Roadies 6.0: Kolkata Auditions
Date : 17th September 2008, Wednesday.
Address :
Rang Manch, Swabhumi Heritage Plaza,
89 C, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani, Kankurgachi,
Saltlake Kolkata - 700054.
The search for Roadies continued this week. The destination this time was the city of Kolkata. This cultural capital of India has produced many interesting Roadies in the past and a final winner too. Ankita and Ayaz were the two Roadies who proudly represented the city in the last season. Anthony, Roadie of season 4.0 went on to win the game show.
With high hopes and expectations, the production team went on its look out for some more Roadies who can add variety to this show. The city like the past did not disappoint and three Roadies from this huge reservoir of talent have been picked up for the journey where anything can happen.
The producers got unexpectedly huge response from the youth of the city. Almost 5000 people turned up for the auditions and gathered well before time. Raghu had to brave through the stampede to get inside the Heritage Plaza. Things got in order after a little effort and persuasion.
Bani J, a former Roadie hosted the show very well and her Hindi has definitely improved. Looks like, Bani is making a conscious effort to come into the mode of Hindustani VJ. The usual repeated nodding of head and over the top accented Hindi has been nicely replaced by a clearer voice and better facial expressions. She has finally started understanding the nuances of connecting with people.
The Group discussions went for a painfully long time. ‘’Dangerous’’ Debby, Ashish Patil, Clyde and Raghu were the moderators one more time. Some of the faces were so familiar that Raghu in one of the GD’s asked two contestants to step into his shoes and give the topic for GD. Raghu exclaimed that after having witnessed and experienced GDs in almost all the venues in the last season also, these guys know it all!
The two boys looked a little embarrassed initially but the bolder one took this opportunity and suggested an interesting topic ‘Should there be eve-teasing if girls wear skimpy clothes’. Even Raghu showed his amusement over the topic chosen. The GDs went on and on owing to the large crowd that that thronged the venue to try their luck. The list of the shortlisted Roadies could not be displayed and each of them was later informed on phone.
Another surprising thing happened next day. Some of the rejected people came to the venue again and insisted on meeting Raghu. They wanted to know the reason of their rejection. They pleaded that they should be given another chance which Raghu bluntly refused. He reasoned out that he cannot supersede the decision taken by the judges and instead asked them to try again in some other city auditions.
After two days of heavy duty emotions, drama and some action based tasks the judges narrowed down their search to three starkly different individuals who are now the proud Roadies. The lucky ones are:
Beauty without Brains – Varisha Hawelia
Self proclaimed foolish go-getter – Kiri Tuming
Bizarre Rainbow – Paulami De
Here’s a link to Varisha Hawelia’s orkut profile for the all the inquisitive Indians!
