Tuesday,
August
08,
2006
New
Delhi
(UNI):
As
an
archetypical
'bad
man'
of
Bollywood
he
has
made
life
difficult
for
many
a
star
in
'reel
life'.
Now,
Bollywood's
'meanest
villain'
Gulshan
Grover
is
all
set
to
bring
his
'mean
streak'
on
the
television
screen.
The
reel
life
villain
will
''make
the
going
tougher''
for
group
of
youngsters
travelling
across
the
country
by
bikes
amid
a
host
of
grueling
situations,
in
MTV's
new
season
of
the
roadies,
which
was
announced
at
a
press
meet
here
yesterday.
Titles
'MTV
Hero
Honda
Roadies
season
4',
the
latest
edition
of
the
MTV
adventure
series,
which
has
since
its
inception
in
2003
sought
to
test
the
mettle
of
a
group
of
youngsters
travelling
across
the
country
by
bikes
amid
a
host
of
grueling
situations,
will
follow
seven
boys
and
six
girls
travelling
on
Hero
Honda
Karizmas
across
8500
Km
of
terrain
from
Kovalam
near
Thiruvanthapuram
to
Sikkim's
capital
Gangtok,
facing
gritty
conditions
like
harsh
Sun,
snow,
heavy
rain
and
other
complex
challenges
before
one
of
them
will
be
crowned
the
winner.
''With
unexpected
turns
and
twists
and
ruthless
vote-outs
at
every
stage,
the
latest
season
of
the
MTV
Roadies
will
be
edgier
and
more
exhilarating.
In
addition,
to
make
matters
toughter,
reel
life
veteran
villain
of
Bollywood
Gulshan
Grover
will
come
in
at
strategic
intervals
during
the
trip
by
the
participants
to
do
what
he
knows
best
-
make
the
lives
of
finalists
more
difficult,
vice
president
and
General
manager,
creative
and
content
at
MTV
networks
India
Ashish
Patil
said
at
a
press
meet
in
the
capital
to
promote
the
show.
Speaking
on
the
occasion,
Gulshan
Grover
said
he
decided
to
become
a
part
of
the
show
as
he,
like
many
other
stars
and
filmmakers
of
tinsel
town,
wanted
to
explore
first
hand
what
makes
the
youth
tick.
It
is
the
first
time
that
the
actor
is
associating
himself
with
a
television
reality
show.
''I
have
earlier
been
receiving
offers
to
be
a
part
of
TV
campaigns
against
cancer
and
AIDS
but
I
was
not
interested.
Then,
when
MTV
came
to
me
with
this
offer
to
be
part
of
MTV
Hero
Honda
Roadies
Season
4,
I
lapped
it
up
as
I
have
always
been
curious
to
know
what
makes
the
youth
tick.
Being
a
part
of
the
show
is
my
endeavour
to
do
my
bit
for
the
youth
of
the
country,''the
actor
said.
''If
my
presence
in
the
show
can
make
life
more
thrilling
and
interesting
for
the
youth,
I
would
consider
it
my
privilege''
Grover
said.
Lamenting
the
fact
that
not
enough
shows
were
being
made
on
television
targeted
at
youth,
Grover
said,
''There
are
programmes
for
children,
on
dreaded
diseases
like
cancer
and
AIDS
but
not
much
is
being
done
to
explore
the
feelings
and
lives
of
the
youth.
After
all,
youth
constitute
the
future
of
our
country.
So,
it
is
responsibility
of
all
of
us
to
explore
what
is
it
that
they
want
and
desire.''
''I
for
one
would
love
to
associate
myself
with
programmes
that
make
life
exciting
for
youth''
he
said.
According
to
Patil,
this
year's
season
of
roadies
was
tougher
compared
to
the
previous
seasons.
''The
show
is
not
for
viewers
looking
for
just
another
talent
hunt.
However,
all
those
who
thrive
on
a
power
shot
of
unlicensed
thrills,
can
join
the
ride,''Patil
said.
Beginning
from
Kovalam,
16
km
from
Thiruvananthapuram,
the
journey
of
the
13
young
adventurers
will
take
them
though
Kerala,
Rajasthan,
Punjab,
Delhi
and
the
North
East,
winding
up
in
Gangtok.
They
will
cover
the
8500
km
journey
in
40
days
on
Hero
Honda
Karizma
bike.
In
order
to
make
it
to
the
final
rounds,
aspirants
will
have
to
face
grueling
conditions
in
Mumbai
(where
the
roadies
will
arrive
today),
Kolkata
(August
10),
Chandigarh
(August
13),
Lucknow
(August
16)
and
Delhi
(August
18)
where
their
wits,
their
guts
and
their
attitude
will
be
put
to
test.
Losely
based
on
the
MTV
US'
reality
show
'Road
Rules',
MTV
Hero
Honda
Roadies
was
launched
in
2003
as
India's
first
adventure
reality
show
that
tested
the
mettle
of
a
young
group
traveling
across
the
country
on
bikes
by
exposing
them
to
grueling
situations
and
igniting
complex
relationship
issues.
The
winner
that
year
was
Rannvijay
Singh,
who
went
on
to
become
a
VJ
on
MTV
and
hosted
roadies
2
and
3
and
will
also
be
hosted
this
year's
season
of
the
show.