Under Raghu and Rajiv's guidance, the show took a dramatic turn away from its feel-good-social-flavor, to a more crass, and in-your-face tone.

Eventually the contestant who manages to survive vote outs and succeed in the finale is chosen as the winner.

The tasks became more aggressive with over-the-top-reality sequences, from the third season onwards, when it was taken over from Miditech Studios by MTV.

[7] In the fourteenth season, bikes, which had been a common aspect of the show, were discontinued and the makers opted for a car.

[6] Season nineteen was introduced with a new concept of debut roadies and ex-roadies competing against each other for the title.

[11] Hosted by MTV VJ Rannvijay, the show features 13 contestants who ride Hero Honda Karizma bikes on a journey where they endure "sun, snow, rain and physical and mental stress, while complex challenges are thrown at them from every direction.

At the final destination, Gangtok, the winner is awarded a cash prize of up to 500,000 Indian rupees (₹ 5,00,000).

[11] Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover makes appearances in the season to introduce twists into the game.

Roadies auditions were held in Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Mumbai and, for the first time, Lucknow.

"Roadies has travel, adventure, drama, touch of voyeurism..." said Raghu Ram, when asked about the show.

Its auditions were held in various cities of India, like Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chandigarh.

This is the first time in MTV Roadies history that Nikhil Chinapa was replaced by Raghu's identical twin brother, Rajiv Laxman.

Roop Bhinder and Palak Johal returned as All-Stars for Roadies X - Battle for Glory.

Its auditions were held in various cities of India, like Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Delhi and Pune.

[15] Avtar Nischal, Suchit Vikram Singh, and Mohit Saggar returned as All-Stars for Roadies X - Battle for Glory.

Anirudh Sharma and Diyali Chauhan returned as All-Stars for Roadies X – Battle for Glory.

The auditions started on 31 October 2012 and were held in Pune, Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad.

The series was won by veteran roadie Palak Johal, originally from Season 6, of Team Raghu.

[18] The show was hosted by Rannvijay Singh,[19][20] who was also one of the judges, along with Raghu Ram, during personal interview rounds.

Its auditions were held in various cities of India, like Chandigarh, Delhi, Pune and Lucknow.

The auditions were taken by the four aspiring gang leaders – Rannvijay Singha, Karan Kundrra, Neha Dhupia and Sushil Kumar.

The auditions were taken by the four aspiring gang leaders - Rannvijay Singha, Karan Kundrra, Neha Dhupia and Prince Narula.

[29][30] Rannvijay continued to serve as a mentor and host, while Divya Agarwal and Varun Sood played the role of Roadies Insiders.

Prince Narula, Nikhil Chinapa, Neha Dhupia and Raftaar (Varun Sood replaced him mid season) returned as Leaders while Rannvijay Singh continues as the host.

A spin-off series, Roadies - All Access Star hosted by Gaelyn Mendonca and judged by Arjun Kanungo[37] streamed exclusively on Voot.

The winner Nisman Parpia gets a fully paid five-day trip to South Africa, the opportunity to host her own digital show, witnessing the Roadies finale shoot and also gets an opportunity to host a Roadies after hours digital show.

Like the previous season, the show was being streamed on Voot 24 hours before TV, exclusively available only to Voot Select subscribers.In addition to airing on MTV India, the premiere episode was simulcast across three other channels of Viacom18; Colors Infinity, Comedy Central India and MTV Beats, becoming the most-watched episode in the franchise's history.