MTV Roadies Winners List: All Seasons From 1 to 20

Quick answer: MTV Roadies has crowned 20 seasons of winners since 2003, from Rannvijay Singha, one of the four contestants who completed the first journey, to Kushal “Gullu” Tanwar, who won Roadies Double Cross (season 20) in June 2025. Other well-known winners include actor Ayushmann Khurrana (season 2) and Prince Narula (Roadies X2). The 21st season, Roadies Rebirth, premiered on 16 October 2026 and was on air in October 2026.

What is MTV Roadies?

MTV Roadies is an adventure reality TV show on MTV India and one of the country’s longest-running reality shows. Contestants travel together on a journey, usually on motorbikes, and face physical and mental tasks, vote-outs and twists until one is crowned the “Ultimate Roadie”. The first two seasons were made by Miditech Studios, and MTV took over production from season 3. Raghu Ram and his twin brother Rajiv Lakshman ran the show and its tough audition interviews until they left after season 11; since season 12 (Roadies X2), celebrity “gang leaders” have chosen and mentored the contestants.

Auditions are held in several cities: applicants usually fill in a form, take part in a group discussion and then face a personal interview with the judges or gang leaders. You can read how this worked in 2017-18 in our older Roadies audition guide; the format and dates change every season, so check MTV’s official announcements for the current one.

MTV Roadies winners list: all seasons

An earlier version of this page numbered Real Heroes as season 17 and Revolution as season 18. By the show’s own count, Real Heroes was season 16 and Revolution season 17; Journey in South Africa was season 18.

Roadies winners of every season

Season 1 (2003): Rannvijay Singha

The first Roadies ran from August to November 2003, hosted by Cyrus Sahukar, with seven contestants riding from Chennai to Chail. It did not name a single champion in the way later seasons did: four contestants completed the journey and each received a Hero Honda Karizma bike. One of them, Rannvijay Singha, is widely described as the season’s winner. He went on to become the show’s best-known host and mentor, and he hosts the 2026 season, Roadies Rebirth.

Season 2 (2004-05): Ayushmann Khurrana

Many viewers know Ayushmann Khurrana as a Bollywood star, but his first big break was winning Roadies 2, which ran from Kolkata to the Wagah border. He then worked as a television anchor before his film debut in Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor (2012), a romantic comedy about sperm donation that was a critical and commercial success. Candy Brar was the runner-up.

Season 3 (2005-06): Parul Shahi

Season 3, the first produced by MTV itself, ran from November 2005 to February 2006 with 13 contestants travelling from Jaisalmer to Leh. Parul Shahi from Delhi won, the first woman to win the title.

Season 4 (2006-07): Anthony Yeh

Anthony Yeh won season 4, which had 13 contestants on Hero Honda Karizma bikes and ended in Gangtok. The runner-up was Gurbani Judge, who later became well known as VJ Bani J, a Roadies host and gang leader.

Season 5 (2007-08): Ashutosh Kaushik

Roadies 5.0 was the first season to travel abroad, with legs in Thailand and Malaysia. It had 15 contestants and ended in January 2008, when Ashutosh Kaushik beat Nihal Nikam. Later the same year he won Bigg Boss 2, becoming the first person to win both shows. Read our Ashutosh Kaushik biography.

Season 6 (2008-09): Nauman Sait

Season 6, “Hell Down Under”, had 20 contestants, then the most in the show’s history, and its second half was filmed in Australia. It was also the first season in which Raghu Ram’s twin brother, Rajiv Lakshman, replaced Nikhil Chinapa on the audition panel. Nauman Sait won, beating Lonkiri Timung in the final.

Season 7 (2009-10): Anwar Syed

Season 7, “7 Deadly Sins and 1 Wild Safari”, was filmed in India, Kenya and Egypt, with Rannvijay Singha and Bani J as hosts. Anwar Syed won, with Zaid Bin Nazir as runner-up. An earlier version of this page said the season began airing on 28 March 2010; its first episodes aired in November 2009.

Season 8 (2011): Aanchal Khurana

Season 8, “Shortcut to Hell”, took its contestants to Brazil for the second half. Aanchal Khurana from Delhi won, the show’s second woman winner after Parul Shahi, with Mohit Saggar as runner-up.

Season 9 (2012): Vikas Khoker

Roadies 9, “Everything or Nothing”, began airing on 7 January 2012 with 13 contestants and part of the journey in the United States. Vikas Khoker won, beating Himani Sharma.

Season 10 (2013): Palak Johal

Roadies X, “Battle for Glory”, began on 19 January 2013 with 16 contestants and pitted a team of returning ex-Roadies, mentored by Raghu Ram, against newcomers mentored by Rannvijay Singha. Palak Johal, who had first appeared in season 6, won for Team Raghu on 11 May 2013, beating Ramandeep Kaur Dhillon.

Season 11 (2014): Nikhil Sachdeva

Nikhil Sachdeva won Roadies X1, “Ride for Respect”, which aired from January to May 2014, with Utkarsh Khanna as runner-up. It was the last season run by Raghu Ram and Rajiv Lakshman.

Season 12 (2015): Prince Narula

Roadies X2 introduced gang leaders: Rannvijay Singha, Karan Kundrra, Esha Deol and boxer Vijender Singh. On 27 June 2015, Prince Narula from Rannvijay’s gang beat Gurmeet Singh Rehal from Vijender’s gang to win, and the season’s listed prize was ₹5 lakh. He went on to win MTV Splitsvilla 8 the same year and Bigg Boss 9 in January 2016. Read our Prince Narula biography.

Season 13 (2016): Balraj Singh Khehra

Roadies X4 was hosted by Gaelyn Mendonca, with gang leaders Rannvijay Singha, Karan Kundrra, Neha Dhupia and wrestler Sushil Kumar (replaced by Prince Narula on the journey). Balraj Singh Khehra from Jalandhar, in Karan Kundrra’s gang, won after returning as a wild card, beating Gaurav Alugh from his own gang and Navdeesh Arora from Prince’s gang. According to IANS, his prize included a Renault Duster. An earlier version of this page called him the first turbaned Sikh to win Roadies; we could not confirm that, so the claim has been removed.

Season 14 (2017): Shweta Mehta

Shweta Mehta, an engineer from Haryana who had worked at an IT company in Bengaluru before turning to fitness, won Roadies Rising for Neha Dhupia’s gang, beating Baseer Ali of Prince Narula’s gang. She had auditioned three times before without getting on the show. The journey ran from Jhansi to the finale in Kurukshetra. See our page on the Roadies Rising winner for more.

Season 15 (2018): Kashish Thakur Pundir

Kashish Thakur Pundir won Roadies Xtreme, which travelled from Shillong to Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh, beating Preeti Kuntal. He began the journey in Prince Narula’s gang, but Neha Dhupia bought him in a mid-season auction task. His win gave Neha Dhupia’s gang its second title in a row, after Shweta Mehta in 2017. An earlier version of this page described him as a 24-year-old MMA expert; India Today reported that he had trained in jiu-jitsu, and we could not confirm his age.

Season 16 (2019): Arun Sharma

Roadies Real Heroes put the spotlight on contestants the show presented as real-life heroes. Arun Sharma from Raftaar’s gang won, with Ankita Pathak from Prince Narula’s gang as runner-up.

Season 17 (2020-21): Hamid Barkzi

Roadies Revolution began in February 2020, paused in March 2020 and resumed in June 2020, ending in January 2021. Hamid Barkzi from Nikhil Chinapa’s gang won, beating Michael Ajay, also from Gang Nikhil, in the final. The listed prize was ₹3 lakh.

Season 18 (2022): Ashish Bhatia and Nandini G

Roadies: Journey in South Africa, hosted by actor Sonu Sood, dropped gang leaders and had contestants compete in pairs. For the first time there were two winners, Ashish Bhatia and Nandini G, who won on 10 July 2022.

Season 19 (2023): Vashu Jain

Roadies: Karm Ya Kaand, again hosted by Sonu Sood, brought back gang leaders: Gautam Gulati, Prince Narula and Rhea Chakraborty. Vashu Jain from Rhea Chakraborty’s gang won in October 2023, beating Siwet Tomar.

Season 20 (2025): Kushal “Gullu” Tanwar

Roadies Double Cross, also called Roadies XX, saw Rannvijay Singha return as host, with gang leaders Elvish Yadav, Neha Dhupia, Prince Narula and Rhea Chakraborty, and Gautam Gulati joining mid-journey. Kushal “Gullu” Tanwar, who had been eliminated and came back as a wild card, won the finale on 1 June 2025 for Elvish Yadav’s gang, beating Hartaaj Veer Singh Gill. The listed prize was ₹10 lakh.

Season 21 (2026): Roadies Rebirth

Roadies Rebirth premiered on 16 October 2026 on MTV and JioHotstar, with Rannvijay Singha as host. Its six gang leaders are split into two teams: the “OGs”, Nikhil Chinapa, Neha Dhupia and Prince Narula, and the “NewGs”, Abhishek Malhan, Bani J and Baseer Ali. The season was on air in October 2026, so it has no winner yet.

Roadies hosts over the years

• Cyrus Sahukar: season 1 (2003)
• Rannvijay Singha: seasons 2 to 9 (with Bani J in season 7), seasons 15 to 17, and seasons 20 and 21
• Bani J: seasons 10 to 12
• Gaelyn Mendonca: seasons 13 and 14
• Sonu Sood: seasons 18 and 19

An earlier version of this page also listed Ayushmann Khurrana (season 6) and “Siddharth” (season 8) as hosts, and gave a list of “judges” that mixed up seasons. We could not confirm those host credits and have removed them. For the 2017 judges and gang leaders, see our page on the Roadies Rising judges.

Frequently asked questions

Who won MTV Roadies season 20?

Kushal “Gullu” Tanwar won Roadies Double Cross (season 20) on 1 June 2025, for Elvish Yadav’s gang. Hartaaj Veer Singh Gill was the runner-up.

Who was the first winner of MTV Roadies?

The first season (2003) had four contestants who completed the journey rather than a single champion. Rannvijay Singha, one of the four, is widely described as the first winner.

Did Ayushmann Khurrana win Roadies?

Yes. Ayushmann Khurrana won the second season of MTV Roadies (2004-05), years before his film debut in Vicky Donor (2012).

Who was the first woman to win Roadies?

Parul Shahi from Delhi, who won season 3 in 2006.

Which Roadies season had two winners?

Season 18, Roadies: Journey in South Africa (2022), was the first with two joint winners, Ashish Bhatia and Nandini G.

Is a new season of Roadies on air?

Yes. Roadies Rebirth, the 21st season, premiered on 16 October 2026 on MTV and JioHotstar, hosted by Rannvijay Singha.

Winners, runners-up, seasons and hosts checked in October 2026 against the MTV Roadies season records and reporting by IANS, The Quint, India Today and others. Prize details are given only where published.