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Takes on 2500 kilometers, tough tasks & beats 12 competitors
to win the title
MUMABI: December 23nd 2005 - Parul Shahi, that's her name. The
winner of MTV Hero Honda Roadies-3, India's biggest adventure reality
show. And besides becoming the surprise package of a cult show that
lends itself to countless discussion and debate, she's just walked
away with a Hero Honda Karizma and booty of close to Rs. 5 lakhs.
What's more, she's clawed tooth and nail to earn it. Having beaten
thousands of candidates to get on the show, traversing more than
2500 kilometres from Jaisalmer to Leh, surviving all the edgy tasks
along the route and successfully eliminating 12 of her competitors
on the show, we say she more than deserves it!
Parul's first encounter MTV Roadies took place in 2004 when she
auditioned for Roadies 2 and didn't quite make it to the final bunch.
But the grit of the girl shone through when she not only came back
in 2005 to make it past the auditions, but also walked away with
the final prize!
Excited on her win, Parul Says, "I feel on top of the world
on being the MTV Roadie. It wasn't easy but I knew that my grit
and determination would see me through. Having won the title in
my second try, I'd like to tell everyone that it's the 'never-say-die'
attitude that takes you through some of the biggest challenges in
life."
This petite Delhi-ite, a fan of Angelina Jolie's character in Tomb
Raider, says it was her determination and overall resilience that
made her hang on till the very end. Of course, the fact that she
seemed rather non-threatening to the others, also helped her case.
Little did they know, she would come up from behind and run away
with the big prize! When asked about how she plans to use her prize
money, she's prompt to mention that it's all being utilised towards
her post-graduation.
Roadies is not merely about a tough journey with fantastic sights,
sounds and tasks; it is about managing competition, inter-personal
relationships and group dynamics. When 13 diverse personalities,
cut-off from their families, are thrown into a cauldron of fun,
adventure and cutthroat competition; survival instincts cause the
strangest of reactions. Which makes great reality television.
MTV Hero Honda Roadies 3, India's only adventure reality show,
flagged off from Jaisalmer where 13 young adventurers began the
toughest ride of their lives working their way through Rajasthan,
Delhi, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh winding up
in Leh. That's 2500 kilometers in 39 days on India's premium sports
bike, the Hero Honda Karizma.
For all those who missed the action, here's one more opportunity
to catch it. Tune into MTV every Monday to Thursday at 7 pm sharp.
And watch Parul as she steals the show...from the very beginning.
MTV Hero Honda Roadies 3, presented by Hero Honda Karizma, in association
with Garnier Fructis, Haier Mobiles, Mountain Dew and Castrol Power
1, with Fastrack from Titan as Style Partner, Nestle Polo as Partner,
Ground Partner- Pizza Hut, Broadband Partner- Sifymax and Radio
Partner - 93.5 RED FM
About MTV India
MTV, India's leading multimedia youth platform, caters to the interests
and passions of 15-34 year olds, offering them an exciting mix of
music and non-music programming (Bollywood, adventure, humor, fashion
& style and fiction), presented in its inimitable style by Indian
VJs. Since its launch in 1996, the channel has won numerous awards
at domestic as well as International level for its unique humor
and unmatched creativity. Known for its unique properties (MTV Immies,
MTV Music Summit for AIDS, Style Awards, MTV Youth Marketing Forum,
MTV VJ Hunt, MTV Youth Icon and MTV Roadies among others), the channel
has today become a preferred destination for advertisers to reach
out to Indian youth. With over 5,00,000 hyperactive users www.mtvindia.com
continues to be the most popular youth hangout online. The channel
today reached out to 25.75 million households in India. MTV India
is a part of the MTV Networks, world's largest television network
reaching out to 442.9 million households across 167 territories.
For the 5th consecutive year, MTV was named The World's Most Valuable
Media Brand by Business Week & Interbrand's 2004 World's Most
Valuable Brands Study.
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