Himalaya Roadies
Himalaya Roadies is a Nepalese reality show. It is part of the MTV Roadies series. The series is broadcast by the Nepalese network Himalaya TV and airs every week for an hour. The participants receive difficult tasks to complete to become a roadie. Only people 18 and over are allowed to compete. The current season (Season 3), with the theme of Blood, Sweat and Tears follows the existing format of the MTV Roadies where in the show will be hosted by Raymond Das Shrestha, with special power and responsibility and there will be four gang leaders namely, Anoop Bikram Shahi, Saman Shrestha, Deeya Maskey and Ashish Rana aka laurey. The series is directed by Aman Partap Adhikary.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Himalaya Roadies | |
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Genre | Reality Drama |
Based on | MTV Roadies |
Directed by | Aman Pratap Adhikary (DON Director) |
Creative director | Pramod Karki |
Presented by | Raymond Das Shrestha |
Starring | Anoop Saman Deeya Laure |
Opening theme | Himalaya Roadies Open Song |
Ending theme | Himalaya Roadies End Song |
Country of origin | Nepal |
Original language | Nepali & English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
Production | |
Production location | Mustang and Pokhara Nepal |
Editors | Nisha Manandhar Gyarendra Gopali Nabin Sapkota |
Camera setup | Multiple Camera |
Running time | 1 Hour |
Release | |
Original network | Himalaya TV |
Picture format | 1080p |
First shown in | 3 July 2017 |
Original release | 3 July 2017 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Nepal Idol Nepali Tara |
Plot
Himalaya Roadies is a reality show based on the popular Indian TV show MTV Roadies. The series is focused on young adults of Nepal seeking adventure. Contestants are given seemingly impossible tasks to push them to their limits. They travel to scenic locations all over Nepal, and the last one to survive is crowned a Himalaya Roadie.
Series
Season | Year | Title | Main Host | Date | No.of Episodes | Contestants | Destinations | Prize money | Winning Gang Leader | Winner | Runner-up | |
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Launch | Finale | |||||||||||
1 | 2017 | Rising Through Hell | Natasha Shah | N/A | N/A | 18 | 17 | Nepal | Rs 1,090,000 | N/A | Saman Shrestha | Animesh Shahi |
2 | 2018 | Wild Wild West | Saman Shrestha & Animesh Shahi | 18 | 13 | Ayush Shrestha | Tejaswi Basnet | |||||
3 | 2019 | Blood, Sweat and Tears | Raymond Das Shrestha | 18 | 18 | Laure | Sujan Subedi | Diwas Shrestha | ||||
Season 1
Destination
- Mustang, Nepal – Episode 6 – 8
- Pokhara, Nepal – Episode 9 – 12
- Chitwan, Nepal – Episode 13 – 15
- Nawalparasi, Nepal – Episode 16 – 17
Audition
Date | Location |
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1 March | Pokhara, Nepal |
4 March | Butwal, Nepal |
6 March | Chitwan, Nepal |
9 March. | Dharan, Nepal |
13 – 14 March | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Contestants
There were originally 17 contestants at the beginning of the journey. However, in Episode 6, Aashish, Faruk, Gaurav, and Neelam were eliminated after receiving the most votes from their fellow contestants.
Contestant | Hometown | Finish | Place |
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Aashish | Chandragadi | Eliminated in Episode 6 | 14-18 |
Animesh | Pokhara | Runner Up | 2 |
Bikash | Nepalgunj | Voted out in Episode 15 | 6-7 |
Bishal | Chitwan | Voted out in Episode 11 | 10 |
Faruk | Birgunj | Eliminated in Episode 6 | 14-18 |
Gaurav | Biratnagar | Eliminated in Episode 6 | 14-18 |
Menuka | Pokhara | Voted out in Episode 9 | 13 |
Neelam | Kathmandu | Eliminated in Episode 6 | 14-18 |
Prasot | Kathmandu | Voted out in Episode 10 | 11-12 |
Ranjana | Kathmandu | Eliminated in Episode 17 | 3-4 |
Reshma | Pokhara | Voted out in Episode 12 | 9 |
Riya | Kathmandu | Voted out in Episode 8 Wild Card Entry in Episode 13 Voted out in Episode 15 |
6-7 |
Rupam | Janakpur | Voted out in Episode 10 | 11-12 |
Saman | Dharan | Winner | 1 |
Sonangkita | Butwal | Voted out in Episode 14 | 8 |
Sudit | Kathmandu | Voted out in Episode 7 Wild Card Entry in Episode 13 Eliminated in Episode 17 |
3-4 |
Suzana | Pokhara | Voted out in Episode 16 | 5 |
Roadies’ presence
Episode 1-5 was the Audition Round and from Episode 6 onwards, the competition officially started.
Key | ![]() |
Contestant entered as a wild card entry | Contestant was voted out of the competition by other roadies | Contestant forfeited the competition due to illness |
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Roadie | ep 6 | ep 7 | ep 8 | ep 9 | ep 10 | ep 11 | ep 12 | ep 13 | ep 14 | ep 15 | ep 16 | ep 17 | ep 18 |
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Saman Shrestha | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Animesh Shahi | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Ranjana Bhattarai | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sudit Shrestha | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Suzana Shrestha | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Bikash Thapa | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Riya Swar | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Sonangkita Adhikari | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Gaurav Khatiwada | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Prasot Kandel | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Reshma Nhuchhen Pradhan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Bishal Koirala | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Rupam Mishra | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Menuka Tamang | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Aashish Shrestha | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
Seikh Farukh Miya | ![]() |
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Neelam Khadka | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
= indicates that Roadie was present in the episode.
= indicates that Roadie was absent in the episode.
= indicates that Roadie was present in the episode but as a part of the audience for watching the Finale rather than as a contestant for the title.
Season 2
Destination
- Mustang, Nepal – Episode 6 – 8
- Pokhara, Nepal – Episode 9 – 12
- Chitwan, Nepal – Episode 13 – 15
- Nawalparasi, Nepal – Episode 16 – 17
Audition
Date | Location |
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30 July | Chitwan, Nepal |
6 August | Butwal, Nepal |
13 August | Pokhara, Nepal |
20 August | Dharan, Nepal |
27 August | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Judges
Season | Judges | ||||
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1 | Laure | Raymond Das Shrestha | Deeya Maskey |
Season | Presenter | |
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1 | Saman Shrestha & Animesh Shahi |
Contestants
Contestant | Hometown | Finish | Place |
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Anish Baniya | Pokhara | 5th | eliminated |
Ashmita Sunar | Kathmandu | 9th | Eliminated |
Ayush Shrestha | Butwal | 1st | winner |
Barsha Pun | Butwal | 9th | Eliminated |
Men Kumari Ghale | Chitwan | 4th | Wildcard entry, eliminated |
Milan Khadka | Butwal | 7th | eliminated |
Pribir Ghale | Pokhara | 3rd | finalist |
Rabin Rai | Itahari | 6th | eliminated |
Richa Shah | Kathmandu | 8th | Eliminated |
Sagar Rijal | Biratnagar | 11th | Came as wildcard entry but was Eliminated |
Srijan Bhattarai | Kathmandu | 10th | Eliminated |
Subha Sharma | Chitwan | 12th | Ejected due to fight with crew |
Tejaswi Basnet | Kathmandu | 2nd | Wildcard entry, finalist |
Roadies’ presence
Episode 1-5 was the Audition Round and from Episode 6 onwards, the competition officially started.
Key | ![]() |
Contestant entered as a wild card entry | Contestant was voted out of the competition by other roadies | Contestant forfeited the competition due to illness |
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Contestant | Hometown | Episodes | Position | |||||||||||
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
Ayush Shrestha | Butwal | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Immune | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | Winner |
Tejaswi Basnet | Kathmandu | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Wild Card | Safe | Bottom 2 | Immune | Safe | Safe | Runner Up | 2nd Place | ||
Pribir Ghale | Pokhara | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | 3rd Place |
Men Kumari Ghale | Chitwan | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Wild Card | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | 4th Place | |
Anish Baniya | Pokhara | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Immune | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 5th Place | ||
Rabin Rai | Itahari | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 6th Place | |||
Milan Khadka | Butwal | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | 7th Place | ||||
Sagar Rijal | Biratnagar | Safe | Eliminated | Wild Card | Eliminated | 11th Place | ||||||||
Richa Shah | Kathmandu | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | 8th Place | |||||||
Ashmita Sunar | Kathmandu | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | 9th Place/10th Place | ||||||||
Barsha Pun | Butwal | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 9th Place/10th Place | ||||||||
Srijan Bhattarai | Kathmandu | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | 10th Place | |||||||||
Subha Sharma | Chitwan | Ejected | 12th Place | |||||||||||
Notes:
- Indicates the contestant was won the task that week.
- Indicates the contestant was safe that week.
- Indicates the contestant was immune that week.
- Indicates the contestant was in the danger that week.
- Indicates the contestant was eliminated that week.
- The contestant quit the competition.
- Indicates the contestant wild card entry in the competition.
- Indicates the contestant was eliminated outside vote out that week.
- Real Heroes used their hero immunity.
- Indicates the contestant is the runner up.
- Indicates the contestant won the competition.
= indicates that Roadie was present in the episode.
= indicates that Roadie was absent in the episode.
= indicates that Roadie was present in the episode but as a part of the audience for watching the Finale rather than as a contestant for the title.
Season 3
Destination
- Mustang, Nepal – Episode 6 – 8
- Pokhara, Nepal – Episode 9 – 12
- Chitwan, Nepal – Episode 13 – 15
- Nawalparasi, Nepal – Episode 16 – 17
Audition
Date | Location |
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30 July | Chitwan, Nepal |
6 August | Butwal, Nepal |
13 August | Pokhara, Nepal |
20 August | Dharan, Nepal |
27 August | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Judges
Season | Gang Leaders | ||||
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1 | Laure (Nepalese rapper) | Diya Maskey | Saman Shrestha | Anoop Bikram Shahi |
Season | Presenter | |
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1 | Raymond Das Shrestha |
Contestants
Contestant | Hometown | Episodes | Position | |||||||||||
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
Sujan Subedi | Pokhara | Task Winner | Task Winner | Immune | Task Winner | Saved | Safe | Task Winner | Immune | Immune | Safe | Saved | Winner | Winner |
Diwas Shrestha | Kathmandu | Immune | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Task Winner | Task Winner | Task Winner | Task Winner | Runner Up | 2nd Place |
Satish Raj Bhandari | Kathmandu | Immune | Safe | Immune | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 3rd/4th Place | |
Pijja Maharjan | Kathmandu | Wild Card | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 3rd/4th Place | |||||
Ram Chandra KC | Nepalgunj | Task Winner | Task Winner | Safe | Task Winner | Safe | Safe | Task Winner | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 5th Place | ||
Ashish Gurung | Syangja | Safe | Safe | Immune | Safe | Saved | Task Winner | Bottom 3 | Immune | Eliminated | 6th / 9th Place | |||
Gazi Mohammad Masood | Nepalgunj | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Task Winner | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 6th / 9th Place | |||
Manisha Bishwokarma | Dharan | Safe | Safe | Bottom 4 | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 6th / 9th Place | |||
Pratima Sen | Kathmandu | Safe | Safe | Bottom 4 | Safe | Safe | Task Winner | Safe | Eliminated | 9th / 10th Place | ||||
Sagar Shahi | Kathmandu | Task Winner | Task Winner | Safe | Task Winner | Safe | Safe | Task Winner | Eliminated | 9th / 10th Place | ||||
Sanju Karki | Kathmandu | Wild Card | Safe | Eliminated | 11th / 12th Place | |||||||||
Shreya Maharjan | Pokhara | Safe | Safe | Task Winner | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 11th / 12th Place | |||||
Vidhya Gurung | Pokhara | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 13th Place | ||||||
Joshika Shrestha | Dharan | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 14th / 15th Place | ||||||||
Sonika Prajapati | Kathmandu | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | 14th / 15th Place | ||||||||
Avish Pokharel | Dharan | Bottom 2 | Safe | Eliminated | 16th / 17th Place | |||||||||
Dikshya Lamichhane | Lumbini | Task Winner | Task Winner | Eliminated | 16th / 17th Place | |||||||||
Bicky Gurung | Pokhara | Eliminated | 18th Place | |||||||||||
Team Colours:
- Team Saman
- Team Diya
- Team Anoop
- Team Laure
Notes:
- Indicates the contestant was won the task that week.
- Indicates the contestant was safe that week.
- Indicates the contestant was immune that week.
- Indicates the contestant was in the danger that week.
- Indicates the contestant was eliminated that week.
- The contestant quit the competition.
- Indicates the contestant wild card entry in the competition.
- Indicates the contestant was eliminated outside vote out that week.
- Real Heroes used their hero immunity.
- Indicates the contestant is the runner up.
- Indicates the contestant won the competition.
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