Bani J (Gurbani Judge) Biography: Roadies, Bigg Boss 10 and Career

Quick answer: Bani J, born Gurbani Judge in Chandigarh, is an Indian fitness model, actor and former MTV India presenter, widely known as VJ Bani. She first became famous as the first runner-up of MTV Roadies 4 and went on to host several Roadies seasons. She was also the first runner-up of Bigg Boss 10 (2016-17), and she played Umang Singh in the Amazon Prime Video series Four More Shots Please!

Who is Bani J (Gurbani Judge)?

Gurbani Judge, who now works as Bani J, built her career on MTV India, first as a Roadies contestant and then as one of the channel’s best-known VJs (video jockeys) and hosts. She is known for her focus on fitness and for her many tattoos, which she has talked about in interviews. Beyond television, she has acted in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil films and in a long-running web series. “Judge” is her family surname, not a title.

Bani J: profile at a glance

• Birth name: Gurbani Judge
• Known as: Bani J, VJ Bani
• Born: 29 November, in Chandigarh. Her Wikipedia entry gives the year as 1987.
• School: Woodstock School, Mussoorie
• Occupation: fitness model, actor, former MTV India presenter
• Best known for: MTV Roadies (contestant and host), Bigg Boss 10 (first runner-up), Four More Shots Please!

An earlier version of this article gave her date of birth as 29 November 1990 and her age as 26. Published sources do not agree on her birth year, so treat any exact age you see online with caution.

Education

Bani J studied at Woodstock School, a boarding school in the foothills of the Himalayas at Mussoorie. She applied for MTV Roadies soon after finishing school. An earlier version of this article also named a Chandigarh school she attended until class 7. We could not confirm that, so it has been left out.

Career

MTV Roadies: from contestant to host

Bani auditioned for MTV Roadies 4 (2006-07), was selected as a contestant and finished as the first runner-up. Roadies proved to be the turning point of her career. MTV kept her on, and she later hosted Roadies 6, 9, 10 and 12, and appeared in other seasons too. For every Roadies champion, see our MTV Roadies Winners List.

An earlier version of this article said she also anchored seasons 7, 11 and 14. Published listings show her on seasons 7 and 11 without confirming her role, and we found no reliable record of her hosting season 14 (Roadies Rising), so we have not repeated that claim.

Other MTV shows

As an MTV VJ, she also presented shows such as MTV Vogue Style in 60 and MTV Campus Diaries, and was associated with MTV Unplugged.

Reality shows

• Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 (2011): contestant. She was eliminated and finished ninth.
• Box Cricket League (seasons 1 and 2): contestant.
• I Can Do That (Zee TV, 2015): celebrity contestant on the Indian version of the format, with Farhan Akhtar as the show’s host and motivator.
• Bigg Boss 10 (Colors, 2016-17): contestant. She finished as the first runner-up when Manveer Gurjar won the season in January 2017. Read our Manveer Gurjar biography and our list of Bigg Boss winners.

Films

• Aap Kaa Surroor (2007, Hindi): her film debut, in Himesh Reshammiya’s film directed by Prashant Chadha.
• Soundtrack (2011, Hindi): a cameo appearance as herself, in the film starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Soha Ali Khan.
• Zorawar (2016, Punjabi): as Zoya, in the film starring Yo Yo Honey Singh. An earlier version of this article said the film was expected in late 2015 and listed it under 2014. It was released in 2016.
• Thikka (2016, Telugu)
• Ishqeria (2018, Hindi): with Richa Chadha and Neil Nitin Mukesh. The earlier version of this article described it as being shot in 2012-13; it reached cinemas in 2018.
• Valimai (2022, Tamil): the action thriller starring Ajith Kumar.
• Double iSmart (2024, Telugu): Puri Jagannadh’s sequel starring Ram Pothineni and Sanjay Dutt.

Web series

Bani J played Umang Singh, a personal trainer, in Amazon Prime Video’s Four More Shots Please! The series began in 2019 and ended with its fourth and final season in December 2025.

Music videos

In 2016 she appeared in two Punjabi music videos, Navv Inder’s “Att Tera Yaar” and Honey Singh’s “Raat Jashan Di”.

VJ Bani photos

VJ Bani on social media

These are her profiles as linked in the original article:

• VJ Bani Wikipedia
• VJ Bani Facebook
• VJ Bani Twitter (now X)
• VJ Bani Instagram

For more Roadies personalities, read our profile of Rannvijay Singh Singha.

Frequently asked questions

What is VJ Bani’s real name?

Her real name is Gurbani Judge. She is known professionally as Bani J and was billed as VJ Bani during her MTV years.

Did Bani J win Roadies?

No. She was the first runner-up of MTV Roadies 4, then became a Roadies host.

Who won Bigg Boss 10, Bani J or Manveer Gurjar?

Manveer Gurjar won Bigg Boss 10 in January 2017. Bani J was the first runner-up.

Which web series is Bani J known for?

She played Umang Singh in Amazon Prime Video’s Four More Shots Please!, which ran for four seasons from 2019 to 2025.

Where is Bani J from?

She was born in Chandigarh and went to school at Woodstock School in Mussoorie.

Details checked in October 2026 against her Wikipedia entry and its filmography, the Bigg Boss 10 season record, and press coverage of Four More Shots Please!, Valimai and Double iSmart. Personal details that could not be verified have been removed.