Quick answer: Shweta Mehta from Neha Dhupia’s gang won MTV Roadies Rising, the 14th season of Roadies, in July 2017. She beat Baseer Ali from Prince Narula’s gang in the finale, which brought the journey from Jhansi to Kurukshetra. The season aired on MTV India from 25 February to 22 July 2017 and was hosted by VJ Gaelyn Mendonca.
Roadies Rising (season 14) at a glance
- Season: MTV Roadies Rising, the 14th season of MTV Roadies
- Aired: 25 February to 22 July 2017, on MTV India
- Host: VJ Gaelyn Mendonca
- Gang leaders: Rannvijay Singha, Neha Dhupia, Prince Narula and Karan Kundrra, with Nikhil Chinapa replacing Karan Kundrra on the journey; cricketer Harbhajan Singh joined the panel at the auditions
- Route: from Jhansi through Gwalior, Agra, Amroha and Panipat to the finale in Kurukshetra
- Winner: Shweta Mehta (Gang Neha)
- Runner-up: Baseer Ali (Gang Prince)
- Format: created by Nikhil J. Alva of Miditech Studios; producer Raghu Ram ran the show for its next decade and is often described as its creator
This page was first written in mid-2017, while the season was still airing and the winner had not been announced. We have kept it as a record of the season and checked the details again in October 2026. Roadies Rising followed Roadies X4 (2016), which Balraj Singh Khehra from Karan Kundrra’s gang won. For the judges and their backgrounds, see our page on the Roadies Rising judges; for the host, read our profile of VJ Gaelyn Mendonca as Roadies Rising host.
Who is Shweta Mehta, the Roadies Rising winner?
Shweta Mehta is an engineer from Haryana who worked at an IT company in Bengaluru before turning to fitness and bodybuilding. According to The Quint’s report on the finale, she was 28 at the time and had won the Jerai Women’s Fitness Model Championship in 2016. She told IANS she had auditioned for Roadies three times before without making it onto the show, and came back determined to win.
Her gang leader, Neha Dhupia, had said she wanted a woman to win the season, and Shweta Mehta said she was proud not to have disappointed her. Neha Dhupia’s gang went on to win again the next year, when Kashish Thakur Pundir took Roadies Xtreme (2018).
An earlier version of this page said she had previously auditioned for Roadies X1 specifically, and that she had a B.Tech in IT and about five years of IT experience. The reports we checked confirm that she was an engineer who worked in IT and had auditioned several times, but not those exact details, so we have not repeated them.
Runner-up: Baseer Ali
Baseer Ali from Prince Narula’s gang finished as the first runner-up. He went on to win MTV Splitsvilla X and later appeared on Bigg Boss 19 (2025). In 2026 he returned to Roadies as one of the gang leaders of the 21st season, Roadies Rebirth.
What did the Roadies Rising winner get?
Before the finale, this page said the winner would receive a Renault Duster car and ₹5 lakh in cash. Renault was the title sponsor of the previous season, and the Roadies X4 winner did receive a Renault Duster, according to IANS. However, we could not find a reliable report of exactly what the Roadies Rising winner received, so we cannot confirm those prizes for 2017.
Roadies winners before and after Rising
- Roadies X2 (2015): Prince Narula
- Roadies X4 (2016): Balraj Singh Khehra
- Roadies Rising (2017): Shweta Mehta
- Roadies Xtreme (2018): Kashish Thakur Pundir
- Roadies Real Heroes (2019): Arun Sharma
The full list, from the first season in 2003 to Roadies Double Cross in 2025, is in our MTV Roadies winners list. An earlier version of this page also had a winners list with a few spelling mistakes (for example “Answar Syed” and “Vikash Khoker”); the full list has the corrected names.
Frequently asked questions
Who won Roadies Rising?
Shweta Mehta from Neha Dhupia’s gang won Roadies Rising in July 2017.
Who was the runner-up of Roadies Rising?
Baseer Ali from Prince Narula’s gang was the first runner-up.
Which season of Roadies was Roadies Rising?
It was the 14th season, aired from 25 February to 22 July 2017.
Where did the Roadies Rising finale take place?
The journey began in Jhansi and ended with the finale in Kurukshetra, Haryana.
Details checked in October 2026 against the MTV Roadies season records and 2017 reporting by The Quint and IANS.
