Would hate to be part of 'Roadies' now: Raghu Ram

Popular former Roadies judges Raghu Ram reveals why he hates 'Roadies' now.

Former roadies judge Raghu Ram

Mumbai: TV personality Raghu Ram, whose name is synonymous with "Roadies", quit the show as its co-creator and judge in 2014. Though he has no regrets about his association with the popular youth-based reality show, he says he would hate to be part of it now. Asked if he regrets not being a part of the MTV show, Raghu told IANS over phone from Mumbai: "Not at all. I would hate to be a part of it now. See my thing is some people think I'm the 'Roadies' guy...which means they will try and typecast me into just being a loud, obnoxious on-air personality." "But they don't understand that my and Rajeev's equity come as creators... as someone who has created the longest running reality show in India -- 'Roadies." He said they created the "first romance reality show called 'Splitsvilla', 'Dropout Pvt. Ltd' and 'India's Best Judwaa'. These are original formats". "No format like this exists and this is who I am. I will not be bogged down and will not allow people to typecast me and tell me that 'You only do this, you are good at this'. No this is what we do."

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With fellow "badass" @kkundra. Haha! Giant swing &a flying fox notwithstanding, this is how we got our kicks 😋 A post shared by Raghu Ram (@instaraghu) on Jun 29, 2015 at 12:05am PDT

Raghu will now be seen hosting the upcoming show "Dropout Pvt Ltd" on MTV India which will revolve around the idea of entrepreneurship and business. Talking about his new reality show, he said, "We can only be sure about whether we believe in it or not. I am very sure about this concept and convinced because it is an evolution of what we have been saying on 'Roadies' for over a decade - being yourself, following your heart and creating your own space. "This is the evolution to 'Roadies' which is very relevant to the children today because start-ups are really heated up and there is no guidance anywhere,". "Our education system does not identify entrepreneurial qualities or encourage it. They only encourage marks and exams and they are catering to 95 per cent and above getters in high school...75-80 per cent of graduates are unemployable because courses are outdated.

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Proud day for all of us at #Monozygotic as our new reality show India's Best Judwaah launches on Zee TV tonight at 8 pm! Please wish us luck, and I hope you watch and like it ❤️👍 A post shared by Raghu Ram (@instaraghu) on Jul 22, 2017 at 3:17am PDT

Disrupters. Dropouts. Can't wait to introduce you all to our kickass mentors - Alok Kejriwal, Anisha Singh & Sandeep Aggarwal! Show starts on the 29th, Saturday 7 pm on #MTV #DropoutPvtLtd

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@rajivlakshman and I finally chilling together after working together every day for weeks! #Bromance #Monozygotic #Twins #twinsofinstagram A post shared by Raghu Ram (@instaraghu) on May 28, 2017 at 8:48am PDT

"This is the reality where children are branded as 'failures' or 'dropouts' and they kill themselves every year when the results come out," he added. He promises it would be an entertaining show because it will "feature children like themselves on air. A lot of people will identify with the struggles of these children."