Exclusive - Rannvijay Singha on not doing Roadies: The show is my baby and no one else can love it more than me, but the fact is nobody is indispensable

Rannvijay Singha, whose name has become synonymous with Roadies, will be seen missing from the upcoming season due to his prior commitments. In an exclusive interview with ETimes TV, Rannvijay shares that he never anticipated that him being not a part of Roadies will become such a big thing and assures that there is no masala behind him not doing the latest edition. The host-turned-actor also got emotional as this will be the first time he won't be seen on the reality series and says Roadies is his baby and no one else can love the show more than him.Rannvijay also shared his excitement over Sonu Sood hosting the new season.
"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," says he.
Ask him if not doing the upcoming season makes him emotional, he says, "When I started doing Roadies nobody knew what it was. What Roadies has become is because I’ve been part of it of course it is like my baby. Ab baby bada hogaya 18 saal ka hogaya… jab maa baap apne bacchon ko bejhte hain bahar Kabhi with a heavy heart…it’s that kind of situation. Of course I feel because I’ve been connected to it. I am more connected to Roadies than any fan or employee because nobody has been part of the journey for 18 years. So Mujhse zyaada Roadies se pyaar Aur Kaun kar sakta hai… but even I had to leave my house and go to boarding school. There are times when you have to do things but it’s not necessary. There is always a big reason behind it. There’s no change in relationship with the channel because for me doing Roadies always work for the channel and it is the same for me. I wish I could do this and also the other things which I was committed to do but it didn’t work out that way."
Rannvijay, who is one of the main reasons why the fans love watching the show and have been associated with Roadies over the years, says that he never feels that he is indispensable, "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," said Rannvijay.
The actor is very excited about Bollywood actor Sonu Sood hosting the new season, "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," he concluded.