and has been the face of the franchise ever since.
Roadies winners who went on to win other shows
Roadies has fed the rest of Indian reality television for two decades, and a few names show up on more than one winners list.
- Prince Narula is the outlier. He won Roadies X2 in 2015, then took MTV Splitsvilla season 8 the same year and Bigg Boss 9 immediately after, a hat-trick of consecutive wins. He added Nach Baliye season 9 in 2019 for a fourth title.
- Ashutosh Kaushik won Roadies 5.0 in 2007 and then won Bigg Boss 2 in 2008, making him the first person to take both.
- Baseer Ali did not win Roadies – he was runner-up to Shweta Mehta in Rising in 2017 – but he won Splitsvilla 10 alongside Naina Singh that same year, and has since appeared across several reality formats.
If you are tracking the same faces across shows, our Bigg Boss winners list and the Splitsvilla list above cover the other two franchises these contestants keep turning up in.
MTV Roadies records and things worth knowing
- A winner who became the host: Rannvijay Singha won season 1 in 2003 and has hosted the majority of seasons since.
- A runner-up who became the host: Bani J finished second in season 4 as Gurbani Judge, then hosted seasons 10 to 12.
- Biggest career after the show: Ayushmann Khurrana won season 2 in 2004 and went on to become a leading Hindi film actor.
- Only shared win: season 18 in South Africa was won jointly by Ashish Bhatia and Nandini G, the only season with two names on the trophy.
- Longest gap between seasons: the two years between Karm Ya Kaand in 2023 and Double Cross in 2025.
- Most decorated contestant: Prince Narula, with four reality show wins beginning with Roadies X2.
Is MTV Roadies coming back for season 21?
Nothing has been announced. Roadies Double Cross finished in 2025 with Kushal Tanwar winning and Rannvijay Singha back as host, and as of September 2026 MTV has not confirmed a twenty-first season or a new format.
That makes Kushal Tanwar the reigning champion. This page will be updated with the season 21 winner if and when a new season is announced and completed.
MTV Roadies winners: frequently asked questions
Who won MTV Roadies 2025?
Kushal Tanwar, known as Gullu, won MTV Roadies Double Cross in 2025, beating Hartaaj Singh Gill in the final. Rannvijay Singha hosted that season, returning to the show he had won twenty-two years earlier.
How many seasons of MTV Roadies are there?
Twenty seasons have aired between 2003 and 2025. Several run across two calendar years, which is why the season count does not match the number of years, and there was no new season in 2024 between Karm Ya Kaand and Double Cross.
Who won the first season of MTV Roadies?
Rannvijay Singha won the first season, Challenges Har Kadam Par, in 2003. He then went on to host the show for more seasons than anyone else, which makes him both the first champion and the face most people associate with Roadies.
Who has hosted MTV Roadies?
Five people. Cyrus Sahukar hosted the first season, Rannvijay Singha took over from season 2, Bani J hosted seasons 10 to 12 after co-hosting season 7, Gaelyn Mendonca hosted seasons 13 and 14, and Sonu Sood hosted seasons 18 and 19. Rannvijay Singha returned for Double Cross in 2025.
Has any Roadies winner won other reality shows?
Yes. Prince Narula won Roadies X2 in 2015, then MTV Splitsvilla 8 later that year and Bigg Boss 9 in early 2016, a hat-trick of consecutive wins. He added Nach Baliye 9 in 2019, making four reality titles.
Which Roadies winners became famous outside the show?
Ayushmann Khurrana, who won season 2 in 2004, became one of the best known actors in Hindi cinema. Rannvijay Singha built a long television career as a host, and Ashutosh Kaushik, the season 5 winner, went on to win Bigg Boss 2 in 2008.
Is MTV Roadies season 21 confirmed?
No season 21 had been announced as of September 2026. The most recent season is Double Cross, which aired in 2025 on MTV India and streamed on JioHotstar. This page will be updated if a new season is confirmed.
Conclusion
Roadies judges changed, host changes, and production team has changed as well, but the show remains successful, and only six Winners were able to succeed in an entertainment career. Let us know your views on this in the comments section.
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